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Professor Renier van der Hoorn leads research in the Department of Biology at the University of Oxford, focusing on plant sciences and the molecular mechanisms of host manipulation by plant pathogens. His work centers around the apoplast, particularly in Solanaceous plants, exploring the interactions between bacterial microbes and plant cell surface resistance proteins. A unique aspect of his research is the recruitment of proteases and the development of pathogen-derived inhibitors, aiming to enhance molecular pharming through secreted (glyco)proteins and depletion of extracellular proteases. He utilizes pioneering approaches, including activity-based protein profiling (ABPP), which is a powerful functional proteomics technology that presents opportunities for exciting collaborations in plant chemical pathways.
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