Kim S. McKim

Temporal analysis of meiotic DNA double strand break formation and repair in Drosophila females (2006)

Sonam Mehrotra, Kim S. McKim

Most organisms initiate meiotic recombination with the formation of double strand breaks (DSB). Drosophila females, however, are among the group of organisms where synaptonemal complex (SC) formation...

All Paired Up with No Place to Go: Pairing, Synapsis, and DSB Formation in a Balancer Heterozygote (2005)

Wei J. Gong, Kim S. McKim, R. Scott Hawley

The multiply inverted X chromosome balancer FM7 strongly suppresses, or eliminates, the occurrence of crossing over when heterozygous with a normal sequence homolog. We have utilized the LacI-GFP:...

Juxtaposition of C(2)M and the transverse filament protein C(3)G within the central region of Drosophila synaptonemal complex (2005)

Anderson, Lorinda K., Royer, Suzanne M., Page, Scott L., McKim, Kim S., Lai, Ann, Lilly, Mary A., ...

The synaptonemal complex (SC) is intimately involved in the process of meiotic recombination in most organisms, but its exact role remains enigmatic. One reason for this uncertainty is that the...

Juxtaposition of C(2)M and the transverse filament protein C(3)G within the central region of Drosophila synaptonemal complex (2005)

Anderson, Lorinda K., Royer, Suzanne M., Page, Scott L., McKim, Kim S., Lai, Ann, Lilly, Mary A., ...

The synaptonemal complex (SC) is intimately involved in the process of meiotic recombination in most organisms, but its exact role remains enigmatic. One reason for this uncertainty is that the...

Cytoplasmic Localization and Evolutionary Conservation of MEI-218, a Protein Required for Meiotic Crossing-over in Drosophila

Manheim, Elizabeth A., Jang, Janet K., Dominic, Danielle, McKim, Kim S.

During Drosophila oogenesis, the oocyte is formed within a 16-cell cyst immediately after four incomplete cell divisions. One of the primary events in oocyte development is meiotic recombination....

mei-W68 in Drosophila melanogaster encodes a Spo11 homolog: evidence that the mechanism for initiating meiotic recombination is conserved

McKim, Kim S., Hayashi-Hagihara, Aki

Meiotic recombination requires the action of several gene products in both Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Drosophila melanogaster. Genetic studies in D. melanogaster have shown that the mei-W68 gene is...

Juxtaposition of C(2)M and the transverse filament protein C(3)G within the central region of Drosophila synaptonemal complex

Anderson, Lorinda K., Royer, Suzanne M., Page, Scott L., McKim, Kim S., Lai, Ann, Lilly, Mary A., ...

The synaptonemal complex (SC) is intimately involved in the process of meiotic recombination in most organisms, but its exact role remains enigmatic. One reason for this uncertainty is that the...

All Paired Up with No Place to Go: Pairing, Synapsis, and DSB Formation in a Balancer Heterozygote

Gong, Wei J, McKim, Kim S, Hawley, R. Scott

The multiply inverted X chromosome balancer FM7 strongly suppresses, or eliminates, the occurrence of crossing over when heterozygous with a normal sequence homolog. We have utilized the LacI-GFP:...

Meiotic Recombination in Drosophila Females Depends on Chromosome Continuity Between Genetically Defined Boundaries

Sherizen, Dalia, Jang, Janet K., Bhagat, Rajal, Kato, Naohiro, McKim, Kim S.

In the pairing-site model, specialized regions on each chromosome function to establish meiotic homolog pairing. Analysis of these sites could provide insights into the mechanism used by Drosophila...

subito encodes a kinesin-like protein required for meiotic spindle pole formation in Drosophila melanogaster.

Giunta, Kelly L, Jang, Janet K, Manheim, Elizabeth A, Subramanian, Gayathri, McKim, Kim S

The female meiotic spindle lacks a centrosome or microtubule-organizing center in many organisms. During cell division, these spindles are organized by the chromosomes and microtubule-associated...

mei-P22 encodes a chromosome-associated protein required for the initiation of meiotic recombination in Drosophila melanogaster.

Liu, Hao, Jang, Janet K, Kato, Naohiro, McKim, Kim S

Double-strand breaks (DSB) initiate meiotic recombination in a variety of organisms. Here we present genetic evidence that the mei-P22 gene is required for the induction of DSBs during meiotic...

Cytoplasmic Localization and Evolutionary Conservation of MEI-218, a Protein Required for Meiotic Crossing-over in Drosophila

Manheim, Elizabeth A., Jang, Janet K., Dominic, Danielle, McKim, Kim S.

During Drosophila oogenesis, the oocyte is formed within a 16-cell cyst immediately after four incomplete cell divisions. One of the primary events in oocyte development is meiotic recombination....

mei-W68 in Drosophila melanogaster encodes a Spo11 homolog: evidence that the mechanism for initiating meiotic recombination is conserved

McKim, Kim S., Hayashi-Hagihara, Aki

Meiotic recombination requires the action of several gene products in both Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Drosophila melanogaster. Genetic studies in D. melanogaster have shown that the mei-W68 gene is...

Juxtaposition of C(2)M and the transverse filament protein C(3)G within the central region of Drosophila synaptonemal complex

Anderson, Lorinda K., Royer, Suzanne M., Page, Scott L., McKim, Kim S., Lai, Ann, Lilly, Mary A., ...

The synaptonemal complex (SC) is intimately involved in the process of meiotic recombination in most organisms, but its exact role remains enigmatic. One reason for this uncertainty is that the...

All Paired Up with No Place to Go: Pairing, Synapsis, and DSB Formation in a Balancer Heterozygote

Gong, Wei J, McKim, Kim S, Hawley, R. Scott

The multiply inverted X chromosome balancer FM7 strongly suppresses, or eliminates, the occurrence of crossing over when heterozygous with a normal sequence homolog. We have utilized the LacI-GFP:...

Meiotic Recombination in Drosophila Females Depends on Chromosome Continuity Between Genetically Defined Boundaries

Sherizen, Dalia, Jang, Janet K., Bhagat, Rajal, Kato, Naohiro, McKim, Kim S.

In the pairing-site model, specialized regions on each chromosome function to establish meiotic homolog pairing. Analysis of these sites could provide insights into the mechanism used by Drosophila...

subito encodes a kinesin-like protein required for meiotic spindle pole formation in Drosophila melanogaster.

Giunta, Kelly L, Jang, Janet K, Manheim, Elizabeth A, Subramanian, Gayathri, McKim, Kim S

The female meiotic spindle lacks a centrosome or microtubule-organizing center in many organisms. During cell division, these spindles are organized by the chromosomes and microtubule-associated...

mei-P22 encodes a chromosome-associated protein required for the initiation of meiotic recombination in Drosophila melanogaster.

Liu, Hao, Jang, Janet K, Kato, Naohiro, McKim, Kim S

Double-strand breaks (DSB) initiate meiotic recombination in a variety of organisms. Here we present genetic evidence that the mei-P22 gene is required for the induction of DSBs during meiotic...

Misregulation of the Kinesin-like Protein Subito Induces Meiotic Spindle Formation in the Absence of Chromosomes and Centrosomes

Jang, Janet K., Rahman, Taslima, Kober, Vanessa S., Cesario, Jeffry, McKim, Kim S.

Bipolar spindles assemble in the absence of centrosomes in the oocytes of many species. In Drosophila melanogaster oocytes, the chromosomes have been proposed to initiate spindle assembly by...

mei-38 Is Required for Chromosome Segregation During Meiosis in Drosophila Females

Wu, Changjian, Singaram, Vinod, McKim, Kim S.

Meiotic chromosome segregation occurs in Drosophila oocytes on an acentrosomal spindle, which raises interesting questions regarding spindle assembly and function. One is how to organize a bipolar...