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Isolation and analysis of distinct populations of leaf plastids from Arabidopsis thaliana: a pilot study

Reference	BBS/B/1017X
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Dr Caroline Bowsher
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors	Professor David Thornton, Professor Alyson Tobin
Institution	The University of Manchester
Department	Life Sciences
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	145,136
Status	Completed
Type	Research Grant
Start date	17/05/2004
End date	16/05/2006
Duration	24 months

Abstract

This 24-month pilot project aims to establish techniques for isolating and analysing distinct populations of plastids from leaves of Arabidopsis thaliana. Although the metabolic activity of leaf chloroplasts has been well researched, little is known about the plastids present in the non-photosynthetic cells of a leaf. Given the central role of plastids in all biosynthetic pathways in plants, this lack of knowledge is a fundamental gap in our understanding of the integration and control of metabolism. Now, with our groups experience isolating plant organelles, together with rapid advances in proteomic technology and the availability of Arabidopsis lines with cell-specific fluorescent markers, we are in a unique position to begin to understand the function of non-photosynthetic leaf plastids.

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Committee	Closed Committee - Plant & Microbial Sciences (PMS)
Research Topics	X – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research Priority	X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative	Proteomics and Cell Function (PCF) [2003-2004]
Funding Scheme	X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme

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