Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0455647

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP0455647

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Efficient organelle transformation. Chloroplasts and mitochondria are the powerhouses of plant and animal cells. Ability to express introduced genes in these organelles has enormous biotechnological potential in agriculture and medicine, but practical development has been almost stalled for 15 years by very low transformation efficiency. Plastid transformation is today routine only in tobacco; and mitochondrial transformation has been achieved only in yeasts and algae. We have developed a solution, and achieved the key technical requirements for proof of concept. This collaboration between industry, government and university partners will deliver key Australian-owned IP, for environmentally-friendly plant biofactories, and for treatment of mitochondrial genetic disorders.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 31-01-2005

End Date: 31-01-2008

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $389,025.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Plant Biology | Genetic Technologies: Transformation, Site-Directed Mutagenesis, Etc. | Plant Physiology | Biotechnology Not Elsewhere Classified

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Primary products from plants | Prevention—biologicals (e.g. vaccines) | Biological sciences |

Other Keywords

Biological sciences | Biotechnology Not Elsewhere Classified | Genetic Technologies: Transformation, Site-Directed Mutagenesis, Etc. | Plant Biology | Plant Physiology | Prevention—biologicals (e.g. vaccines) | Primary products from plants

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