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Transgene structure function and stability in crop species important for UK agriculture
Reference
D06313
Principal Investigator / Supervisor
Dr Paul Christou
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Institution
John Innes Centre
Department
Metabolic Biology
Funding type
Research
Value (£)
258,984
Status
Completed
Type
Research Grant
Start date
15/03/1996
End date
15/03/1999
Duration
36 months
Abstract
We propose to establish fundamental underpinning principles governing stable integration and expression of transgenes in important UK crops. Our studies will be targeted towards: a) relationship between structure and function of transgenes in wheat and pea; b) influence of position effect on levels of gene expression; c) gene constructs to allow introgression of multiple genes into wheat and pea; d) linear versus plasmid DNA; e) Transgene linkage prior to integration. We have a system in place for the engineering of wheat and we expect that systems we developed previously for other legumes (soybean, phaseolus and peanut) will be applicable to pea as well. The outputs of the proposed research should go a long way towards answering fundamental science questions and also allowing UK industry to attain a competitive advantage over competitors.
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Committee
Closed Committee - Agri-food (AF)
Research Topics
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Research Priority
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Funding Scheme
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