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Development of systems for the introduction and expression of nitrogen fixation (nif) genes in plants

Reference	BBS/E/J/40004007
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Professor Raymond Alan Dixon
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors
Institution	John Innes Centre
Department	John Innes Centre Department
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	27,945
Status	Completed
Type	Institute Project
Start date	01/04/1997
End date	31/03/2001
Duration	48 months

Abstract

Nitrogen fixation is a uniquely prokaryotic process and hence in the absence of applied fertiliser all plants are essentially dependent on bacteria for their sources of fixed nitrogen. Consequently one potential application of genetic engineering in plants is the transfer of nitrogen fixation genes from bacteria to the plant genome. The ultimate aim of this proposal is to test the feasibility of converting a photosynthetic organelle such as the chloroplast into a diazotrophic organelle by manipulation of its genome. This program integrates expertise on the physiology, genetics, regulation and biochemistry of nitrogen fixation with that of plastid transformation, organelle gene expression, plant cellular and molecular biology to form an international multi-disciplinary team focusing on the expression of prokaryotic genes in both lower and higher plants

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Committee	Closed Committee - Plant & Microbial Sciences (PMS)
Research Topics	X – not assigned to a current Research Topic
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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