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UV/blue light-regulation of gene expression in Arabidopsis: a genetic approach

Reference	G07092
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Professor Gareth Islwyn Jenkins
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors
Institution	University of Glasgow
Department	IBLS Division of Biochemistry & Molecula
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	232,407
Status	Completed
Type	Research Grant
Start date	15/10/1996
End date	01/03/2000
Duration	41 months

Abstract

The purpose of this project is to increase understanding of the processes through which UV/blue light regulates gene expression in plants by using a genetic approach in Arabidopsis. The specific aims are to (1) characterise novel Arabidopsis mutants recently isolated using a transgene expression screen which show elevated transcription of the chalcone synthase (CHS) gene in response to UV/blue light; (2) develop a genetic model of the functional relationships of genes involved in the UV/blue light-regulation of CHS through the characterisation of double mutants; (3) use a powerful selection to isolate mutants in positive effectors of the UV/blue light-regulation of CHS.

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Committee	Closed Committee - Genes & Developmental Biology (GDB)
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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