Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0208889

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0208889

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

CesA (cellulose synthase) genes of Arabidopsis; all doing the same job or specialists cooperating to make the most abundant biopolymer. The biosphere makes more cellulose than any other polymer with fibre industries depending on its physical properties and atmospheric carbon dioxide levels depending on its stability as a carbon sink. Demonstrations that cellulose production needs CesA genes drove recent progress in elucidating the mechanism of synthesis. CesA proteins all look very similar but if all do the same job, why do plants need so many and why do none seem redundant? We will make gene interchanges in transgenic plants, build chimeric genes and identify where each CesA protein operates. This will identify their individual and cooperative contributions to cellulose production.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2002

End Date: 31-12-2004

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $180,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

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

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Cotton | Hardwood plantations | Softwood plantations |

Other Keywords

Biochemistry and Cell Biology | Cell Development (Incl. Cell Division And Apoptosis) | Cellular Interactions (Incl. Adhesion, Matrix, Cell Wall) | Cotton | Gene Expression | Hardwood plantations | Softwood plantations

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