Welcome to DynaMo!
DynaMo Center is anchored within plant biology. We unravel universal principles that enable an organism to coordinate biochemical and developmental tasks. We share knowledge, ideas, and infrastructure in order to create optimal opportunities for critical thinking, excellent science and outstanding training of a next generation of young scientists. As model system we use the plant Arabidopsis thaliana and its primary defense compounds, glucosinolates. To further broaden our view, we expand our research to other organisms and pathways in a range of basic and applied projects.
Selected publications
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Herbivore feeding preference corroborates optimal defense theory for specialized metabolites within plants
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Sugar transporters enable a leaf beetle to accumulate plant defense compounds
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The GORKY glycoalkaloid transporter is indispensable for preventing tomato bitterness
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IDDomainSpotter: Compositional bias reveals domains in long disordered protein regions - Insights from transcription factors