Project

A novel non cell-autonomous plant growth stimulatory molecule: its nature, regulation and applications

Code

01CD02224

Duration

01 November 2024 → 30 April 2025

Funding

Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund

Promotor

Hilde Nelissen

Fellow

Timothy Villers

Research disciplines

Natural sciences
- Plant biochemistry
- Plant cell and molecular biology
- Plant genetics
- Plant morphology, anatomy and physiology

Keywords

Metabolomics Growth enhancement Transcriptomics Proteomics Plant biotechnology Yield increase

Project description

The CYP78A enzymes are conserved among landplants and play key roles in plant growth and drought tolerance. Identification of the CYP78A-catalysed reaction and unravelling their regulation, will lead to new biostimulants and breeding targets enhancing crop yield-increase and drought tolerance. Through use of metabolomics, interactomics and multiplex CRISPR, substrate-product couples and regulators were identified.