Code
01CD5623
Duration
07 October 2023 → 06 June 2024
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Promotor
Fellow
Research disciplines
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Natural sciences
- Cell signaling
- Membrane structure and transport
- Plant cell and molecular biology
- Plant developmental and reproductive biology
- Proteomics
Keywords
ABA
callose
male sterility
Protein trafficking
drought resistance
endocytosis
Project description
Clathrin-mediated endocytosis internalizes plasma membrane proteins to react to various stimuli. In plants, the TPLATE complex plays a crucial role in this, but how it recognizes its cargo remains unknown. This project mechanistically investigates the trafficking of two proteins: SCAMP and Callose Synthase, both known cargoes of the TPLATE complex. Furthermore, this project will address how internalization controls their function.