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Genetic dissection of mitotic cyclin function in Arabidopsis

ReferenceP16855
Principal Investigator / Supervisor Professor Peter Doerner
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Institution University of Edinburgh
DepartmentInst of Cell and Molecular Biology
Funding typeResearch
Value (£) 186,804
StatusCompleted
TypeResearch Grant
Start date 29/04/2002
End date 29/04/2005
Duration36 months

Abstract

Identification and characterisation of loss-of-function alleles of cell cycle genes has been crucial to determine their function in an organism's life cycle. Mitotic cyclins comprise a large gene family in Arabidopsis. Mitotic cyclins are expected to regulate DNA synthesis and mitosis, processes that play key roles in underpinning meristem activity, but also developmentally regulated processes such as endoreplication in post-mitotic cells. Based on the information provided with the completed Arabidopsis genome sequence, we propose a systematic genetic analysis of plant mitotic cyclins to identify the processes for which they are required.

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Committee Closed Committee - Plant & Microbial Sciences (PMS)
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