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Starch metabolism in cereals

Reference	BBS/E/J/00000169
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Professor Alison Smith
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors
Institution	John Innes Centre
Department	John Innes Centre Department
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	1,160,072
Status	Completed
Type	Institute Project
Start date	01/01/1998
End date	13/12/2010
Duration	155 months

Abstract

The aim of this project is to obtain a detailed understanding of the metabolism of starch in cereals. Cereal grains are a particular focus of the project because they are very rich in starch, they are economically important and there is a wide variation in starch properties both within and between cereal species. Cereals being studied include barley, wheat, rice, Brachypodium and wild grasses. Specific aims include: study of the evolution of starch metabolic genes, the elucidation of the structure and mode of action of the different isoforms of starch synthase, the importance of starch-degrading enzymes in germination and grain development, and the control of the size and shape of starch granules. A range of disciplines are used including biochemistry (enzymology, protein structure and function, starch structure and composition), genetics (forward and reverse genetics, and chemical genetics), and molecular biology (gene identification and manipulation, gene expression, phylogenetics and comparative genomics).

Summary

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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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