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Analysis of the maintenance and expression of plastid transformation vectors in protoplasts and transgenic plants

ReferenceD02578
Principal Investigator / Supervisor Dr Anil Day
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Institution The University of Manchester
DepartmentLife Sciences
Funding typeResearch
Value (£) 163,942
StatusCompleted
TypeResearch Grant
Start date 15/05/1995
End date 15/05/1998
Duration36 months

Abstract

The aims are to investigate the parameters that control the efficiency of expression and maintenance of genes transformed into land plant plastids. This will involve: (1) the construction of minimal expression cassettes with reporter and marker genes; (2) modification of minimal cassettes to promote:- site-specific targeting, plasmid amplification and maintenance of free plasmids in plastids; (3) transient expression assays in isolated chloroplasts and cells; (4) production of stable chloroplast transformants; (5) analysis of the structure, mitotic and meiotic stability, and expression of plastid transgenes.

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Committee Closed Committee - Agri-food (AF)
Research TopicsX – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research PriorityX – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative X - not in an Initiative
Funding SchemeX – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme
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