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A dynamic population of prophase CENP-C is required for meiotic chromosome segregation by Fellmeth, Jessica E, Jang, Janet K, Persaud, Manisha, Sturm, Hannah, Changela, Neha, Parikh, Aashka, McKim, Kim S

“…The centromere is an epigenetic mark that is a loading site for the kinetochore during meiosis and mitosis. This mark is characterized by the H3 variant…”
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The chromosomal passenger complex is required for meiotic acentrosomal spindle assembly and chromosome biorientation by Radford, Sarah J, Jang, Janet K, McKim, Kim S

“…During meiosis in the females of many species, spindle assembly occurs in the absence of the microtubule-organizing centers called centrosomes. In the absence…”
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Kinesin 6 Regulation in Drosophila Female Meiosis by the Non-conserved N- and C- Terminal Domains by Das, Arunika, Cesario, Jeffry, Hinman, Anna Maria, Jang, Janet K, McKim, Kim S

“…Bipolar spindle assembly occurs in the absence of centrosomes in the oocytes of most organisms. In the absence of centrosomes in oocytes, we have proposed that…”
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Dual roles of Incenp crucial to the assembly of the acentrosomal metaphase spindle in female meiosis by Colombié, Nathalie, Cullen, C Fiona, Brittle, Amy L, Jang, Janet K, Earnshaw, William C, Carmena, Mar, McKim, Kim, Ohkura, Hiroyuki

“…Spindle formation in female meiosis differs from mitosis in many animals, as it takes place independently of centrosomes, and the molecular requirements of…”
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Relationship of DNA double-strand breaks to synapsis in Drosophila by Jang, Janet K, Sherizen, Dalia E, Bhagat, Rajal, Manheim, Elizabeth A, McKim, Kim S

“…The relationship between synaptonemal complex formation (synapsis) and double-strand break formation (recombination initiation) differs between organisms…”
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The Drosophila Calcipressin Sarah Is Required for Several Aspects of Egg Activation by Horner, Vanessa L., Czank, Andreas, Jang, Janet K., Singh, Navjot, Williams, Byron C., Puro, Jaakko, Kubli, Eric, Hanes, Steven D., McKim, Kim S., Wolfner, Mariana F., Goldberg, Michael L.

“…Activation of mature oocytes initiates development by releasing the prior arrest of female meiosis, degrading certain maternal mRNAs while initiating the…”
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Borealin directs recruitment of the CPC to oocyte chromosomes and movement to the microtubules by Wang, Lin-Ing, DeFosse, Tyler, Jang, Janet K, Battaglia, Rachel A, Wagner, Victoria F, McKim, Kim S

“…The chromosomes in the oocytes of many animals appear to promote bipolar spindle assembly. In Drosophila oocytes, spindle assembly requires the chromosome…”
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Multiple pools of PP2A regulate spindle assembly, kinetochore attachments and cohesion in Drosophila oocytes by Jang, Janet K, Gladstein, Amy C, Das, Arunika, Shapiro, Joanatta G, Sisco, Zachary L, McKim, Kim S

“…Meiosis in female oocytes lacks centrosomes, the microtubule-organizing centers. In Drosophila oocytes, meiotic spindle assembly depends on the chromosomal…”
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mei-P22 Encodes a Chromosome-Associated Protein Required for the Initiation of Meiotic Recombination in Drosophila melanogaster by 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…”
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MEIOTIC RECOMBINATION AND CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION IN DROSOPHILA FEMALES by McKim, Kim S, Jang, Janet K, Manheim, Elizabeth A

“…In this review, we describe the pathway for generating meiotic crossovers in Drosophila melanogaster females and how these events ensure the segregation of…”
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Kinesin 6 family member Subito participates in mitotic spindle assembly and interacts with mitotic regulators by Cesario, Jeff M, Jang, Janet K, Redding, Bethany, Shah, Nishit, Rahman, Taslima, McKim, Kim S

“…Drosophila Subito is a kinesin 6 family member and ortholog of mitotic kinesin-like protein (MKLP2) in mammalian cells. Based on the previously established…”
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Cytological analysis of meiosis in fixed Drosophila ovaries by McKim, Kim S, Joyce, Eric F, Jang, Janet K

“…Methods are described to analyze two different parts of the Drosophila ovary, which correspond to early stages (pachytene) and late stages (metaphase I and…”
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Meiotic Recombination in Drosophila Females Depends on Chromosome Continuity Between Genetically Defined Boundaries by 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…”
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Misregulation of the kinesin-like protein Subito induces meiotic spindle formation in the absence of chromosomes and centrosomes by Jang, J.K, Rahman, T, Kober, V.S, Cesario, J, McKim, K.S

“…Bipolar spindles assemble in the absence of centrosomes in the oocytes of many species. In Drosophila melanogaster oocytes, the chromosomes have been proposed…”
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subito Encodes a Kinesin-like Protein Required for Meiotic Spindle Pole Formation in Drosophila melanogaster by 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…”
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Cytoplasmic localization and evolutionary conservation of MEI-218, a protein required for meiotic crossing-over in Drosophila by 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…”
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Meiotic recombination and chromsome segregation in drosophila females by McKim, Kim S, Jang, Janet K, Manheim, Elizabeth A

“…In this review, we describe the pathway for generating meiotic crossovers in Drosophila melanogaster females and how these events ensure the segregation of…”
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Subito encodes a kinesin-like protein required for meiotic spindle pole formation in Drosphila melanogaster by 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…”
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