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Isolation and characterisation of Arabidopsis thaliana mutants in peroxisome biogenesis and function by reverse genetics
Reference
P13265
Principal Investigator / Supervisor
Professor Alison Baker
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Institution
University of Leeds
Department
Plant Biochemistry & Biotechnology
Funding type
Research
Value (£)
111,565
Status
Completed
Type
Research Grant
Start date
01/03/2001
End date
01/03/2003
Duration
24 months
Abstract
Peroxisomes play fundamental roles in the growth and development of plants. We have cloned Arabidopsis orthologues of 5 different genes involved in peroxisome biogenesis in yeasts and mammals and used them to screen the SLAT collection of transposon tagged Arabidopsis from the laboratory of Jonathan Jones. Possible insertion mutants have been identified in primary screens for all 5 genes. Characterisation of peroxisome mutants in plants would yield important insights into the regulation and interrelation of peroxisomal activities and their impact on plant development, vigour and the ability to withstand biotic and abiotic stress.
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Committee
Closed Committee - Plant & Microbial Sciences (PMS)
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