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The role of GI in the temperature compensation of circadian rhythms

Reference	BBS/B/11125
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Professor Anthony Hall
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors
Institution	University of Liverpool
Department	Sch of Biological Sciences
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	252,150
Status	Completed
Type	Research Grant
Start date	01/05/2004
End date	30/04/2007
Duration	36 months

Abstract

The circadian clock orchestrates many physiological and developmental processes. The accuracy with which it co-ordinates these events with the daily light/dark cycle contributes to an organisms fitness. For a clock to remain accurate it must be buffered against unpredictable fluctuations in temperature. We have shown that GI plays a role in this process. Using both gi and WT plants we will investigate this further by monitoring the expression of specific clock components, as well as the whole transcriptome, in relation to ambient temperature. We will also identify proteins that interact with GI. GI interacting proteins and genes with transcription profiles indicative of a role in temperature compensation will be characterised to elucidate this important mechanism.

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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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