Species	Reference gene ID	Possible function	Papers / DOI
Arabidopsis	At3g20475	Involved in meiotic recombination in association with MSH4.	AtMSH5 partners AtMSH4 in the class I meiotic crossover pathway in Arabidopsis thaliana, but is not required for synapsis.; 2008; DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313x.2008.03470.x; PMID: 18318687; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18318687/ | The Arabidopsis MutS homolog AtMSH5 is required for normal meiosis.; 2008; DOI: 10.1038/cr.2008.44; PMID: 18379590; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18379590/ | SHOC1, an XPF endonuclease-related protein, is essential for the formation of class I meiotic crossovers.; 2008; DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2008.08.041; PMID: 18812090; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18812090/ | SHOC1 and PTD form an XPF-ERCC1-like complex that is required for formation of class I crossovers.; 2011; DOI: 10.1242/jcs.088229; PMID: 21771883; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21771883/
Rice	Os05g0498300	Involved in meiotic recombination.	The role of OsMSH5 in crossover formation during rice meiosis.; 2013; DOI: 10.1093/mp/sss145; PMID: 23220939; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23220939/