Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0666289

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0666289

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Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Novel photoprotective mechanisms and functional biodiversity of high light tolerance in the model alga Chlamydomonas. Most plants have limited capacity to avoid high light (HL) stress which commonly accompanies drought and high temperature stress. We will identify novel genes and proteins that underlie diverse mechanisms of photoprotection in unique very high light resistant (VHLR) mutants in the alga Chlamydomonas and develop new tools to screen other plants for these attributes. Depending on progress, we expect to express them in the higher plant Arabidopsis as a first step towards utilization of VHLR genes for crop improvement. Understanding the mechanisms conferring HL photoprotection is a research priority in plant sciences and will further strengthen Australia's innovative contributions to the internationally networked Chlamydomonas Genome Project.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2006

End Date: 30-04-2009

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $283,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Plant Biology | Biochemistry And Cell Biology Not Elsewhere Classified | Genetics Not Elsewhere Classified | Plant Physiology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Primary products from plants | Biological sciences |

Other Keywords

Biochemistry And Cell Biology Not Elsewhere Classified | Biological sciences | Genetics Not Elsewhere Classified | Plant Biology | Plant Physiology | Primary products from plants

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