Fred Beisson

This study functionally characterizes algal CER1/3 proteins in yeast, showing they can mediate hydrocarbon biosynthesis and that mutations impair this function, supporting the evolution of plant CER1/CER3 complexes from algal bifunctional enzymes.

The paper identifies the composition of cuticle lamellae in red algae, revealing similarities with metazoan extracellular matrix.

This paper describes an E. coli strain engineered to produce heptane using FAP and a thioesterase, achieving a productivity of 22 mg.L-1.day-1 under blue light.

This study identifies DYRKP kinase as a regulator of cell wall degradation in Chlamydomonas by inducing MMP expression, enabling daughter cell hatching.