D. Niessing

Intrinsically disordered RNA-binding motifs cooperate to catalyze RNA folding and drive phase separation

This study identifies PUN motifs in yeast Loc1p that cooperate to catalyze RNA folding and drive phase separation, suggesting a role in RNA and DNA-related processes across species.

A consensus motif in ASH1 and further transcripts unifies several RNA motifs required for interaction with the She2p/She3p transport machinery and mRNA localization in yeast

The paper identifies a consensus motif for She2p/3p recognition sites in yeast RNA, showing that spatial arrangement of sequence features is more important than sequence order for function.

Human TRMT2A methylates tRNA and contributes to translation fidelity

This study identifies TRMT2A as a tRNA methyltransferase that contributes to translation fidelity by modifying tRNA with m5U at position 54.

The lncRNA landscape of cardiac resident macrophages and identification of Schlafenlnc as a regulator of macrophage migratory function

The paper identifies lncRNAs in cardiac resident macrophages and shows Schlafenlnc regulates macrophage migration.

Staufen2 mediated RNA recognition and localization requires combinatorial action of multiple domains

This study shows that dsRBDs 1-2 of mStau2 are essential for mRNA recognition and function, as demonstrated by rescue experiments in Drosophila oocytes.