Linus Börnke
Research Focus
Trehalose 6-phosphate (Tre6P) is a key signalling metabolite integrating sucrose availability with developmental processes in angiosperms. It has been shown to be involved in the regulation of carbon-intensive processes such as germination, root branching and flowering, partially via the energy-sensing kinase Sucrose non-fermenting 1-Related Kinase 1 (SnRK1). Tre6P's role of integrating carbon status with important developmental decisions has been hypothesised to be a conserved feature of land plants. This project will utilise the model bryophyte Marchantia polymorpha to investigate whether the Tre6P-SnRK1 signalling module is conserved in land plants.
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