Project description
Proteomic characterisation of endosymbiotic chloroplasts in eukaryotic algae
Ocean photosynthesis is performed by cyanobacteria and eukaryotic algae. These eukaryotic algae originate via the endosymbiotic acquisition of chloroplasts, and many of the most prominent marine algal groups possess chloroplasts derived from the secondary or higher endosymbiotic uptake of eukaryotic red algae. The EU-funded ChloroMosaic programme aims to understand the fundamentals of the evolution and future ecology of the planet, explaining the success of the secondary red chloroplasts in the modern ocean. The secondary red chloroplasts are evolutionary mosaics and supported by nucleus-encoded proteins of the symbiont. ChloroMosaic will perform proteomic analysis of the dinoflagellate chloroplasts to identify proteins, enabling the dominant contribution of secondary red chloroplasts to marine production and defining potential biomarkers of the resilience of algal communities to anthropogenic climate change.
Fields of science
- natural sciencesbiological sciencesbiochemistrybiomoleculesproteinsproteomics
- natural sciencesbiological sciencesmicrobiologyphycology
- natural sciencesphysical sciencesastronomyplanetary sciencesplanets
- natural sciencesbiological sciencesecologyecosystems
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesatmospheric sciencesclimatologyclimatic changes
Programme(s)
- HORIZON.1.1 - European Research Council (ERC) Main Programme
Topic(s)
Funding Scheme
ERC - Support for frontier research (ERC)
Coordinator
75794 Paris
France
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Participants (1)
Legal entity other than a subcontractor which is affiliated or legally linked to a participant. The entity carries out work under the conditions laid down in the Grant Agreement, supplies goods or provides services for the action, but did not sign the Grant Agreement. A third party abides by the rules applicable to its related participant under the Grant Agreement with regard to eligibility of costs and control of expenditure.
75230 Paris Cedex 05
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