Olivier Da Ines

The paper investigates the role of small non-coding RNAs (diRNAs) in DNA double-strand break (DSB) repair in Arabidopsis thaliana and finds they are not essential for repair but may silence damaged genes post-transcriptionally.

This study shows that SRS2 in Arabidopsis has dual roles in meiotic recombination, both inhibiting and promoting crossover formation.

The paper shows that RAD51 DNA binding site II is essential for recombinogenic activity in Arabidopsis but not for nucleofilament formation.

This study shows DMC1 suppresses RAD51-mediated recombination in Arabidopsis by locally assembling at DNA breaks, reducing RAD51 activity during meiosis.

This paper shows RAD54 is essential for RAD51-mediated repair of meiotic DSBs in Arabidopsis when DMC1 is absent, but not in wild-type plants.

This study shows that DNA polymerase epsilon subunit POL2A is essential for maintaining heterochromatin structure and function in Arabidopsis by preventing replicative stress and regulating epigenetic marks.