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Molecular architecture and structural properties of plant cell walls

Reference	D10331
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Dr Maureen McCann
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors
Institution	University of East Anglia
Department	Biological Sciences
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	148,612
Status	Completed
Type	Research Grant
Start date	01/08/1999
End date	14/01/2003
Duration	41 months

Abstract

This programme grant is to systematically define the relationship between genetically-defined changes in plant cell wall-related proteins, singly or in combination, and the downstream consequences for cell wall molecular architecture and structural properties, and to explore the consequences of selected changes on the raw material quality of appropriate crop plants. The main model will be Arabidopsis, in order to exploit the opportunities offered by the new and emerging functional genomics technologies. The outcomes will be: a) a robust model of the functional consequences of cell wall modification that will underpin the rational modification of plant material qualities and b) an important resource of plant materials and probes for evaluation by UK end-user communities, both academic and industrial. (Joint with grants D10332 and D10335).

Summary

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Committee	Closed Committee - Agri-food (AF)
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

Associated awards:

D10332 Molecular architecture and structural properties of plant cell walls

D10335 Molecular architecture and structural properties of plant cell walls

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