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The organogenic activity of compound leaves: interplay between KNOX proteins and growth hormones

Reference	P18038
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Professor Peter Hedden
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors	Dr Andrew Phillips
Institution	Rothamsted Research
Department	Plant Biology & Crop Science
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	155,072
Status	Completed
Type	Research Grant
Start date	01/04/2003
End date	31/10/2006
Duration	43 months

Abstract

Tomato leaves display prolonged organogenic activity resulting in compound leaf production. On current evidence, expression of KNOX homeodomain proteins in leaves may be involved in specifying dissected leaf morphology. Furthermore, KNOX is known to modify gibberellin (GA) biosynthesis in apical meristems and to increase cytokinin content. We propose to study the genetic interactions between tomato GA mutants and lines that misexpress KNOX genes. We will monitor the GA status of the KNOX mutants as well as expression of genes for GA biosynthesis, catabolism and response. Finally, we will test whether KNOX- mediated stimulation of cytokinin biosynthesis is also required for elaboration of the compound leaf form. The experiments will provide insight into the way growth regulators and KNOX pathways are integrated to control leaf development. (Joint with grant 18044).

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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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P18044 The organogenic activity of compound leaves: interplay between KNOX proteins and growth hormones

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