Maria V. Yakunina

This study identifies a single DNA binding site in DprA dimer that facilitates RecA filament nucleation on short ssDNA.

The paper describes the EPI vesicle, a structure used by the phiKZ phage to transport viral DNA during early infection, protecting it from bacterial nucleases.

This study investigates the localization dynamics of two phage-encoded RNA polymerases during phiKZ infection, showing vRNAP is injected and excluded from the phage nucleus while nvRNAP is synthesized and localized within the nucleus.

The paper characterizes the structure and function of a novel DNA-dependent RNA polymerase from a crAss-like phage, showing its role in phage gene transcription and structural similarity to eukaryotic RNA interference polymerases.