Plant stress metabolism: the jasmonate-responsive master switch

Project Information

CHAMPION ANTONY

Grant agreement ID: QLK5-CT-2002-51650

Project closed

Start date 1 January 2004

End date 31 December 2005

Funded under

• Specific Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Quality of life and management of living resources", 1998-2002

Total cost € 140 550,00

EU contribution € 140 550,00

Coordinated by

LEIDEN UNIVERSITY
Netherlands

Objective

The stress hormone jasmine acid (JA) operates a master switch controlling plant defence and secondary metabolism. JA regulates gene expression by activating specific AP2/ERF-domain transcription factors. The proposed project aims at identification of additional switch components and at studying the activation mechanism.

Programme(s)

• FP5-LIFE QUALITY - Specific Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Quality of life and management of living resources", 1998-2002

Topic(s)

• 1.1.1.-5. - Key action Sustainable Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

RGI - Research grants (individual fellowships)

Coordinator

LEIDEN UNIVERSITY

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Wassenaarseweg 72 ; 2300 RA LEIDEN ; Netherlands
• Total cost: No data