It also reduces elemental sulfur to hydrogen sulfide. The function of all Pf ORFs are being assessed using DNA microarrays and proteomic approaches in conjunction with metabolic and physiological analyses. The properties of certain fluorescent proteins occurring in the bioluminescent bacteria have been given detailed study, such as spectral properties, primary sequence, and three-dimensional structure.
Current work concentrates on the calcium-regulated photoproteins, obelin and aequorin.
These studies involve collaborations with groups in Holland and Russia with support by the Office of Naval Research. Carbohydrate structures on glycoproteins contribute to many biological recognition events between molecules and between cells in an organism. Alterations in the synthesis and degradation of these structures can also occur in human genetic disease.