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ruby1: an insight into phytochrome E and/or phytochrome C signal transduction

Reference	P17262/2
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Professor Karen Halliday
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors
Institution	University of Edinburgh
Department	Sch of Biological Sciences
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	61,244
Status	Completed
Type	Research Grant
Start date	01/04/2005
End date	28/02/2006
Duration	11 months

Abstract

To date, no phytochrome-specific mutants have been identified that alter signalling from phytochromes C-E. Physiological and genetic tests have revealed that our new mutant rby1 modified signalling from phyE and or phyC. Thus, rby1 defines a new class of mutant. As the rby1 phenotype is red light and seeding-specific this suggests: RBY1 probably acts early in phyE:C signalling, and the main role of RBY1 is to control seedling establishment. We propose to: 1. Clone and characterise RBY1; 2. Assess the effect of rby1 on gene expression; 3. Explore epsitasis relationships of rby1 and phy/phy-signalling mutants; 4. To test the effect of rby1 on cellular phy:GFP kinetics; 5. Assess the impact of rby1 on the cellular cytoskeleton.

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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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P17262 ruby1: an insight into phytochrome E and/or phytochrome C signal transduction

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