Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0451208

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0451208

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Control of plant organ development by the PETAL LOSS gene of Arabidopsis. We have discovered a new gene in the model laboratory plant Arabidopsis thaliana that is involved in sepal and petal development. It encodes a transcription factor that apparently acts by repressing growth in the inter-sepal zone of flowers where petals arise. We now aim to determine how this growth suppression occurs, and whether it extends to leaves where the gene is also expressed. Control of the initiation and sculpturing of plant organs by site-specific inhibition of growth is a newly discovered mechanism that may be useful in manipulating plant architecture.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2004

End Date: 31-12-2007

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $300,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Gene Expression | Botany Not Elsewhere Classified | Genetics | Genetic Development (Incl. Sex Determination)

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Biological sciences |

Other Keywords

Biological sciences | Botany Not Elsewhere Classified | Gene Expression | Genetic Development (Incl. Sex Determination) | Genetics

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