Four groups, one shared question
How do plant hormones coordinate growth, development, and stress response — at the cell, tissue, and whole-plant level. Each group below runs its own line of research within that shared question.
Auxin transport
We focus on the molecular mechanism of polar auxin transport and on the ways of its regulation. Our recent research is focused on understanding how plasma membrane-located and endomembrane auxin transporters contribute to the overall auxin homeostasis within cells.
Read more →Cytokinin homeostasis
We research how the transport and metabolism of cytokinins affect their dynamic distribution in plants and what plant responses they trigger, and how they cooperate with auxins and other phytohormones.
Read more →Environmental stress
We focus on the elucidation of plant defense mechanisms — hormone cross-talk, organ specificity, and dynamics during stress progression — aiming to contribute to strategies that enhance stress tolerance of plants.
Read more →RNA processing
We use our long-lasting experience with the biology of plant hormones to answer diverse questions relevant to RNA processing, with a focus on mRNA methylation and splicing.
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