Lucas Müller
Research Focus
Trehalose 6-phosphate (Tre6P) has been identified as an important low abundance signal metabolite in plants with influence on metabolism and many developmental decisions, such as vegetative growth, flowering, embryogenesis, shoot branching, and guard cell aperture. It plays an essential role in linking growth to carbon status and balancing sucrose levels in the plant.
In my thesis, my aim is to identify the still unknown cell-specific functions of Tre6P in plant development and metabolism. Furthermore, I use the generated data and mathematical modelling to reconstruct the sucrose-Tre6P nexus model in silico.
