Schraderlab.org - Enjoying all things related to RNA, RNPs, biomolecular condensates, and bacteriology. IU micro.https://bsky.app/profile/schraderlab.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/schraderlab.bsky.social/post/3mwab6cw3u22zMy department has a faculty position in "RNA Biology" at the assistant or associate rank. Please share with any RNA biologists on the job market. #RNASky @iubiology.bsky.social24 Sep 2026 02:59 +0000at://did:plc:jmjkfmigg55tlchb4nao7pmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwab6cw3u22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/schraderlab.bsky.social/post/3mqmlxqb25s2xNew preprint from my lab and Sean Crosson's lab at MSU. We show that BR-bodies in Brucella are linked to regulation of the type IV secretion system and stress tolerance. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.07.11.737834v114 Jul 2026 16:13 +0000at://did:plc:jmjkfmigg55tlchb4nao7pmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqmlxqb25s2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/schraderlab.bsky.social/post/3li2wbx5prs2uOur team found the N-terminal IDR of bacterial translation initiation factor 2 promotes condensation with RNA that is stimulated in the cold. We think these cold-stimulated IF2 condensates likely explain why the IDR's deletion in E. coli is unable to grow in the cold. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.02.02.631968v113 Feb 2025 14:42 +0000at://did:plc:jmjkfmigg55tlchb4nao7pmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3li2wbx5prs2u