Biozentrum der LMU München
Dept. Biologie I - Botanik
Großhaderner Str. 2-4
D-82152 Planegg-Martinsried
Our central research theme is the molecular dissection of photosynthesis and of its interdependence of, and integration into, other cellular processes - within and outside chloroplasts. Photosynthesis-relevant cellular functions and their regulation within the organelle and in cross-talk to the nucleus are characterised by a combined approach, complementing genetic, biochemical, physiological and molecular-biological methodology with genomics approaches. The plastid-wide characterization of protein functions, in particular for photosynthesis, and of networks imposed on their regulation, will result into a knowledge-based approach to redesign the photosynthetic process in a predictable manner.
Novel photosynthetic genes/proteins
Reversible protein phosphorylation in thylakoids
Organelle-to-nucleus signalling
Organelle inheritance
Thylakoid biogenesis
Photomorphogenesis
Chloroplast-nucleus DNA transfer
