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Integration of defence responses to pathogen attack by salicylic acid signalling: potentiation of gene expression

ReferenceICR07524
Principal Investigator / Supervisor Professor John Draper
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Institution Aberystwyth University
DepartmentInst of Biological, Environ & Rural Sci
Funding typeResearch
Value (£) 173,300
StatusCompleted
TypeResearch Grant
Start date 01/06/1997
End date 02/01/2003
Duration67 months

Abstract

Salicylic acid (SA) potentiates plant defence responses, probably through an effect on the generation or perception of the oxidative burst during the hypersensitive response (HR). We aim to study the interaction of AOS and SA signalling on the redox- sensitive AoPR1 promoter whose activation accompanies cell death in the HR. We will locate more precisely sequences required for redox-activation in the AoPR1 promoter and evaluate effect of cellular redox-status on interaction of transcription factors with putative NFkB, AP1 and cMyc/Max binding sites. Finally, we will determine whether potentiation of AoPR1 induction by SA operates via a direct effect on transcription factors which is evident following subsequent redox-stress or pathogen attack.

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Committee Closed Committee - Biochemistry & Cell Biology (BCB)
Research TopicsX – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research PriorityX – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative Integration of Cellular Responses (ICR) [1996]
Funding SchemeX – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme
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