N. Frankenberg-Dinkel

This study shows that darkness increases the Pfr-form of bathy phytochromes, reducing autokinase activity, and reveals that these proteins function as light-dark sensors rather than red/far-red light sensors.

This study identifies viral Shemin pathway genes in bacteriophages that can functionally complement bacterial 5-ALA biosynthesis pathways.

This study identifies the evolution of HY2 lineage enzymes in streptophyte algae, showing their role in PCB biosynthesis and defining two distinct clades of FDBRs.

This study shows basal Cyanobacteria lacked Fe(II) transporters, suggesting they scavenged Fe(III) instead of absorbing Fe(II) before the Great Oxygenation Event.

This paper identifies the transcriptional regulation of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa gene nbdA by RpoS and AmrZ, and reevaluates the role of nitric oxide and NirS in its expression.

This study investigates a bacterial-type hybrid histidine kinase in Methanosarcina acetivorans, revealing its in vitro phosphorelay function within an archaeal signal transduction system.

The paper identifies NblD, a small protein essential for phycobilisome degradation in cyanobacteria during nitrogen starvation, showing it interacts with β-phycocyanin and is required for coordinated dismantling.

This study shows that a single amino acid change in GtCPES expands its substrate specificity to include phycocyanobilin.