B: Regulation and stress response to environmental changes

The aim of this project area is to elucidate the molecular mechanistic regulation of the chloroplast stress response in order to understand the adaptation of photosynthetic and CO2-concentrating/fixing activities of the chloroplast - as studied in A1 and A2 - in a changing environment and to programme for more robust responses. The main focus is on the control of chloroplastid gene expression (B1), (co)translational regulation (B2), the role of secondary messengers (B3) and radical oxygen species (B4) in the stress response, and the role of recently discovered NAD+-modified mRNAs in organelle-nucleus communication (B5).

B1: Control of chloroplast gene expression

Research project B1 takes a look at the control of chloroplast gene expression.
B2: Stress response of protein biogenesis/translation

B2 focuses on the stress response of protein biogenesis/translation.
B3: Secondary messengers in the stress response

B3 examines the influence of secondary messengers in the stress response.
B4: Reactive oxygen species in the stress response

ROS in the stress response are the focus point of project B4.
B5: Role of cellular redox signaling and NAD+ modifications in organelle-nucleus communication

In project B5, the role of cellular redox signalling and NAD+ modifications are the main research focus.

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B: Regulation and stress response to environmental changes

B1: Control of chloroplast gene expression

B2: Stress response of protein biogenesis/translation

B3: Secondary messengers in the stress response

B4: Reactive oxygen species in the stress response

B5: Role of cellular redox signaling and NAD+ modifications in organelle-nucleus communication

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