Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0208872

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0208872

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The Shape of Plants; Discovering factors that control morphology by organizing the cytoskeleton. Understanding how plants generate the huge diversity of shapes seen in nature is both a scientific challenge and a biotechnological opportunity. Microtubules dominate cell architecture, providing dynamic, yet rigid, frameworks for defining or changing growth polarity. We recently discovered and cloned MOR1, a gene that is essential for organizing microtubules and controlling morphogenesis. This places us in a strong position to resolve a long-standing mystery: how are microtubules organized? We intend to define MOR1's structural attributes, identify its interacting proteins and innovate an ambitious screen for additional genes that have related functions. This project should stimulate new ideas and applications.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2002

End Date: 31-12-2004

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $421,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Biochemistry and Cell Biology | Cellular Interactions (Incl. Adhesion, Matrix, Cell Wall) | Plant Physiology | Cell Development (Incl. Cell Division And Apoptosis)

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Biological sciences |

Other Keywords

Biochemistry and Cell Biology | Biological sciences | Cell Development (Incl. Cell Division And Apoptosis) | Cellular Interactions (Incl. Adhesion, Matrix, Cell Wall) | Plant Physiology

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