Metabolic and Regulatory Networks

The unparalleled metabolic and developmental plasticity observed in plants enables them to thrive in the diverse fluctuating environments encountered in natural and agricultural settings. This adaptability has been driven by organismal and environmental interactions. As a result, plants have evolved intricate molecular networks characterized by interconnected regulatory and metabolic feedback loops. These networks ensure balanced investments of resources into growth and defense.

Our research group is fascinated by the complexity of these biological systems. We study transcripts, proteins, and low molecular weight compounds to understand how they are formed and function at the molecular level. Our activities span from functional characterization of enzymes, transcription factors, and small ncRNAs, to mechanistic studies on the regulation of transcription and metabolite sensing. Using genome-wide sequencing approaches, metabolomics and bioinformatics, we investigate gene regulatory networks involved in transcriptional regulation and transgenerational memory.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Master students

• Karsten Wiberg Andersen
• Jakob Harken Ellefsen
• Ellen Ask Skotte
• Katrine Majgaard Jensen