Project

Importance of protein carbohydrate interactions in development and protection of plants

Code

01GA0310

Duration

01 January 2010 → 14 September 2017

Funding

Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund

Promotor

Els Van Damme

Research disciplines

Natural sciences
- Biochemistry and metabolism
- Plant biology
- Systems biology
Medical and health sciences
- Medical biochemistry and metabolism
- Medical biochemistry and metabolism
- Medical biochemistry and metabolism
Agricultural and food sciences
- Agricultural plant production
- Horticultural production

Keywords

plant glycobiology lectins insect cell line

Project description

At present little is known about protein carbohydrate interactions occurring in the plant cell, and the implications thereof on the development and protection of plants. Our research will concentrate on three topics related to (1) physiological role of nucleocytoplasmic lectins, (2) study of protein carbohydrate recognition processes in plant insect interactions, (3) glycobiology of plants and insects.