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Molecular characterisation of a heme oxygenase- deficient mutant of pea: - understanding the role of heme oxygenase in higher plants

Reference	P10948
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Professor Matthew Terry
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors
Institution	University of Southampton
Department	Centre for Biological Sciences
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	161,959
Status	Completed
Type	Research Grant
Start date	17/05/1999
End date	16/10/2002
Duration	41 months

Abstract

Heme oxygenase has a crucial role to play in both heme degradation and the regulation of plastid development. The objective of this proposal is to understand the mechanism of heme oxygenase function in higher plants. The approach taken will be to clone heme oxygenase- from P using an homologous Arabidopsis cDNA and to use this clone to characterise the heme oxygenase-deficient pcd1 mutant. A combination of molecular and biochemical techniques will then be used to determine the number of heme oxygenases expressed and the localisation of these enzymes. The signalling role of heme oxygenase will be investigated by examining the regulation of heme oxygenase expression by developmental and environmental signals.

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Committee	Closed Committee - Plant & Microbial Sciences (PMS)
Research Topics	X – not assigned to a current Research Topic
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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