Taina
Tyystjärvi
Docent, Faculty of Science
Lecturer, Molecular Plant Biology
Dr
Areas of expertise
RNA polymerase
transcription
cyanobacteria
gene regulation
photosynthesis
Teaching
Responsible teacher:
KABI5073 Transcriptomics
BKEM1052 Molecular Biology Part 2
BKEM5022 Molekyylibiologia - teoria
BKEM5023 Molekyylibiologia - käytäntö
In addition teaching in following courses:
BKEM1051 Molecular Biology Part 1
KABI4018 Plant acclimation and development
SYST1010 Systems biology
Supervise Bachelor, Master and PhD thesis
Research
My research focused on cyanobacterial RNA polymerase and regulation of gene expression in cyanobacteria. Currently we are testing RNA polymerase mutants in biotechnical applications and studying carbon sensing and signaling in the model cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803
Publications
Kinetics of prolonged photoinhibition revisited: photoinhibited Photosystem II centres do not protect the active ones against loss of oxygen evolution (2010)
Photosynthesis Research
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))