Project description
Understanding plants’ response to temperature variations
Plants are highly adaptable to their environments, with temperature playing a pivotal role in their development. Understanding how plants respond to temperature changes (ranging from 12–28 ºC in Arabidopsis thaliana) is crucial for improving plant fitness in the face of climate change. Supported by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions programme, the OCELL project will explore how plants regulate temperature signalling across different organs, tissues, and cell types to better understand their responses to climate change. Using a novel experimental system, the project will define organ-specific gene regulatory networks (GRNs) in roots and shoots and examine how temperature variations in aerial parts influence root behaviour. Additionally, it will investigate cell-type-specific GRNs through single-cell RNA sequencing of leaves exposed to varying temperature conditions.
Objective
Plants demonstrate remarkable adaptability to their environments, with temperature being a key factor in shaping their development. Understanding how plants perceive and respond to temperature fluctuations, particularly within non-stressful ranges (12–28ºC for Arabidopsis thaliana), is critical for optimizing plant fitness in the context of climate change. This project aims to unravel the mechanisms regulating temperature signaling in plants, focusing on how different organs, tissues, and cell types perceive and react to temperature changes.
To address these challenges, we will first define and validate organ-specific gene regulatory networks (GRNs) in roots and shoots (WP1) and investigate how temperature variations in the aerial parts influence root behavior using a novel experimental system (WP2). Additionally, we will explore cell-type-specific GRNs through single-cell RNA sequencing of leaves under different temperature conditions (WP3).
This interdisciplinary approach, supported by leading research institutions, is expected to provide new insights into plant temperature signaling. The findings will enhance our long-term capacity to predict and manipulate plant responses to climate change, with potential applications in agriculture and environmental sustainability. Furthermore, this project will significantly advance my expertise in plant molecular biology and bioinformatics, positioning me as a leader in plant-environment interactions .
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HORIZON.1.2 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
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28006 Madrid
Spain
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