Nathan C. Rockwell

Evolutionary insights into bilin biosynthesis: Functional characterization of pre-PcyA enzymes

This study characterizes pre-PcyA enzymes, showing they evolved into FDBRs with distinct bilin biosynthesis capabilities, revealing their catalytic plasticity and evolutionary divergence.

Intragenic suppressor screen of YHB identifies novel and known loss-of-function alleles of Arabidopsis phytochrome B

The paper identifies loss-of-function alleles of the Arabidopsis phytochrome B variant YHB through an EMS mutagenesis screen, revealing key residues for structure-function relationships.

Phycocyanobilin biosynthesis in Galdieria sulphuraria requires isomerization of phycoerythrobilin synthesized by bilin reductases

The paper investigates bilin biosynthesis in Galdieria sulphuraria, showing that FDBRs produce PEB instead of PCB, requiring an isomerase for PCB synthesis.