{"id":37,"date":"2018-02-06T13:55:29","date_gmt":"2018-02-06T13:55:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/peck-laboratory\/?page_id=37"},"modified":"2019-06-11T00:35:45","modified_gmt":"2019-06-11T00:35:45","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/peck-laboratory\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"

STRESS (and how microbes respond)<\/strong><\/p>\n

We are currently investigating stress-related genes in the halophilic Archaeon Haloferax volcanii<\/em>.\u00a0<\/a> The genes were identified by exposing cells to a stressful environment (low salt solution for the halophiles) and gene expression levels compared to unstressed cells.<\/p>\n

Carotenoid synthesis and regulation in halophilic Archaea<\/strong><\/p>\n

The retinal and bacterioruberin biosynthetic pathways in H. salinarum<\/em>. Italics indicate genes that encode catalytic enzymes.\u00a0 The regulatory mechanism of BO inhibiting bacterioruberin synthesis is indicated by the dashed line.<\/p>\n

A current study identifies many other species that utilize this system for energy production, and further investigates their phylogenetic history.<\/p>\n

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Read about us in Colby Magazine!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Publications<\/strong><\/p>\n

Species Widely Distributed in Halophilic Archaea Exhibit Opsin-Mediated Inhibition of Bacterioruberin Biosynthesis<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Ronald F. Peck, Serena M. Graham, and Abby M. Gregory<\/p>\n

Opsin-Mediated Inhibition of Bacterioruberin Synthesis in Halophilic Archaea<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Ronald F. Peck<\/span>,\u00a0Alexandru M. Ple\u015fa<\/span>,\u00a0Serena M. Graham<\/span>,\u00a0David R. Angelini, and\u00a0<\/span>Emily L. Shaw<\/span><\/p>\n

And we were featured on the cover!!<\/p>\n

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Articles in prep:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Reengineering Haloferax volcanii<\/strong><\/em> as a platform for potential industrial production of carotenoids<\/strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Erika L. Smith and Ronald F. Peck<\/p>\n

Comparing gene expression in <\/b>Haloferax volcanii<\/b><\/em> w<\/b>hen exposed to osmotic shock<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Margot R. Miranda-Katz and Ronald F. Peck<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

STRESS (and how microbes respond) We are currently investigating stress-related genes in the halophilic Archaeon Haloferax volcanii.\u00a0 The genes were identified by exposing cells to a stressful environment (low salt solution for the halophiles) and gene expression levels compared to unstressed cells. Carotenoid synthesis and regulation in halophilic Archaea The retinal and bacterioruberin biosynthetic pathways […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7806,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-nosidebar.php","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/peck-laboratory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/peck-laboratory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/peck-laboratory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/peck-laboratory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7806"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/peck-laboratory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/peck-laboratory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":240,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/peck-laboratory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37\/revisions\/240"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/peck-laboratory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}