Kristen R. Farley

Transcriptional and post-transcriptional mechanisms modulate cyclopropane fatty acid synthase through small RNAs in Escherichia coli

This study identifies transcriptional and post-transcriptional regulators of RydC, an sRNA that modulates cyclopropane fatty acid synthase in E. coli, revealing a network linking membrane stress responses to environmental signals.

Small RNAs positively and negatively control transcription elongation through modulation of Rho utilization site accessibility

The paper shows that small RNAs in E. coli regulate gene expression by modulating Rho-dependent transcription termination in the cfa mRNA 5' UTR.