Engineered Near-Infrared Photosynthesis

Projektinformationen

EngiNear-IR

ID Finanzhilfevereinbarung: 660652

DOI 10.3030/660652

Abgeschlossenes Projekt

EK-Unterschriftsdatum 20 Oktober 2015

Startdatum 1 Dezember 2015

Enddatum 30 November 2018

Finanziert unter

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Gesamtkosten € 251 857,80

EU-Beitrag € 251 857,80

Koordiniert durch

THE UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD
United Kingdom

Ziel

Sunlight is the most abundant and sustainable energy source available to us. It drives photosynthesis, the source of all food and most energy resources on Earth. Phototrophic organisms use antenna complexes to absorb solar energy, and derived excitation energy migrates towards specialised pigment-protein complexes called reaction centres. Here, photosynthetic electron transfer is initiated, converting solar energy into a form that can be stored and used to power cell metabolism. The absorption characteristics of antenna and reaction centre complexes determine the specific wavelengths of light that can be captured and converted into chemical energy; light at other wavelengths is not used, representing a major limitation of light-harvesting efficiency. Improving this efficiency will play a key role in ensuring food and energy security for the future, a societal challenge to be met by the H2020 programme.

EngiNear-IR is a synthetic biology project aimed at exploiting my successful engineering of photopigment biosynthesis in a bacterial host to broaden the range of wavelengths available for photosynthesis. I have diverted the native bacteriochlorophyll a biosynthetic pathway to produce bacteriochlorophyll b, the most strongly red-shifted naturally-occurring photopigment. Incorporation of this foreign pigment into antennae/reaction centres will create novel photosystems that can harness near-infrared regions of the solar spectrum that are currently unused by this host. Apart from its biotechnological potential this research will broaden current understanding of pigment biosynthesis and photosystem assembly, yielding information essential for the improvement of photosynthetic efficiency. The project forms a collaboration between two of the world’s leading photosynthesis research laboratories and exploits the multidisciplinary nature of their studies. The proposed research will provide outstanding research-led training and falls within the H2020 excellence science remit.

Wissenschaftliches Gebiet

• Naturwissenschaften › Biowissenschaften › Mikrobiologie › Bakteriologie
• Naturwissenschaften › Biowissenschaften › synthetische Biologie
• Naturwissenschaften › Biowissenschaften › Zellbiologie › Zellstoffwechsel
• Naturwissenschaften › Biowissenschaften › Biochemie › Biomoleküle › Proteine › Enzym
• Naturwissenschaften › Biowissenschaften › Botanik

Programm/Programme

• H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Main Programme
• H2020-EU.1.3.2. - Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility

Thema/Themen

• MSCA-IF-2014-GF - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF-GF)

Aufforderung zur Vorschlagseinreichung

H2020-MSCA-IF-2014

Finanzierungsplan

MSCA-IF-GF - Global Fellowships

Koordinator

THE UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD

• Netto-EU-Beitrag: € 251 857,80
• Adresse: Firth court western bank ; S10 2TN Sheffield ; Vereinigtes Königreich
• Region: Yorkshire and the Humber › South Yorkshire › Sheffield
• Aktivitätstyp: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Weitere Finanzmittel: € 0,00

Partner (1)

Partner

Partnerorganisationen tragen zur Umsetzung der Aktion bei, unterzeichnen jedoch nicht die Finanzhilfevereinbarung.

THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY

Vereinigte Staaten

• Netto-EU-Beitrag: € 0,00
• Adresse: Technology center building 110 ; 16802 7000 University park pa
• Aktivitätstyp: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Weitere Finanzmittel: € 160 130,40