Chanteau A, Quilleré S, Crouset A, Allipra S, Tuquoi U, Perroud PF, Miron S, Dupaigne P, Zinn-Justin S, Nogué F, Kumar R (2025). Moss BRCA2 lacking the canonical DNA-binding domain promotes homologous recombination and binds to DNA. Nucleic Acids Res, 53(17):gkaf856. PubMed | DOI

Emmenecker C, Dai J, Lefranc S, Ouddah A, Guérin J, Pakzad S, Andrey P, Kumar R (2025). A high-throughput differential chemical genetic screen uncovers genotype-specific compounds altering plant growth. iScience, 28(5):112375. PubMed | DOI

Kumar R (2025). FIGNL1 hexamer dissociates RAD51-filament: a new mechanism. Trends Biochem Sci, S0968-0004(25)00002-7. PubMed | DOI

Emmenecker C, Pakzad S, Ture F, Guérin J, Hurel A, Chambon A, Girard C, Mercier R, Kumar R (2024). FIGL1 attenuates meiotic interhomolog repair and is counteracted by the RAD51 paralog XRCC2 and the chromosome axis protein ASY1 during meiosis. New Phytol, doi: 10.1111/nph.20181. PubMed | DOI

Zainu A, Dupaigne P, Bouchouika S, Cau J, Clément JAJ, Auffret P, Ropars V, Charbonnier JB, De Massy B, Mercier R, Kumar R, Baudat F (2024). FIGNL1-FIRRM is essential for meiotic recombination and prevents DNA damage-independent RAD51 and DMC1 loading. Nat Commun, 15(1):7015. PubMed | DOI

Singh DK, Lian Q, Durand S, Fernandes J, Chambon A, Hurel A, Walkemeier B, Solier V, Kumar R, Mercier R (2023). HEIP1 is required for efficient meiotic crossover implementation and is conserved from plants to humans. Proc Natl Acad Sci, 120(23):e2221746120. PubMed | DOI

Emmenecker C, Mézard C, Kumar R (2022). Repair of DNA double-strand breaks in plant meiosis: role of eukaryotic RecA recombinases and their modulators. Plant Reprod, 36(1):17-41. PubMed | DOI

Kumar R, Duhamel M, Coutant E, Ben-Nahia E, Mercier R (2019). Antagonism between BRCA2 and FIGL1 regulates homologous recombination. Nucleic Acids Res, 47:5170-5180. PubMed | DOI

Fernandes JB, Duhamel M, Seguela-Arnaud M, Froger N, Girard C, Choinard S, Solier V, De Winne N, De Jaeger G, Gevaert K, Andrey P, Grelon M, Guerois R, Kumar R, Mercier R (2018). FIGL1 and its novel partner FLIP form a conserved complex that regulates homologous recombination. PLoS Genet, 14:e1007317. PubMed | DOI

Kumar R, Oliver C, Brun C, Juarez-Martinez AB, Tarabay Y, Kadlec J, De Massy B (2018). Mouse REC114 is essential for meiotic DNA double-strand break formation and forms a complex with MEI4. Life Sci Alliance, 1:e201800259. PubMed | DOI