Our lab studies the coordination of protein synthesis
and phospholipid metabolism during seed maturation
with particular focus on common signaling pathways
between molecular chaperones and phospholipid
biosynthetic enzymes. We also work with maize
ribosome-inactivating proteins to characterize
their fungicidal and insecticidal properties.
Current projects are directed at determining both
the means by which cytosolic RIPs from maize gain
access to fungal ribosomes and the form (proenzyme
or active enzyme) that enters the fungal cell.
Key words: metabolic engineering, host-pathogen
interactions, seed improvement, intracellular
signaling |
