Corinne Cassier‐Chauvat

Copper-Mediated Antimicrobial Activity : Targeting Cytochrome c Complexes Across Bacterial Species

This study identifies c-type cytochrome biogenesis as a conserved target of copper toxicity in bacteria, showing Cu disrupts assembly of these complexes across diverse species.

MnSOD Diversifies, while FeSOD Dominates Superoxide Defense in Cyanobacteria

The paper investigates the roles of MnSOD and FeSOD in superoxide defense in cyanobacteria, finding that FeSOD provides the major defense while MnSOD contributes modestly.

Targeted genome editing of the non-model cyanobacterium Cyanothece PCC 7425 via CRISPR/Cas12a

This paper establishes CRISPR/Cas12a as a rapid and efficient genome editing tool for the non-model cyanobacterium Cyanothece PCC 7425, enabling targeted gene deletion and mutant characterization.

Acclimation of photosynthesis began with a Cu-binding superoxide detoxifying enzyme

The paper identifies APE1 as a Cu-binding superoxide detoxifying enzyme essential for photosynthetic acclimation to oxygenic environments.

Structural and functional characterization of two conserved lumenal TPM-domain proteins involved in the maturation of Photosystem II.

The paper identifies and characterizes two conserved TPM-domain proteins in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, showing they are functionally redundant in PSII maturation and affect photosynthetic performance.

Phosphoribulokinase abundance is not limiting the Calvin-Benson-Bassham cycle in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

The study shows that phosphoribulokinase (PRK) levels above ~86% of wild-type are sufficient for full photoautotrophic growth in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, indicating PRK is not limiting the Calvin-Benson-Bassham cycle under optimal conditions.