Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP230101045

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP230101045

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Funded Activity Summary

Remodelling encapsulin nanocages to help enhance plant carbon fixation. Nature has evolved mechanisms in microbial systems to improve photosynthetic efficiency by saturating the enzyme Rubisco with carbon dioxide. These carbon concentrating mechanisms are genetically complex, precluding successful introduction into crops. Our simpler approach is to use encapsulins, a new source of robust bacterial pore-containing nanocages made from a single gene. This project will optimise the development of synthetic encapsulin-Rubisco carbon-fixing nanoreactors and transform them into leaf chloroplasts to test their impact on plant photosynthesis and growth. Our genetically simpler solution will aid ongoing global efforts to deliver overdue step change improvements in agricultural productivity.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 30-08-2023

End Date: 29-08-2026

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $691,716.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Plant cell and molecular biology | Plant biochemistry | Biochemistry and cell biology | Synthetic biology |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Other Keywords

Biochemistry and cell biology | Expanding Knowledge In the Biological Sciences | Plant biochemistry | Plant cell and molecular biology | Synthetic biology

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