Analysis of the role of ribonucleoproteins in light-dependent regulation of chloroplast gene expression

cpRNPs are highly abundant, light-regulated plastid RNA-binding proteins. This project is designed to detect light-dependent changes in binding characteristics of cpRNPs via array-based methods. Parallel reverse genetic approaches will help to understand the functional role of this regulation. Null mutants and hypomorphic mutants incapable of the light-response will be isolated and analysed for qualitative and quantitative changes in the chloroplast transcript population.