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Yikang Rong, Ph.D.

Selected Publications
1)  Gao G, McMahon C, Chen J, Rong YS.
A powerful method combining homologous recombination and site-specific recombination for targeted mutagenesis in Drosophila.
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 105: 13999-4004, 2008. [Journal]
2)  Brough R, Wei D, Leulier S, Lord CJ, Rong YS, Ashworth A.
Functional analysis of Drosophila melanogaster BRCA2 in DNA repair.
DNA Repair (Amst.). 7: 10-9, 2008. [Journal]
3)  Rong YS.
Telomere capping in Drosophila: dealing with chromosome ends that most resemble DNA breaks.
Chromosoma. 117: 235-42, 2008. [Journal]
4)  Wei DS, Rong YS.
A genetic screen for DNA double-strand break repair mutations in Drosophila.
Genetics. 177: 63-77, 2007. [Journal]
5)  Wei Q, Rong Y, Paterson BM.
Stereotypic founder cell patterning and embryonic muscle formation in Drosophila require nautilus (MyoD) gene function.
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 104: 5461-6, 2007. [Journal]
6)  Bandyopadhyay PK, Clark K, Stevenson BJ, Rivier JE, Olivera BM, Golic KG, Rong YS.
Biochemical characterization of Drosophila gamma-glutamyl carboxylase and its role in fly development.
Insect Mol. Biol. 15: 147-56, 2006. [Journal]
7)  Bi X, Srikanta D, Fanti L, Pimpinelli S, Badugu R, Kellum R, Rong YS.
Drosophila ATM and ATR checkpoint kinases control partially redundant pathways for telomere maintenance.
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 102: 15167-72, 2005. [Journal]
8)  Bi X, Gong M, Srikanta D, Rong YS.
Drosophila ATM and Mre11 are essential for the G2/M checkpoint induced by low-dose irradiation.
Genetics. 171: 845-7, 2005. [Journal]
9)  Brodsky MH, Weinert BT, Tsang G, Rong YS, McGinnis NM, Golic KG, Rio DC, Rubin GM.
Drosophila melanogaster MNK/Chk2 and p53 regulate multiple DNA repair and apoptotic pathways following DNA damage.
Mol. Cell. Biol. 24: 1219-31, 2004. [Journal]
10)  Bi X, Wei SC, Rong YS.
Telomere Protection without a Telomerase; The Role of ATM and Mre11 in Drosophila Telomere Maintenance.
Curr Biol. 14: 1348-53, 2004. [Journal]
11)  Bi X, Rong YS.
Genome manipulation by homologous recombination in Drosophila.
Brief Funct Genomic Proteomic. 2: 142-6, 2003. [Journal]
12)  Gong M, Rong YS.
Targeting multi-cellular organisms.
Curr Opin Genet Dev. 13: 215-20, 2003. [Journal]
13)  Rong YS, Golic KG.
The homologous chromosome is an effective template for the repair of mitotic DNA double-strand breaks in Drosophila.
Genetics. 165: 1831-42, 2003. [Journal]
14)  Rong YS.
Gene targeting by homologous recombination: a powerful addition to the genetic arsenal for Drosophila geneticists.
Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 297: 1-5, 2002. [Journal]
15)  Rong YS, Titen SW, Xie HB, Golic MM, Bastiani M, Bandyopadhyay P, Olivera BM, Brodsky M, Rubin GM, Golic KG.
Targeted mutagenesis by homologous recombination in D. melanogaster.
Genes Dev. 16: 1568-81, 2002. [Journal]
16)  Rong YS, Golic KG.
A targeted gene knockout in Drosophila.
Genetics. 157: 1307-12, 2001. [Journal]
17)  Rong YS, Golic KG.
Gene targeting by homologous recombination in Drosophila.
Science. 288: 2013-8, 2000. [Journal]

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