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Lipid-derived signalling
Reference
BBS/E/C/00004949
Principal Investigator / Supervisor
Professor Johnathan Napier
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Institution
Rothamsted Research
Department
Rothamsted Research Department
Funding type
Research
Value (£)
959,139
Status
Completed
Type
Institute Project
Start date
01/04/2008
End date
31/03/2012
Duration
48 months
Abstract
Objectives: 1. Defining the role of genes induced by the volatile cis-jasmone (cJ). Transgenic arabidopsis plants will be generated in which cJ-induced genes are ectopically expressed. These lines will be subject to biochemical and metabolomic characterisation, and will also be used in plant-insect studies 2. Defining the signalling pathway utilised by cis-jasmone to effect changes in Arabidopsis gene expression. Candidate transcription factors (such as WRKY, ORCA, MYB and TGA classes) will be evalutated for their contribution to this signalling pathway via reverse genetics. Natural variation between Arabidopsis ecotypes will also be used to identify loci involved in responding to this signal. 3. Defining the role of sphingolipids and sphingolipid long chain bases in plants. Arabidopsis mutants defective in the synthesis of specific sphingolipids will be isolated and characterised at the biochemical and cellular level. Specifically, the role of sphingosine and S-1-P will be defined in plants.
Summary
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Committee
Closed Committee - Plant & Microbial Sciences (PMS)
Research Topics
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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