The Falnes team

The research in this team focuses on elucidating the function of various enzymes putatively involved in methylation, demethylation and hydroxylation of nucleic acids and proteins. Initially, the research focused on the AlkB family of putative demethylases and their roles in nucleic acid repair.

Recently, the research has branched out to also involve other protein families, and also other biochemical processes, such as RNA and protein modification. These enzymes have been studied in bacteria, plants, and mammals, but the current research focus is mainly on mammalian systems.