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The role of calcium in co-ordinating cell cycle and polarisation in Fucus zygotes

ReferenceP18266
Principal Investigator / Supervisor Professor Colin Brownlee
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Professor Alistair Hetherington, Dr Martin Mcainsh
Institution Marine Biological Association
DepartmentMarine Biology
Funding typeResearch
Value (£) 200,196
StatusCompleted
TypeResearch Grant
Start date 17/02/2003
End date 16/05/2006
Duration39 months

Abstract

This proposal addresses the coordination of cell cycle activity and polarisation in a multicellular alga. The proposed research will combine recent developments in cellular imaging and manipulation with the unique advantages of the Fucus system for studies of cell signalling, cell cycle and polarisation in order to: 1) map cellular calcium activity onto cell cycle events; 2) determine the consequences of disrupted and imposed calcium signals on cell cycle progression with a combination of imaging and molecular approaches; 3) determine the nature of the dependence of polarisation on cell cycle progression in relation to the development of polarised calcium signalling.

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Committee Closed Committee - Plant & Microbial Sciences (PMS)
Research TopicsX – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research PriorityX – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative X - not in an Initiative
Funding SchemeX – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme
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