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Kim S. McKim is affiliated with Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with specific contributions across several subfields such as molecular biology, cell biology, and plant science.

The scientist's work extensively covers topics related to microtubule and mitosis dynamics, genomics and chromatin dynamics, DNA repair mechanisms, chromosomal and genetic variations, photosynthetic processes and mechanisms, protist diversity and phylogeny, and reproductive biology and fertility.

Recent publications by Kim S. McKim include the following papers:

  • Borealin directs recruitment of the CPC to oocyte chromosomes and movement to the microtubules (2021, The Journal of Cell Biology)
  • Multiple pools of PP2A regulate spindle assembly, kinetochore attachments and cohesion in Drosophila oocytes (2021, Journal of Cell Science)
  • A Brief History of Drosophila (Female) Meiosis (2022, Genes)
  • A dynamic population of prophase CENP-C is required for meiotic chromosome segregation (2023, PLoS Genetics)
  • Meiotic CENP-C is a shepherd: bridging the space between the centromere and the kinetochore in time and space (2020, Essays in Biochemistry)

Kim S. McKim collaborates frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Janet K. Jang
  • Neha Changela
  • Tyler Defosse
  • Joanatta G. Shapiro
  • Jessica E. Fellmeth

The scientist has published multiple articles in well-known venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), PLoS Genetics, Journal of Cell Science, The Journal of Cell Biology, and Genes. The most prevalent publication outlet for their work is bioRxiv, with six publications.

Their research spans a range of biological processes with detailed investigations into microtubule behavior during cell division, mechanisms of genome organization and maintenance, as well as the intricacies of meiosis, particularly in model organisms such as Drosophila. The intersection of chromatin dynamics and chromosome segregation is a notable aspect of their studies.

Best Publications

  • mei-W68 in Drosophila melanogaster encodes a Spo11 homolog: evidence that the mechanism for initiating meiotic recombination is conserved

    Kim S. McKim;Aki Hayashi-Hagihara

  • Meiotic Synapsis in the Absence of Recombination

    Kim S. McKim;Becky L. Green-Marroquin;Jeff J. Sekelsky;Gregory Chin

  • The mei.41 Gene of D. melanogaster Is a Structural and Functional Homolog of the Human Ataxia Telangiectasia Gene

    Kumar L Hari;Anne Santerre;Jeff J Sekelsky;Kim S McKim

  • There are two mechanisms of achiasmate segregation in Drosophila females, one of which requires heterochromatic homology.

    R. Scott Hawley;Holly Irick;Deana A. Haddox;Michelle D. Whitley

  • Chromosomal Control of Meiotic Cell Division

    Kim S. McKim;R. Scott Hawley

  • Temporal analysis of meiotic DNA double-strand break formation and repair in Drosophila females.

    Sonam Mehrotra;Kim S. McKim

  • The Drosophila meiotic recombination gene mei-9 encodes a homologue of the yeast excision repair protein Rad1.

    J J Sekelsky;K S McKim;G M Chin;R S Hawley

  • Relationship of DNA double-strand breaks to synapsis in Drosophila.

    Janet K. Jang;Dalia E. Sherizen;Rajal Bhagat;Elizabeth A. Manheim

  • The Effects of Translocations on Recombination Frequency in Caenorhabditis Elegans

    K S McKim;A M Howell;A M Rose

  • Effects of sister chromatid cohesion proteins on cut gene expression during wing development in Drosophila.

    Dale Dorsett;Joel C. Eissenberg;Ziva Misulovin;Andrew Martens

  • Two types of sites required for meiotic chromosome pairing in Caenorhabditis elegans.

    K S McKim;K Peters;A M Rose

  • Meiotic Recombination and Chromosome Segregation in Drosophila Females

    Kim S. McKim;Janet K. Jang;Elizabeth A. Manheim

  • Juxtaposition of C(2)M and the transverse filament protein C(3)G within the central region of Drosophila synaptonemal complex.

    Lorinda K. Anderson;Suzanne M. Royer;Scott L. Page;Kim S. McKim

  • The Caenorhabditis elegans unc-60 gene encodes proteins homologous to a family of actin-binding proteins

    Kim S. McKim;Camela Matheson;Marco A. Marra;Marcia F. Wakarchuk

  • The Synaptonemal complex component C(2)M regulates meiotic crossing over in Drosophila.

    Elizabeth A. Manheim;Kim S. McKim

  • Drosophila ATM and ATR have distinct activities in the regulation of meiotic DNA damage and repair.

    Eric F. Joyce;Michael Pedersen;Stanley Tiong;Sanese K. White-Brown

  • Meiotic Segregation in Drosophila Melanogaster Females: Molecules, Mechanisms, and Myths

    R S Hawley;K S McKim;T Arbel

  • Genetic studies of mei-P26 reveal a link between the processes that control germ cell proliferation in both sexes and those that control meiotic exchange in Drosophila.

    Scott L. Page;Kim S. McKim;Kim S. McKim;Benjamin Deneen;Tajia L. Van Hook

  • Identification of novel Drosophila meiotic genes recovered in a P-element screen.

    J J Sekelsky;K S McKim;K S McKim;L Messina;Rachael L French;Rachael L French

  • Aurora B and cyclin B have opposite effects on the timing of cytokinesis abscission in Drosophila germ cells and in vertebrate somatic cells.

    Juliette Mathieu;Juliette Mathieu;Clothilde Cauvin;Clothilde Cauvin;Clara Moch;Clara Moch;Sarah J. Radford

Frequent Co-Authors

R. Scott Hawley
R. Scott Hawley Stowers Institute for Medical Research
David L. Baillie
David L. Baillie Simon Fraser University
William C. Earnshaw
William C. Earnshaw University of Edinburgh
Dirk G. de Rooij
Dirk G. de Rooij Utrecht University
François Schweisguth
François Schweisguth Institut Pasteur
Terry J. Hassold
Terry J. Hassold Washington State University
Eric Alani
Eric Alani Cornell University
Stuart Schwartz
Stuart Schwartz LabCorp (United States)
John C. Schimenti
John C. Schimenti Cornell University
Akira Shinohara
Akira Shinohara Osaka University

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