Projects
Structural funding institutions: project funding CMK for fundamental research Hasselt University
Structural funding institutions: structural funding for the operation of the Institute CMK Hasselt University
Towards a knowledge-based reliable sustainable control of pear leaf flea in pear cultivation. University of Antwerp
Unravelling the biological role of novel stress-induced peptides (SIPs) in Arabidopsis thaliana. KU Leuven
Plant peptides accommodate a broad functional diversity ranging from development, growth, fertilization, senescence, cell death, symbiotic interactions to stress tolerance. They act as key components of cell-to-cell communication, interfere with signaling and response pathways, or display antimicrobial activity. Nevertheless, the total number of peptides is largely underestimated and different types of peptides are underexplored. Most plant ...
Trehalose-6-fosfaat (T6P), een nieuwe regulator van de SnRK1-energiesensor in planten als doelwit voor het verhogen van de stresstolerantie. KU Leuven
The SnRK1 (SNF1-related kinase1) protein kinase, the ortholog of the yeast SNF1 (Sucrose non-fermenting1) kinase and animal AMP-activated kinase (AMPK), acts as a key metabolic sensor in plants. It integrates both endogenous developmental cues and diverse environmental stress conditions, that affect photosynthesis, respiration, or carbon allocation, triggering a coordinated response to ensure the maintenance of cellular energy homeostasis and ...
Targeted control and improved pollination in organic crop protection(Bicopoll) within the Core Organic II Eranet Ghent University
The regulation of food uptake and digestion as a target for alternative pest control. KU Leuven
The fundamental processes of feeding and digestion are necessary to acquire sufficient building blocks and energy to fuel anabolic processes, such as growth, development and reproduction. Animals require the ability to respond to both environmental and internal cues and relate these to their nutritional state. A rigid regulatory system is necessary in all animals to ensure that feeding and digestion are dynamically controlled. This regulation ...