Tess E. Brewer

This study identifies EfpL as a ribosome rescue factor that senses cellular metabolic state, complementing EF-P in proline-containing sequence translation.

The paper introduces a dual reporter system to identify ribosome pausing motifs in E. coli, revealing new motifs that influence translational efficiency.

This study identifies horizontal transfer of the efp gene in bacteria and links it to loss of polyproline motifs and proteins, suggesting functional consequences for genome evolution.

The paper identifies di-prolyl motifs as enriched in slow-growing, thermophilic, and multicellular bacteria, suggesting a link between translation stalling and functional roles in these organisms.