Jaana Männik

This study investigates how mRNA-ribosome dynamics and division septum mechanics contribute to daughter chromosome separation in E. coli, finding that while ribosome aggregation aids separation, other forces also play a role.

This study investigates the role of FtsN and FtsA in E. coli cell division and finds that FtsZ protofilaments, not FtsN, are rate-limiting for division onset.

This study shows FtsZ concentration in E. coli varies during the cell cycle in slow growth, with synthesis upregulation followed by ClpXP-mediated degradation, controlling Z-ring formation.