Tuesday Night Seminar: Finn Werner

Prof Finn Werner - “Engines of transcription - from volcanic vents to global food security”

Finn Werner’s research group focuses on the archaeal RNA polymerases (RNAPs), a biochemically tractable model system for eukaryotic RNAPII. His lab makes use of a recombinant transcription system that allows to introduce mutations, chemically reactive or fluorescent probes into the RNAP and test the resulting RNAP variants in a range of sophisticated biochemical and biophysical assays. This functional dissection strategy of RNAP illuminates the function of the RNAP and its interplay with transcription factors - ultimately explaining gene expression at the atomic level.
 

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