Tatjana Trcek

The paper investigates factors driving oskar mRNA clustering in Drosophila embryos, finding that RNA concentration, Staufen, and RNA palindromes collectively promote dimerization and oligomerization.

This study investigates the role of Vasa in regulating Oskar condensate material properties through protein and mRNA interactions in germ granules.

The paper uses AMT crosslinking to study intermolecular base pairing in mammalian cells under oxidative stress, finding it is influenced by RNA sequence, stress, and G3BP1/2.

The paper shows that RNA folding in germ granules limits intermolecular base pairing, which is essential for normal fly development.