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Function and regulation of genes activated in floral organ primordia by the homeotic gene AGAMOUS

Reference	BBS/B/04234
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Professor Robert Sablowski
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors
Institution	John Innes Centre
Department	Cell and Develop Biology
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	209,063
Status	Completed
Type	Research Grant
Start date	01/04/2004
End date	30/09/2007
Duration	42 months

Abstract

The control of floral organ identity by homeotic genes is perhaps the most striking example of how patterning genes control plant structure. It is now known, however, how the activity of homeotic genes is translated into specific patterns of organ growth and differentiation. To address this question, we have identified a set of genes that are activated by AGAMOUS in the early stages of Arabidopsis floral organ development. We propose loss- and gain-of-function experiments to reveal the roles of these genes in organ primordia. We will also characterise the regulation of these genes, to understand how floral homeotic genes act combinatorially to select their target genes, and specifically to test the hypothesis that multiprotein complexes containing different combinations of homeotic regulators select different target promoters.

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Committee	Closed Committee - Genes & Developmental Biology (GDB)
Research Topics	X – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research Priority	X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative	X - not in an Initiative
Funding Scheme	X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme

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