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BBSRC CASE studentship: Investigation of fungal genes involved in wheat infection by Mycospaerella graminicola
Reference
BBS/E/C/00004767
Principal Investigator / Supervisor
Professor Kim Hammond-Kosack
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Dr Jason Rudd
Institution
Rothamsted Research
Department
Rothamsted Research Department
Funding type
Research
Value (£)
1,263
Status
Completed
Type
Institute Project
Start date
01/10/2005
End date
30/09/2008
Duration
36 months
Abstract
Agrobacterium-mediated gene deletion will be established to test the roles of candidate fungal genes in pathogenicity and/or virulence against wheat. Gene deletion mutants will be further characterised at both the biochemical and molecular levels. This project will investigate the roles of a number of fungal genes involved in reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation, tolerance and damage repair including; superoxide dismutases, NADPH oxidases, peptide methionine sulfoxide reductase, and redox-sensitive trancription factors (homologues of yeast Yap1). Detailed expression analysis will also be performed to investigate the role of ROS in controlling fungal gene expression via both microarray and PCR approaches.
Summary
unavailable
Committee
Closed Committee - Plant & Microbial Sciences (PMS)
Research Topics
Crop Science, Plant Science
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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