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Differentiation of infection vesicles in the Colletotrichum-bean interaction and their role in race-cultivar-specificity

ReferenceP01439
Principal Investigator / Supervisor Dr J Green
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Institution University of Birmingham
DepartmentSch of Biosciences
Funding typeResearch
Value (£) 128,491
StatusCompleted
TypeResearch Grant
Start date 01/10/1993
End date 01/06/1997
Duration44 months

Abstract

Monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) will be used to identify cell surface molecules involved in race-cultivar recognition and biotrophic parasitism in the Colletotrichum-bean interaction. MAbs will be raised to infection vesicles (IVs) affinity-purified from infected leaves, using co-immunisation. MAbs recognising race-specific antigens, antigens unique to IVs and components of the interfacial matrix will be selected by immunofluorescence and immunogold labelling. To determine the role of these antigens in recognition and infection, MAbs will be used to perturb in vitro binding assays and injected into infected leaves to assess their effect on compatibility and/or incompatibility. Confocal microscopy will be used to monitor antigen expression.

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Committee Closed Committee - Plant & Microbial Sciences (PMS)
Research TopicsX – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research PriorityX – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative X - not in an Initiative
Funding SchemeX – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme
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