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Unraveling the causes for wheat sensitivities (WHEATSCAN)
Project
Project code: K195/2015
Contract period: 01.04.2016
- 31.03.2019
Budget: 1,000,000 Euro
Purpose of research: Applied research
The scientific objective of the WHEATSCAN Consortium is to elucidate the pathomechanism of wheat sensitivity, also known as non-celiac gluten sensitivity. In particular, the scientists aim to identify the wheat proteins causing wheat sensitivity and to characterize their functions. Based on this knowledge, the scientists want to develop better diagnostic tests for this sensitivity. In the joint project, the scientists will investigate the 60 main wheat cultivars grown in Germany between 1891 and 2010. They will focus on the potential of the wheat cultivars to stimulate the immune system dependent on the genetic variability (genome), gene expression (transcriptome) and the protein composition (proteome). In this multidisciplinary approach, the scientists want to develop the foundation for cultivating new types of wheat with as little pathogenic potential as possible, good nutritional and product characteristics as well as sufficient profitability.
Section overview
Subjects
- Crop Production
- Plant Breeding
- Physiology of Nutrition
- Genetic Resources
Funding programme
Excutive institution
Leibniz-Institute for Food Systems Biology at the Technical University of Munich (LSB)
