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Project
Exploiting mutants to study the control of cell elongation in Arabidopsis thaliana hypocotyls.
This project aims to increase our knowledge on the regulation of plant cell elongation, as it shapes the size and form of plants and plays a key-role in the primary production of biomass. The elongation of the dark-grown Arabidopsis hypocotyl occurs only through cell elongation, making the hypocotyl an ideal model to study (regulation of) cell elongation. One of the prerequisites for thisetiolated growth is the deposition of a thick cell wall during the slow growth phase, which becomes extensively remodelled and thinned during expansion. Furthermore, hypocotyl elongation is rapidly inhibited when light is perceived.
Date:1 Jan 2015 → 31 Dec 2018
Keywords:CELL BIOLOGY, PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA L.
Disciplines:General biology, Plant biology