Project

GENETIC DISECTION OF CALCIUM SIGNALING IN PLANT PROGRAMMED CELL DEATH

Code
3E011216
Duration
01 October 2016 → 30 September 2019
Funding
Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)
Research disciplines
  • Natural sciences
    • Systems biology
Keywords
calcium programmed cell death cellular signalling
 
Project description

Programmed Cell Death (PCD) is a genetical mechanism to remove unwanted cells precisely, and is critical for plant development and reproduction. Lateral root cap PCD and self-incompatibility induced PCD in flowers are two plant PCD models for molecular mechanism research. With this project we will investigate the role of calcium as a universal signaling molecule in plant PCD.