Description du projet
Comprendre les mécanismes de la photoprotection pour améliorer la production agricole
La photoprotection est un ensemble de processus à l’œuvre tout au long de la photosynthèse qui visent à limiter l’absorption de la lumière, à détoxifier les espèces réactives de l’oxygène générées par un excès de lumière et à dissiper cet excès de lumière absorbée. Le projet EVERPHOT, financé par l’UE, mettra en lumière les mécanismes moléculaires de la photoprotection qui protègent contre le stress lumineux, en particulier les mécanismes qui entrent en jeu en cas de stress lumineux prolongé. En combinant des méthodes issues de la génétique, de la biochimie, de la biophysique et des approches physiologiques, le projet identifiera de nouvelles cibles pour la manipulation, qui sont capitales pour accroitre le rendement des cultures énergétiques et alimentaires.
Objectif
Photosynthesis is a biological process of primary importance, as it provides the energy that drives food, feedstock and biofuel production and mitigates climate change. Light in excess of photosynthetic capacity can be damaging, thus ways to protect against damage have evolved, including ways to minimize light absorption, detoxify reactive oxygen species generated by excess light, and dissipate excess absorbed light. Together, these processes are known as photoprotection. Despite the physiological importance of photoprotection, the molecular mechanisms that protect against light stress remain largely unknown, especially those that protect from prolonged light stress. The objective of the proposed research project is to solve molecular mechanisms of photoprotection in plants. My specific aims are to 1) investigate the function of known involved factors in sustained energy dissipation in the model plant Arabidopsis, 2) identify novel molecular players and 3) use an organism that is genetically adapted to cope with high light stress, the evergreen Norway spruce. The research will be carried out in my laboratory where genetics, biochemistry, biophysics and physiological approaches will be combined to address this problem. The research in my group will provide insights into fundamental mechanisms of light energy capture, utilization and dissipation and will lead to the identification of new targets for manipulation, key to increasing yields of energy and food crops.
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MSCA-IF-EF-RI - RI – Reintegration panelCoordinateur
901 87 Umea
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