Raúl Carranco Galán
Group: Salinity, nutrition and defense
Position: Investigador contratado
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Room: L107
Telephone. ext. 446087
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Formation
Graduated in Biology, University of Sevilla, 1995.
Ph D in Biology, University of Sevilla, 2000.
Postdoct at Texas A&M University, USA, 2001-2004.
Postdoctoral research associate in the CSIC (IBVF and IRNAS). Laboratories of J Jordano, M A Vega Palas, J M Colmenero, J Quintero y J M Pardo.
Research Interests
My research has been focused mainly in the transcriptional regulation of plant genes expressed during embryogenesis by the characterization of crucial cis regulatory elements (HSEs) and the identification of the transcriptional factor responsible of their regulation (HSFA9). HSFA9, has an essential role during embryo desiccation and seed germination. We studied HSFA9 interaction with other regulatory factors (DREB2, IAA27, UVR8) or its postraductional modifications (SUMOilation). We also studied its functional effects on chromatin architecture.
Nowadays, I work in potassium and nitrate uptake proteins including NRTs, HAK5 and NHX1 focusing in interactions, dimer formation, conformational changes, cellular localization. The ability of NRT1.4 as a transceptor is also under study.
Publications