17.07.2012

19. Juli Peter Westhoff, Universität Düsseldorf

"The Path from C3 to C4 Photosynthesis"

His recent publications include:

Regulation of the photorespiratory GLDPA gene in C(4) flaveria: an intricate interplay of transcriptional and posttranscriptional processes.
Wiludda C, Schulze S, Gowik U, Engelmann S, Koczor M, Streubel M, Bauwe H, Westhoff P.
Plant Cell. 2012 Jan;24(1):137-51.


Evolution of C4 photosynthesis in the genus Flaveria: how many and which genes does it take to make C4?
Gowik U, Bräutigam A, Weber KL, Weber AP, Westhoff P.
Plant Cell. 2011 Jun;23(6):2087-105.


The path from C3 to C4 photosynthesis.
Gowik U, Westhoff P.
Plant Physiol. 2011 Jan;155(1):56-63.


An mRNA blueprint for C4 photosynthesis derived from comparative transcriptomics of closely related C3 and C4 species.
Bräutigam A, Kajala K, Wullenweber J, Sommer M, Gagneul D, Weber KL, Carr KM, Gowik U, Mass J, Lercher MJ, Westhoff P, Hibberd JM, Weber AP.
Plant Physiol. 2011 Jan;155(1):142-56.


Peter will stay until Friday. If you want to talk to him please let me know.

Gerd Juergens