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Control of lignification
Reference
P13856
Principal Investigator / Supervisor
Professor Malcolm Campbell
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Institution
University of Oxford
Department
Plant Sciences
Funding type
Research
Value (£)
200,948
Status
Completed
Type
Research Grant
Start date
05/01/2001
End date
04/02/2004
Duration
37 months
Abstract
Lignins are complex, three-dimensional polymers found in the cell walls of specialised plant cells. The spatial and temporal control of lignin biosynthesis, or lignification, is an important factor in the growth, development and evolution of land plants. While much is known about the biosynthesis of lignins, surprisingly little is actually known about the mechanisms that control the timing and localisation of lignification. Analysis of plant mutants might provide important insights into this aspect of plant development. We have discovered a class of mutants that accumulate lignin in tissues that do not normally lignify. For one of these mutants, we have dissected the signalling pathways involved in the spatial and temporal control of lignification. We propose to continue this dissection, using four different mutants that lignify ectopically.
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Committee
Closed Committee - Plant & Microbial Sciences (PMS)
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