Biogenesis and maintenance of plant vacuoles
Description:
Vacuoles are major storage organelles and they are important for seed maturation, fruit development and rhizome growth. They are also essential for plant growth by contributing to expansion growth. In spite of their apparent importance, vacuole biogenesis and maintenance in plants are not yet well explored and understood. In the proposed project, we want to elucidate the molecular mechanisms underlying the biogenesis and maintenance of this dynamic organelle by analyzing vacuole fusion defective mutants and the small GTPase RAB7;G from Arabidopsis.
Executive Institute:
Department of Plant Systems Biology Details of Department of Plant Systems Biology
Parent institution:
Technical University Munich (TUM) Details of (TUM) (Bavaria)
Contract period:
01. 07. 2011 - 30. 06. 2015
Project budget:
510,526 €
Collaborative Project:
Molecular mechanisms regulating yield and yield stability in plants Details of Molecular mechanisms regulating yield and yield stability in plants
Funding Programme:
- DFG - Collaborative Research Centre Details of DFG - Collaborative Research Centre
Subject:
- Biotechnology
Purpose of research:
Basic research
Funding Institutions:
- German Research Council (DFG) (DFG) Details of (DFG)
Project Management Agency:
- German Research Council (DFG) (DFG) Details of DFG