Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP150104048

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP150104048

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Systemic gene silencing in Arabidopsis, and relevance to plant biology. Gene silencing is a highly conserved process in plants and animals. It is of fundamental importance to gene regulation, virus defence, genome response to environment, and genome evolution. Remarkably, when gene silencing is triggered in plants it can spread throughout the organism. The aim of this project is to define the mechanism of intercellular movement of gene silencing in plants, and its relevance to plant growth and defence against pathogens. Expected outcomes include increased understanding of intercellular genetic signalling in plants and its role in plant growth and disease resistance. The findings may also shed new light on mechanisms of gene silencing in animals.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2015

End Date: 24-12-2019

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $355,100.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Epigenetics (incl. Genome Methylation and Epigenomics) | Plant Biology | Plant Developmental and Reproductive Biology | Plant Pathology |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Environmentally Sustainable Plant Production not elsewhere classified | Expanding Knowledge in the Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences

Other Keywords

Environmentally Sustainable Plant Production not elsewhere classified | Epigenetics (incl. Genome Methylation and Epigenomics) | Expanding Knowledge in the Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Plant Biology | Plant Developmental and Reproductive Biology | Plant Pathology

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