Rajeev Kumar

The paper identifies a non-canonical BRCA2 variant in moss that promotes homologous recombination and binds ssDNA without a canonical DNA binding domain.

This study identifies FIGL1's role in attenuating meiotic interhomolog repair and shows that XRCC2 and ASY1 counteract FIGL1's effects in Arabidopsis.

The paper identifies HEIP1 as a conserved protein involved in meiotic crossover formation, showing its role in both early and late stages of the class I crossover pathway in Arabidopsis and its presence in mammals.

This study identifies the FIGNL1-FIRRM complex as essential for completing meiotic recombination in mice by regulating RAD51 and DMC1 loading, independent of DNA damage.

The paper identifies FLIP as a novel partner of FIGL1 that forms a conserved complex regulating meiotic homologous recombination in Arabidopsis and humans.