Nicolas Macaisne

The paper identifies meiotic genes expressed during mitosis in Drosophila females and shows that some are translated but not functionally active in mitotic cells.

The paper investigates homologous chromosome pairing in Drosophila males, showing that despite lacking synaptonemal complexes and recombination, pairing occurs via SC proteins, the SUN/KASH complex, and microtubules, with slower dynamics compensated by longer cell cycles.

This study shows that TALE HD TFs regulate sporophyte development in two eukaryotic supergroups, indicating an ancient origin of this regulatory system.

The paper shows that meiotic DSB proteins influence repair pathway choice, specifically affecting TMEJ and SSA when HR is compromised in C. elegans.