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Regulation of carbon allocation through the pathway of fatty acid synthesis

Reference	RSP07836
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Dr Matthew Hills
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors	Dr Stephen Rawsthorne
Institution	John Innes Centre
Department	John Innes Centre Department
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	188,367
Status	Completed
Type	Research Grant
Start date	11/03/1997
End date	11/03/2000
Duration	36 months

Abstract

We will investigate the regulation of fatty acid synthesis in isolated intact plastids from developing seeds and leaves of oilseed rape. We will study the effect of acyl-CoA/acyl-CoA binding protein (ACBP) on the kinetics of transporters and enzymes of the pathway of fatty acid synthesis and on the concentrations of metabolic intermediates to determine at which points regulation of fatty acid synthesis by its product is occurring. We will also study the role of ACBP taking an in vivo approach by expressing sense and antisense constructs for ACBP in transgenic oilseed rape plants, and study the effects of these constructs on lipid metabolism.

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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	Resource Allocation and Stress in Plants (RSP) [1995]
Funding Scheme	X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme

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