Keigo Fujiwara

The LudP arrest peptide stalls translation by remodeling the ribosomal A-site

The paper identifies LudP, an arrest peptide that stalls translation by remodeling the ribosomal A-site, revealing its mechanism and evolutionary conservation.

Constitutive sporulation in wild fission yeast enhances insect-mediated survival

This study shows that constitutive sporulation in wild fission yeast enhances survival by resisting digestion by fruit flies, despite being disadvantageous under nutrient-rich conditions.

Patchy and widespread distribution of bacterial translation arrest peptides associated with the protein localization machinery

The paper identifies novel bacterial arrest peptides associated with protein localization machinery through domain-wide searches and phylogenetic analysis, revealing their widespread distribution and evolutionary significance.

ResQ, a release factor-dependent ribosome rescue factor in the Gram-positive bacterium Bacillus subtilis

The paper identifies ResQ as a release factor-dependent ribosome rescue factor in Bacillus subtilis, showing it is essential for growth and functions by recruiting RF2 to stalled ribosomes.