Thomas Smith

Donald Danforth Plant Science Center

Projects

The iron binding environment of the cyanobacterial ferric ion transporter, FutA1

Lead Institution

Donald Danforth Plant Science Center

Principal Investigator

Thomas Smith

Project type

Grand Challenge

The goal of this work is to use EPR to examine the iron binding environment and the processes involved in iron binding in the ferric transporter, FutA1, from cyanobacteria. We have the high…

Solution Structure of a Novel Anti-fungal Defensin, MtDEF4, from Medicago truncatula (barrel clover)

Lead Institution

Donald Danforth Plant Science Center

Principal Investigator

Thomas Smith

Project type

Limited Scope

The short-term goal of this proposal is to understand the modes of action of naturally occurring, potent, anti-fungal proteins called defensins. The long-term goal is to leverage these findings to…