Role of ABA in root meristem maintenance

Projektinformationen

RAM

ID Finanzhilfevereinbarung: 235121

Abgeschlossenes Projekt

Startdatum 5 März 2010

Enddatum 4 März 2012

Finanziert unter

• Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)

Gesamtkosten € 239 201,24

EU-Beitrag € 239 201,24

Koordiniert durch

UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS
United Kingdom

Ziel

The continuous function of (root and shoot) meristems is fundamental to the post-embryonic development, adaptation and survival of higher plants. Understanding the mechanisms of meristem maintenance represents a key challenge in plant science research. In the past decade, considerable knowledge has been gained about the importance of auxin in root meristem maintenance. However, the role of other hormones in this process is much less clear. This project will seek to fill this knowledge gap by studying the role of another hormone, abscisic acid (ABA) in root meristem maintenance. The project is based on our preliminary finding that ABA rescues the root meristem failure in the alf3-1 mutant. We have established that this ABA function is not mediated by currently known ABA signalling components such as the ABI genes and also have obtained mutants, known as aabi (for alf3-1 ABA insensitive), that are insensitive to this ABA regulation. These mutants are interesting in several aspects: 1) they likely carry mutations in novel ABA signalling genes; 2) they are defective in several fundamental mechanisms related to root meristem maintenance such as the maintenance of the stem cell niche and positional regulation over cell differentiation fate. The project focuses on one MABI gene, MABI8, and aims at identifying/and characterising this gene and also establishing the cellular and molecular events associated with the root meristem failure in the alf3-1 and aabi mutants.

Wissenschaftliches Gebiet

• medical and health sciences › medical biotechnology › cells technologies › stem cells
• natural sciences › biological sciences › genetics › mutation
• natural sciences › biological sciences › botany

Schlüsselbegriffe

• ABA
• Root meristem

Programm/Programme

• FP7-PEOPLE - Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)

Thema/Themen

• FP7-PEOPLE-IIF-2008 - Marie Curie Action: "International Incoming Fellowships"

Aufforderung zur Vorschlagseinreichung

FP7-PEOPLE-IIF-2008
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Finanzierungsplan

MC-IIF - International Incoming Fellowships (IIF)

Koordinator

UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS

Kontakt Verwaltung

Hanma Zhang (Dr.)

• EU-Beitrag: € 239 201,24
• Adresse: WOODHOUSE LANE ; LS2 9JT Leeds ; Vereinigtes Königreich
• Region: Yorkshire and the Humber › West Yorkshire › Leeds
• Aktivitätstyp: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Gesamtkosten: Keine Daten