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Discovery and functional analysis of the starch proteome

Reference	D16787
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Professor Alison Smith
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors
Institution	John Innes Centre
Department	Metabolic Biology
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	199,200
Status	Completed
Type	Research Grant
Start date	01/07/2002
End date	30/06/2005
Duration	36 months

Abstract

The synthesis, structure and functionality of starch cannot be explained by the activities of the known enzymes of starch metabolism. Novel proteins and interactions await discovery. Using Arabidopsis we aim to discover all the proteins of the starch proteome and to investigate their functions and interactions. This involves novel genetic and biochemical approaches in combination with post-genomics technologies including MS-based proteomics, in vivo protein capture, transcriptome analysis and gene knock-outs. Such advances will provide resources to understand how a starch granule is made, what determines its size and shape, and how an apparently simple polymer acquires physico-chemical properties of such importance in industry and food. (Joint with grant 15/D16789).

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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

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D16789 Discovery and functional analysis of the starch proteome

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