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Identification of genes controlled by shoot meristemless during meristem development in Arabidopsis
Reference
BBS/E/J/0000A005
Principal Investigator / Supervisor
Professor Robert Sablowski
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Institution
John Innes Centre
Department
John Innes Centre Department
Funding type
Research
Value (£)
47,237
Status
Completed
Type
Institute Project
Start date
03/09/2001
End date
03/09/2004
Duration
36 months
Abstract
The shoot apical meristem continuously provides new cells to build most of the above-ground parts of plants. The Arabidopsis SHOOT MERISTEMLESS (STM) gene keeps meristem cells undifferentiated and encodes a homeodomain-containing protein. We aim to identify subordinate genes that mediate the effects of STM on cell division and differentiation, using two approaches. The first is to characterise mutants that suppress the effects of ectopic expression of STM (based on the expectation that the genes may also mediate STM function in the meristem). The second is to use cDNA arrays to monitor changes in gene expression after ectopic activation of STM. The arrays will also be used to test whether the suppressors of ectopic STM affect expression of a subset of the genes controlled by STM.
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Committee
Closed Committee - Plant & Microbial Sciences (PMS)
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