Leonora G. Poljak

This study identifies sequence elements that direct RNase Y cleavage in Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus subtilis, showing how RNA structure and sequence influence cleavage efficiency and positioning.

This study shows that attaching RNase E to the inner cytoplasmic membrane in E. coli prevents the degradation of rRNA intermediates during ribosome assembly, explaining the evolutionary conservation of this localization.

This paper shows rifampicin induces rRNA degradation in E. coli, leading to reduced cell size and RNA levels, with implications for RNA recycling and growth resumption.