Joanne L. Ekena

The paper investigates how RNA-protein binding site context, not just valence, affects biomolecular condensate properties in Ashbya gossypii.

This study shows that lipid packing and membrane geometry jointly regulate septin localization in vitro and in cells.

The paper identifies Pak1 as a key protein mediating negative feedback in yeast to enable multiple polarity sites and budding.

The paper develops a genetic algorithm to study how synonymous mutations affect mRNA structure and reveals a physical code in the genetic code that influences RNA-protein complex properties.

This study shows that SARS-CoV-2 N-protein uses two distinct RNA motifs, both requiring dsRNA, to drive phase separation at specific temperatures, enabling multiple viral functions.