Monique Zetka

This study identifies CYB-4 as a meiosis-specific cyclin that coordinates meiotic entry, chromosome structure, and oocyte maturation with CDK-1 in C. elegans.

This study shows ZHP-2/HEI10 regulates CO formation in C. elegans by disassembling proCO factors and recruiting Polo kinase to trigger coarsening and crossover execution.

This study identifies a role for the TRiC/CCT chaperonin in folding meiotic HORMAD proteins into chromosome axes necessary for crossing over.

This study identifies BRA-2 and HIM-17 as distinct factors involved in meiotic synapsis licensing and homolog pairing in C. elegans.

The paper identifies nhj-1 as a fourth cNHEJ factor in C. elegans, showing its role in DNA repair and IR sensitivity through genetic and localization studies.