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Project
Study of the initiation and growth of root hairs in Arabidopsis thaliana.
The project aims to study the role of genes in the development of Arabidopsis roothairs. 151 genes were identified, many having a role in cell wall metabolism. The phenotype of knock-out plants will be investigated, as well as cell wall composition, expression patterns, the effect of overexpression on the phenotype and the localisation of the geneproducts of interesting genes. If necessary, interesting lines will be crossed into mutant backgrounds or in plants with fluorescent markers.
Date:1 Jul 2009 → 31 Dec 2013
Keywords:ROOT, PLANT DEVELOPMENT, PLANT CELL BIOLOGY, ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA L.
Disciplines:General biology, Plant biology