EMBO Member
Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas (CIB / CSIC), Madrid | Spain
EMBO 1996 | YipC 07–10 | FelC 08–12
We work on horizontal gene transfer using plasmid pMV158 as model. It is the prototype of the MOBV family of mobilization proteins. We also work on chromatically-encoded pneumococcal toxin-antitoxin operons. We focus on protein-DNA interactions, control of gene expression, structure of replication and relaxation proteins, and mechanisms of lateral gene spread and identification of novel pneumococcal virulence genes.
Keywords: Plasmid biology / control of prokaryotic gene expression / molecular microbiology of pathogenic bacteria / plasmid mobility & transfer
Subject area(s): Genome Stability & Dynamics | Microbiology, Virology & Pathogens | Proteins & Biochemistry