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Two novel genes in the Arabidopsis biological clock

Reference	G15231/2
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Professor Andrew Millar
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors
Institution	University of Edinburgh
Department	Sch of Biological Sciences
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	5,980
Status	Completed
Type	Research Grant
Start date	15/02/2005
End date	14/06/2005
Duration	4 months

Abstract

The Earth's rotation causes daily rhythms in the environment that have driven far-reaching adaptations in many organisms, notably in the 24-hour, circadian clock. The clock controls many aspects of plant and animal physiology, metabolism and behaviour. We have characterised a gene, ELF3, that is critical for circadian rhythms and for photoperiod sensing in plants, demonstrating a novel function for ELF3 in rhythmically controlling photoreceptor signals. We will now use bioimaging assays and genomic resources to study two genes related to ELF3 by sequence homology and/or mutant phenotype, in order to understand this fundamental mode of biological regulation.

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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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G15231 Two novel genes in the Arabidopsis biological clock

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