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Identifying wild type genes in Arabidopsis required for dual parasite recognition

ReferenceICR07554
Principal Investigator / Supervisor Professor Eric Holub
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Institution University of Warwick
DepartmentWarwick HRI
Funding typeResearch
Value (£) 136,335
StatusCompleted
TypeResearch Grant
Start date 01/10/1997
End date 30/06/2001
Duration46 months

Abstract

Molecular analyses of disease resistance genes (R-genes) has begun to reveal how cell signalling can induce a defense response in plants. These genes are involved in the earliest steps of parasite perception; whereas other genes are being revealed by mutational analyses that are involved downstream in the same process. The project will use three Arabidopsis parasites to examine whether different steps in this signalling process overlap to provide host defense against different parasite species: by examining whether wild type R-genes can be involved in recognition of more than one parasite species; and by investigation whether natural variation exists in downstream genes that are known to be required for resistance to different parasites.

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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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