Code
01CD7122
Duration
01 November 2022 → 30 April 2023
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Promotor
Fellow
Research disciplines
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Natural sciences
- Proteins
- Physiology
- Posttranslational modifications
- Plant biochemistry
- Plant cell and molecular biology
- Proteomics
Keywords
stomata
signaling axis
conflicting environmental signals
drought
heat
Project description
My results revealed a signaling axis that is involved in resolving the conflict during combined drought and stress. This axis consists of the high temperature-associated kinase MAP4K4, which controls the activity of a proton pump to regulate stomatal opening under high temperature. In turn MAP4K4 activity is regulated by the OST1 kinase under drought stress.