Code
01CD5523
Duration
05 October 2023 → 04 May 2024
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Promotor
Fellow
Research disciplines
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Natural sciences
- Plant biochemistry
- Plant cell and molecular biology
- Plant developmental and reproductive biology
- Plant genetics
Keywords
Germination stimulants
obligate root-parasitic plants
Strigolactones
Orobanchaceae
Autotrophic plants
Project description
Phelipanche ramosa is an obligate root parasite threatening major crops in central Europe. Strigolactones(SL)- induced germination is the first and crucial step in this parasitism. We used Arabidopsis thaliana as a model to study SL induced germination and by using proteomics and interactomics approaches, we discovered new signaling components, which contribute to a better understanding of the pathway.