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Analysis of plastid gene expression and plastid gene flow in pollen from cereals and grasses to assess containment of transplastomic plants

Reference	GM114184
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Dr Anil Day
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors	Professor Huw Jones
Institution	The University of Manchester
Department	Life Sciences
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	152,972
Status	Completed
Type	Research Grant
Start date	30/03/2001
End date	29/03/2004
Duration	36 months

Abstract

To assess gene flow through and gene expression in plastids present in cereal and grass pollen. We will generate stable nuclear transgenic wheat containing organelle targeted-GFP to monitor the fate of GFP- tagged organelles during pollen development. The presence, integrity and expression of plastid DNA in pollen from barley, Lolium, maize, Secale and wheat will be determined. Identification of inter- and intra- specific plastid DNA polymorphisms will be used to assess the frequency of transmission of paternal plastids in inter- and intra-specific crosses involving barley, Lolium, maize, Secale and wheat. Crop to crop and crop to weed transmissions of plastid DNA will be examined by sampling experimental plots and weed populations. (Joint with grant 206/GM114215)

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	Gene Flow in Plants and Microorganisms (GM1) [2000]
Funding Scheme	X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme

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GM114215 Analysis of plastid gene expression and plastid gene flow in pollen from cereals and grasses to assess containment of transplastomic plants

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