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Mechanical signal transduction in Arabidopsis
Reference
P06574
Principal Investigator / Supervisor
Professor Marc Knight
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Institution
University of Oxford
Department
Plant Sciences
Funding type
Research
Value (£)
141,747
Status
Completed
Type
Research Grant
Start date
01/10/1996
End date
01/10/1999
Duration
36 months
Abstract
Mechanical signals are important environmental and developmental cues in higher plants. The work proposed aims to determine the role that intracellular calcium and auxin play in the transduction of mechanical signals in Arabidopsis. Mutants showing aberrant mechanically- induced cytosolic free calcium ([Ca2+]cyt) dynamics have been isolated. These mechanical [Ca2+]cyt mutants will be characterised in terms of mechanically-induced and developmental gene expression and thigmomorphogenetic responses. Along with the auxin-resistant mutant axr1-12, these mutants will be used to gauge the role and involvement of calcium and auxin in mechanical signal transduction pathways. Genes which are specifically induced by mechanical signals will be cloned and used as markers for both calcium-dependent and - independent mechanical signal transduction pathways.
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Committee
Closed Committee - Plant & Microbial Sciences (PMS)
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