Obiettivo This application proposes to study genes required to regulate the transition from vegetative growth to flowering in the model species Arabidopsis thaliana, and to test whether modified versions of these genes can be used to manipulate the flowering time of commercially important plant species. Twelve participants will collaborate in the project, which is divided into three closely related work packages. The first of these, functional analysis of cloned flowering time genes, involves three laboratories and will focus on understanding the role of regulatory genes that have already been isolated by the participants. These genes promote the initiation of flowering in Arabidopsis. This section will focus on understanding the time of action of these genes during plant development, the effect of over-expressing the genes, a functional analysis of their products and how they interact with other Arabidopsis genes required to regulate flowering time. The second work package, isolation of novel flowering time genes, involves four participants and will use a combination of map-based cloning, T-DNA and transposon mutagenesis to isolate the genes affected in other late and early flowering mutants of Arabidopsis. Genetic analyses performed in this work package will complement that performed in the first work package, and gene probes as well as mutants and transgenic plants will be exchanged by all participants so that the expression of genes can be analysed in all genetic backgrounds. The third work package, application of flowering time genes, involves four participants from industrial laboratories and is directed at determining whether the regulatory genes already cloned from Arabidopsis can be used to promote or delay flowering of commercial crop species. It will also test the feasibility of inducing flowering of crop species by applying exogenous chemicals.There are strong inter-relationships between the laboratories, because seven of them are studying flowering time in the same plant species, enabling the exchange of information, gene probes, genetic variants and technology. The remaining four industrial partners are using gene constructs and information supplied by other participants to design and perform their experiments in crop species, and thereby facilitating the transfer of materials from academic to industrial partners. Campo scientifico natural sciencesmathematicspure mathematicsmathematical analysisfunctional analysisagricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculture Programma(i) FP4-BIOTECH 2 - Specific research, technological development and demonstration programme in the field of biotechnology, 1994-1998 Argomento(i) 030102 - Development and morphogenesis Invito a presentare proposte Data not available Meccanismo di finanziamento CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinatore Amica Science EEIG Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Norwich Research Park CF4 3UH Cardiff Regno Unito Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato Partecipanti (10) Classifica in ordine alfabetico Classifica per Contributo UE Espandi tutto Riduci tutto Advanta Seeds BV Paesi Bassi Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo 2,Van der Haveweg 4411 RB Rilland Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato Eidgenfssische Technische Hochschule - ETH Zürich Svizzera Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo 2,Universitdtstrasse 8092 Zürich Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE Francia Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Route de Saint-Cyr RD10 78026 VERSAILLES Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato Instituto Nacional de Investigacion y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria Spagna Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo 28080 Madrid Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato JOHN INNES CENTRE Regno Unito Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Norwich Research Park NR4 7UH Norwich Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato Landbouwuniversiteit Wageningen Paesi Bassi Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo 2,Dreijenlaan 6703 HA Wageningen Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN E.V. Germania Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo 10,Carl-von-Linné-Weg 10 50829 KOELN Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato Plant Genetics Systems NV Belgio Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo 22,Jozef Plateaustraat 9000 Gent Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V. Paesi Bassi Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo 2678 ZG De Lier Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato Zeneca Ltd. Regno Unito Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Jealott's Hill Research Station RG12 6EY Bracknell Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato
