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Control of p26 activity by a CDPK its function pollen tube growth and the SI reaction on Papaver rhoeas

ReferenceC15798
Principal Investigator / Supervisor Professor Vernonica E. (Noni) Franklin-Tong
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Professor Chris Franklin
Institution University of Birmingham
DepartmentSch of Biosciences
Funding typeResearch
Value (£) 176,660
StatusCompleted
TypeResearch Grant
Start date 17/09/2002
End date 16/05/2006
Duration44 months

Abstract

We have identified a key target protein (p26) that is phosphorylated as a key step (the earliest identified S- specific event in incompatible pollen) in the SI signalling cascade. p26 is a functional inorganic pyrophosphatase, whose activity is inhibited upon phosphorylation. This gives a clear model for the function of p26 in SI to test. We aim to pursue several inter-related lines of investigation. These are (i) Identification and characterisation of the CDPK that phosphorylates p26; (ii) Control of p26 activity by phosphorylation, and (iii) to test the model that regulation of the p26 activity is an important element in the inhibition of pollen tube growth during the SI reaction.

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Committee Closed Committee - Biochemistry & Cell Biology (BCB)
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