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A gene regulating the acclimation of photosynthesis to the environment
Reference
P13985
Principal Investigator / Supervisor
Professor Peter Horton
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Professor Conrad Mullineaux
,
Dr R Walters
Institution
University of Sheffield
Department
Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
Funding type
Research
Value (£)
121,495
Status
Completed
Type
Research Grant
Start date
05/08/2000
End date
05/08/2002
Duration
24 months
Abstract
Acclimation of the photosynthetic apparatus to environmental factors plays a crucial role in determining the tolerance of plants to stress and environmental changes and the efficiency with which external inputs are used for growth and productivity. A new mutant of Arabidopsis thaliana has been isolated which has a defect in acclimation to irradiance. The disrupted gene has no previously known function as evidenced from the database, but appears highly conserved, being also found in cyanobacteria. In this project, the function of this gene will be explored in Arabidopsis and Synechocystis, its expression characterised and its protein product analysed.
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Committee
Closed Committee - Plant & Microbial Sciences (PMS)
Research Topics
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Research Priority
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Research Initiative
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Funding Scheme
X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme
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