Our Research
Regulatory RNA binding proteins in Chloroplasts
We are keenly interested in how post-transcriptional RNA processing and translation works in chloroplasts of land plants. Many RNA processing steps are essential for chloroplast and plant survival, and in turn, so are the factors required for them.
Phase-Separation in Chloroplast RNA metabolism PPR proteins MatK
Apicomplexa organellar RNA biology
RNA binding proteins in mitochondrial RNA processing in Toxoplasma gondii
Plasmodium cells depend on two DNA-bearing organelles, apicoplasts and mitochondria. Gene expression in these organelles is essential for parasite survival, with antibiotics targeting gene expression in the apicoplast and mitochondrion serving as potent antimalarials. Importantly, Plasmodium organellar gene expression depends on a large number of nuclear-encoded proteins that are imported into the organelles post-translationally.