Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP190102526
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Molecular mechanisms of signalling by plant immune receptors. This project aims to understand how resistance proteins function and to find new sources of these proteins. Plant diseases account for 15% loss of global crop production, representing a threat to food security. Fungicides, one key form of protection, represent environmental concerns. The other key form of protection corresponds to resistance gene breeding, which is limited by lengthy breeding processes, restricted choice of genes from sexually compatible species and short effective time spans in the field. Building on previous research, this project aims to characterise the molecular basis of the Toll/interleukin-1 receptor domain-mediated nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) cleavage and the structural architecture of plant NLR complexes. This knowledge will support the long-term objective of protecting crops from pathogens.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 03-2019
End Date: 12-2022
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $538,287.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Plant Cell and Molecular Biology | Biochemistry and Cell Biology | Structural Biology (incl. Macromolecular Modelling) | Crop and Pasture Protection (Pests, Diseases and Weeds)
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Control of Plant Pests, Diseases and Exotic Species in Farmland, Arable Cropland and Permanent Cropland Environments | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences |
