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Transport of lipids and lipid metabolites

ReferenceBBS/E/C/00004813
Principal Investigator / Supervisor Professor Johnathan Napier
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Professor Frederica Theodoulou
Institution Rothamsted Research
DepartmentRothamsted Research Department
Funding typeResearch
Value (£) 193,127
StatusCompleted
TypeInstitute Project
Start date 01/04/2006
End date 31/03/2008
Duration24 months

Abstract

The transport of lipids and lipid metabolites plays key roles in metabolism, signalling and development but the molecular basis of these processes is poorly understood in plants. This project aims to identify and characterise transporters involved in the movement of lipids and their metabolites across membranes and to elucidate their cellular and physiological roles. A specific goal is to understand how substrates, cosubstrates and cofactors of beta-oxidization are imported into peroxisomes and how peroxisomal metabolism is co-ordinated with other cellular compartments. Longer term aims include the development of methods to assay lipid/metabolite transport, the identification of novel transporters and their roles in lipid compartmentation.

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Committee Closed Committee - Plant & Microbial Sciences (PMS)
Research TopicsX – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research PriorityX – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative X - not in an Initiative
Funding SchemeX – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme
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