Key publications
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.
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Vrielynck N, Schneider K, Rodriguez M, Sims J, Chambon A, Hurel A, De Muyt A, Ronceret A, Krsicka O, Mézard C, Schlögelhofer P, Grelon M (2021).
Conservation and divergence of meiotic DNA double strand break forming mechanisms in Arabidopsis thaliana.
Nucleic Acids Res, 49(17):9821-9835.
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Christophorou N, She W, Long J, Hurel A, Beaubiat S, Idir Y, Tagliaro-Jahns M, Chambon A, Solier V, Vezon D, Grelon M, Feng X, Bouché N, Mézard C (2020).
AXR1 affects DNA methylation independently of its role in regulating meiotic crossover localization.
PLoS Genet, 16:e1008894.
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Gonzalo A, Lucas MO, Charpentier C, Sandmann G, Lloyd A, Jenczewski E (2019).
Reducing MSH4 copy number prevents meiotic crossovers between non-homologous chromosomes in Brassica napus.
Nat Commun, 10:2354.
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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.
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Blary A, Gonzalo A, Eber F, Bérard A, Berges H, Bessoltane N, Charif D, Charpentier C, Cromer L, Fourment J, Genevriez C, Le Paslier MC, Lode M, Lucas MO, Nesi N, Lloyd A, Chevre AM, Jenczewski E (2018).
FANCM Limits Meiotic Crossovers in Brassica Crops.
Front Plant Sci, 9:368.
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Vrielynck N, Chambon A, Vezon D, Pereira L, Chelysheva L, De Muyt A, Mézard C, Mayer C, Grelon M (2016).
A DNA topoisomerase VI-like complex initiates meiotic recombination.
Science, 351:939-943.
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