Area of research
Molecular Biology · Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Research interest
Research interests include Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms, Metalloenzymes and iron-sulfur proteins, Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies, and Metal-Catalyzed Oxygenation Mechanisms.
A Combined Computational and Genetic Approach Uncovers Network Interactions of the Cyanobacterial Circadian Clock
Cancer-Related NEET Proteins Transfer 2Fe-2S Clusters to Anamorsin, a Protein Required for Cytosolic Iron-Sulfur Cluster Biogenesis
The Fe-S cluster-containing NEET proteins mitoNEET and NAF-1 as chemotherapeutic targets in breast cancer
Activation of apoptosis in NAF-1-deficient human epithelial breast cancer cells
Structure–function analysis of NEET proteins uncovers their role as key regulators of iron and ROS homeostasis in health and disease
Integrated strategy reveals the protein interface between cancer targets Bcl-2 and NAF-1
A point mutation in the [2Fe–2S] cluster binding region of the NAF-1 protein (H114C) dramatically hinders the cluster donor properties
NAF-1 and mitoNEET are central to human breast cancer proliferation by maintaining mitochondrial homeostasis and promoting tumor growth
Nutrient-Deprivation Autophagy Factor-1 (NAF-1): Biochemical Properties of a Novel Cellular Target for Anti-Diabetic Drugs
Characterization of <i>Arabidopsis</i> NEET Reveals an Ancient Role for NEET Proteins in Iron Metabolism
NADPH Inhibits [2Fe-2S] Cluster Protein Transfer from Diabetes Drug Target MitoNEET to an Apo-acceptor Protein
Allosteric control in a metalloprotein dramatically alters function