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Antisense RNA technology for validating fungicide targets in plant pathogenic fungi
Reference
P07087
Principal Investigator / Supervisor
Dr C Caten
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Professor John Lucas
Institution
University of Birmingham
Department
Sch of Biosciences
Funding type
Research
Value (£)
195,702
Status
Completed
Type
Research Grant
Start date
01/07/1997
End date
31/01/2001
Duration
43 months
Abstract
The initial aim of the proposed study is to develop antisense technology for the down- regulation of specific genes in the important phytopathogenic fungus Septoria nodorum. Initial experiments will involve a GUS reporter system and available constitutive promoters to express the antisense sequences, but considerable effort will be devoted to the isolation and adaptation of highly-expressed, host inducible promoters. The vectors and procedures developed will be used to test antisense inhibition as a means of validating fungicide targets, using two established targets. If these trials are successful, the new technology will be used by the industrial partners to validate new commercial targets.
Summary
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Committee
Closed Committee - Plant & Microbial Sciences (PMS)
Research Topics
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Research Priority
X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative
X - not in an Initiative
Funding Scheme
X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme
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