Pål Falnes

Pål Falnes is a Professor at the University of Oslo, affiliated with the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. His research focuses on protein methylation, particularly in mitochondrial contexts and its implications for RNA/DNA repair mechanisms.

• Active in studying seven-β-strand (METTL) methyltransferases and their roles in lysine methylation.
• Investigates mitochondrial enzymatic activity, including ATP synthase and citrate synthase regulation.

Research Interests:
Dr. Falnes specializes in post-translational modifications, particularly lysine and histidine methylation. His work bridges protein-RNA interactions, translation dynamics, and mitochondrial metabolism, with recent studies on METTL family members like METTL13, METTL18, and FAM173B.

Article Trends:
Publications highlight METTL methyltransferases in human proteomics, mitochondrial respiration regulation, and DNA/RNA repair via AlkB proteins. Key themes include chronic pain mechanisms, ribosome biogenesis, and sequence-specific enzymatic methylation.

Research Groups:
He leads the Biological Methylation - Falnes group and contributes to the Center for Computational Inference in Evolutionary Life Science (CELS).