2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Control of plant cell size by a novel transcription factor GTL1
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22770051
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Plant molecular biology/Plant physiology
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| Research Institution | The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research |
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Principal Investigator |
CHRISTIAN Breuer 独立行政法人理化学研究所, 細胞機能研究ユニット, 特別研究員 (90525859)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2011
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| Keywords | 細胞サイズ / 細胞伸長 / 転写因子 / 核内倍加 / トライへリックス / シロイヌナズナ |
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| Research Abstract |
During plant organ growth, cells transit from the proliferative phase to the differentiation phase. During cell differentiation, cells cease their growth when they reach their maximum size but the mechanism that determine the final cell size is not known. In this study I investigated the function of plant-specific trihelix transcription factors GTL, DF1 and GT2 in regulating plant cell size. My data demonstrate that plants actively terminate cell growth by upregulating the expression of these transcription factors.
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Research Products
(8 results)
