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CPx/P1-type transporters of Synechocystis: (i) Metal specificity and (ii) Cu-trafficking for photosynthesis

Reference	P12850
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Professor Nigel Robinson
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors
Institution	Newcastle University
Department	School of Cell and Molecular Biosciences
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	276,120
Status	Completed
Type	Research Grant
Start date	01/07/2000
End date	01/02/2004
Duration	43 months

Abstract

We have characterised four transporters in Synechocystis PCC6803, one transports zinc (Thelwell et al. 1998), one cobalt (Rutherford et al. 1999) and two transport copper. This provides the opportunity to identify 'what determines metal specificity'. We propose two transporters, in conjunction with a metallochaperone, traffic copper to the thylakoid to allow switching from iron to copper in photosynthetic electron transport. We will 'characterise a pathway for copper delivery in vivo'.

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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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