Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP210101757

Funding Activity

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https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP210101757

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Active

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Funded Activity Summary

Combining new synthetic biology tools to boost crop CO2 capture and growth. A solution for improving crop yield is to enhance the carbon dioxide fixation properties of the enzyme Rubisco whose inefficient activity often limits plant growth. This project makes use of new synthetic biology capabilities to artificially evolve Rubisco in the laboratory and select for new versions with improved performance. These beneficial changes will be introduced into crop Rubisco using targeted gene editing approaches and the improvements in photosynthesis, growth and yield evaluated. This information will aid complimentary biotechnological efforts seeking to supercharge photosynthesis and help deliver the second Green Revolution needed to meet the improvement required in future agriculture productivity and resource use.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 05-04-2021

End Date: 04-04-2024

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $561,428.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Agricultural Molecular Engineering of Nucleic Acids and Proteins | Industrial Biotechnology | Biocatalysis and Enzyme Technology | Synthetic Biology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Canola | Tobacco |

Other Keywords

Agricultural Molecular Engineering of Nucleic Acids and Proteins | Biocatalysis and Enzyme Technology | Canola | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Industrial Biotechnology | Synthetic Biology | Tobacco

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