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GIL1 a gene involved in cross-talk between photoperception and graviperception pathways in Arabidopsis
Reference
P12848
Principal Investigator / Supervisor
Professor Garry Whitelam
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Institution
University of Leicester
Department
Biology
Funding type
Research
Value (£)
154,739
Status
Completed
Type
Research Grant
Start date
05/06/2000
End date
05/06/2003
Duration
36 months
Abstract
Light signals play a central role in the regulation of plant growth and development and the molecular genetic dissection of the transduction of such signals is providing new insights into the mechanisms underlying the interactions between plants and their environment. Interactions and cross-talk are features of light signal transduction pathways. We have recently isolated a novel Arabidopsis mutant, gil1, in which the normal interaction between phytochrome signalling and hypocotyl gravitropism is disrupted. The gil1 mutation, which results in loss of phytochrome-mediated randomisation of hypocotyl growth, appears to result from a T-DNA insertion at a locus predicted to encode a protein with similarity to myb- transcription factors. It is proposed to characterise GIL1 with respect to its structure, expression, function and action.
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Committee
Closed Committee - Plant & Microbial Sciences (PMS)
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