Linkage - International - Grant ID: LX0452397

Funding Activity

Website
https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LX0452397

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Insect host/vector genetic responses to rhabdovirus infection. Rhabdoviruses cause important diseases in humans, animals and plants. These viruses are transmitted by insect vectors in which they persist and propagate, an intimate and specific association. Insect-rhabdovirus interactions will be studied at the molecular level using a planthopper-maize rhabdovirus model. Insect genes specifically induced by rhabdovirus infection as well as the viral genes themselves will be identified and characterized using genomics and bioinformatics tools. We will extend the same approaches to a comparative analysis of these planthopper genes with other insect-rhabdovirus systems under investigation in our institutes. Identification of viral genes expressed in insects, the insect genes that respond to virus infection, and interpretation of the roles of these genes in insects, may indicate new opportunities to control serious plant and animal diseases through control of virus transmission.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2004

End Date: 31-12-2007

Funding Scheme: Linkage - International

Funding Amount: $38,100.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Gene Expression | Virology | Genetics

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Biological sciences | Control of pests and exotic species |

Other Keywords

Biological sciences | Control of pests and exotic species | Gene Expression | Genetics | Virology

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