Michele Fabris

The paper identifies AUREOCHROME 1b as a transcriptional regulator of pigment biosynthesis in Phaeodactylum tricornutum through transcriptomic analysis and overexpression studies.

The paper profiles terpenoid biosynthetic capacity in diatoms by targeting synthases to different compartments, revealing precursor availability and efficiency across compartments.

This study transfers specialized terpenoid biosynthesis genes from Botryococcus braunii into the diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum to enhance isoprenoid production.

The paper introduces a biosensor to monitor intracellular prenyl phosphate levels in diatoms and demonstrates its use in tracking metabolic perturbations and subcellular localization.

This study compares three Phaeodactylum tricornutum strains under different light regimes to identify the most suitable strain for producing high-value terpenoids through metabolic engineering.

DiatOmicBase integrates public diatom omics data to connect genes to functional processes, enabling exploratory analysis and experiment design.

The paper identifies a novel MULE transposon in diatoms that mobilizes in real-time, inactivating the UMPS locus, and suggests a new mobilization mechanism with implications for genome evolution and biotechnology.

This study overexpresses HMGR and SQE enzymes in diatoms to alter sterol profiles, showing differential accumulation of intermediates and end-point sterols in Phaeodactylum tricornutum.