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  • 2017 - Member of Academia Europaea

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Francis-André Wollman is affiliated with the Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) in France. Their research spans the field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology with a focus on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Environmental Engineering.

The scientist's main topics of work include Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms, Photoreceptor and Optogenetics Research, Algal Biology and Biofuel Production, ATP Synthase and ATPases Research, Mitochondrial Function and Pathology, Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology, and Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Francis-André Wollman include:

  • The state of oligomerization of Rubisco controls the rate of synthesis of the Rubisco large subunit in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, 2021, The Plant Cell
  • Mediator-Microorganism Interaction in Microbial Solar Cell: a Fluo-Electrochemical Insight, 2020, Analytical Chemistry
  • Complexome profiling on the Chlamydomonas lpa2 mutant reveals insights into PSII biogenesis and new PSII associated proteins, 2021, Journal of Experimental Botany
  • The OPR Protein MTHI1 Controls the Expression of Two Different Subunits of ATP Synthase CFo in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, 2020, The Plant Cell
  • Evidence Supporting an Antimicrobial Origin of Targeting Peptides to Endosymbiotic Organelles, 2020, Cells

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Yves Choquet
  • Michael Schroda
  • Benjamin Bailleul
  • Benjamin Spaniol
  • Benedikt Venn

Francis-André Wollman has published repeatedly in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), The Plant Cell, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, and Analytical Chemistry.

In 2017, the scientist was recognized as a Member of Academia Europaea.

Best Publications

  • The Dynamics of Photosynthesis

    Stephan Eberhard;Giovanni Finazzi;Francis-André Wollman

  • State transitions reveal the dynamics and flexibility of the photosynthetic apparatus.

    Francis‐André Wollman

  • The Qo site of cytochrome b6f complexes controls the activation of the LHCII kinase

    F. Zito;G. Finazzi;R. Delosme;W. Nitschke

  • A chloroplast-targeted heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) contributes to the photoprotection and repair of photosystem II during and after photoinhibition

    Michael Schroda;Olivier Vallon;Francis-André Wollman;Christoph F. Beck

  • The biogenesis and assembly of photosynthetic proteins in thylakoid membranes.

    Francis-Andre Wollman;Limor Minai;Rachel Nechushtai

  • Searching limiting steps in the expression of chloroplast-encoded proteins: relations between gene copy number, transcription, transcript abundance and translation rate in the chloroplast of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii.

    Stephan Eberhard;Dominique Drapier;Francis-André Wollman

  • Changes in light energy distribution upon state transitions: an in vivo photoacoustic study of the wild type and photosynthesis mutants from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

    René Delosme;Jacqueline Olive;Francis-André Wollman

  • A Dual Strategy to Cope with High Light in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

    Guillaume Allorent;Ryutaro Tokutsu;Thomas Roach;Graham Peers

  • Cyclic electron flow is redox-controlled but independent of state transition

    Hiroko Takahashi;Sophie Clowez;Francis-André Wollman;Olivier Vallon

  • Lateral redistribution of cytochrome b6/f complexes along thylakoid membranes upon state transitions.

    Olivier Vallon;Laurence Bulte;Paola Dainese;Jacqueline Olive

  • ATP control on state transitions in vivo in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

    Laurence Bulté;Pierre Gans;Fabrice Rebéillé;Francis-André Wollman

  • Plastid terminal oxidase 2 (PTOX2) is the major oxidase involved in chlororespiration in Chlamydomonas

    Laura Houille-Vernes;Fabrice Rappaport;Francis-André Wollman;Jean Alric

  • A new chlorophyll-protein complex related to Photosystem I in Chlamydomonas reinhardii

    Francis-André Wollman;Pierre Bennoun

  • The Plastid Terminal Oxidase: Its Elusive Function Points to Multiple Contributions to Plastid Physiology

    Wojciech J Nawrocki;Nicolas J Tourasse;Antoine Taly;Fabrice Rappaport

  • Translational regulations as specific traits of chloroplast gene expression.

    Yves Choquet;Francis-André Wollman

  • Chloroplast Biogenesis of Photosystem II Cores Involves a Series of Assembly-Controlled Steps That Regulate Translation

    Limor Minai;Katia Wostrikoff;Francis-André Wollman;Yves Choquet

  • Studies on kinase-controlled state transitions in Photosystem II and b6f mutants from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii which lack quinone-binding proteins

    Francis-André Wollman;Claire Lemaire

  • Isolation of Highly Active Photosystem II Particles from a Mutant of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

    Bruce A. Diner;Francis‐André Wollman

  • Evidence for a Role of ClpP in the Degradation of the Chloroplast Cytochrome b6f Complex

    Wojciech Majeran;Françis-André Wollman;Olivier Vallon

  • An original adaptation of photosynthesis in the marine green alga Ostreococcus

    Pierre Cardol;Benjamin Bailleul;Fabrice Rappaport;Evelyne Derelle;Evelyne Derelle

Frequent Co-Authors

Fabrice Rappaport
Fabrice Rappaport Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Giovanni Finazzi
Giovanni Finazzi Grenoble Alpes University
Michael Schroda
Michael Schroda Technical University of Kaiserslautern
Pierre Joliot
Pierre Joliot Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
David B. Stern
David B. Stern Boyce Thompson Institute
Jérôme Bibette
Jérôme Bibette PSL University
Roberto Bassi
Roberto Bassi University of Verona
Bruce A. Diner
Bruce A. Diner DuPont (United States)
Fabrice Rébeillé
Fabrice Rébeillé Grenoble Alpes University
Krishna K. Niyogi
Krishna K. Niyogi University of California, Berkeley

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