From the Lab - Week 4, 2026

Published at Jan 25, 2026

Author: Marvin van Aalst

Citations This Week

We’re delighted by the 5 citations recorded this week - a strong vote of confidence in our research:

“Estimating the redox state of the plastoquinone pool in algae and cyanobacteria via OJIP fluorescence: perspectives and limitations” - Tomáš Zavřel et al. (Photosynthesis Research) - citing our “Shedding light on blue-green photosynthesis: A wavelength-dependent mathematical model of photosynthesis in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803”
“Lhcf2 in the peripheral antenna is essential for non-photochemical quenching and Lhcx1 accumulation in the diatom Chaetoceros gracilis” - Jian Dong Xing et al. (bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)) - citing our “Impaired photoprotection in Phaeodactylum tricornutum KEA3 mutants reveals the proton regulatory circuit of diatoms light acclimation”
“A strategic framework for efficient arsenic phytoextraction by Pteris vittata: Integrating rhizosphere management with field-scale practices” - Xiao-Min Wang et al. (Journal of environmental chemical engineering) - citing our “A new era of synthetic biology—microbial community design”
“Exploring a Unique Class II Diterpene Cyclase: The Modified Catalytic Acid Motif Contributes to Ring Contraction in Premutilin Synthase” - Kristin Helwig et al. (Organic Letters) - citing our “Rule-Based Deconstruction and Reconstruction of Diterpene Libraries: Categorizing Patterns & Unravelling the Structural Landscape”
“Differential regulatory role of AU-rich and GU-rich elements in Trypanosoma brucei” - Xuemin Guo et al. (Frontiers in Microbiology) - citing our “The mRNA stability factor Khd4 defines a specific mRNA regulon for membrane trafficking in the pathogen Ustilago maydis”