| title: | Studies on the expression and function of plant and plant virus genes |
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| reg no: | SF0222604Bs03 |
| project type: | targeted financing |
| subject: |
1.6-1.9. Chemistry and Molecular Biology 2. Engineering 4. Agricultural Sciences |
| status: | accepted |
| institution: | Tallinn Technical University |
| head of project: | Erkki Truve |
| duration: | 01.01.2003 - 31.12.2007 |
| description: | The main task of the project is to describe the mechanisms of gene silencing in higher plants and clarify the role of viruses in the process. First of all, we plan to identify plant genes which products interact with viral gene silencing suppressors. As gene silencing is studied using viral proteins, the second task of the project is to identify the biological functions of cocksfoot mottle sobemovirus (CfMV) genes and to describe the mechanisms how this particular virus affects antiviral gene silencing mechanisms in host plant. We also plan to elaborate a novel virus-induced gene silencing vector for cereals, based on the infectious cDNA clone of CfMV. In parallel with studies on sobemoviruses and gene silencing we shall study also the role of potato A potyvirus proteins P1 and HC-Pro in this novel mechanism of gene expression regulation. Besides focusing on the studies on gene silencing mechanisms, we foresee also the application of gene silencing for the functional analysis plant genes (RNase L inhibitor) as well as gene families (myosin and myosin-like genes). |
| project group | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| no | name | institution | position | |
| 1. | Birger Ilau | Tallinn Technical University | insener/magistrant | |
| 2. | Kadri Järve | Tallinn Technical University | dotsent | |
| 3. | Kristel Järve | Tallinn Technical University | insener/magistrant | |
| 4. | Lilian Järvekülg | Tallinn Technical University | professor | |
| 5. | Jekaterina Kazantseva | Tallinn Technical University | teadur/doktorant | |
| 6. | Evi Krüger | Tallinn Technical University | laborant | |
| 7. | Gabriela Lasn | Tallinn Technical University | teadur/doktorant | |
| 8. | Merike Meier | Tallinn Technical University | teadur/doktorant | |
| 9. | Lenne Nigul | Tallinn Technical University | teadur | |
| 10. | Signe Nõu | Tallinn Technical University | laborant | |
| 11. | Eve-Ly Ojangu | Tallinn Technical University | teadur | |
| 12. | Allan Olspert | Tallinn Technical University | insener/magistrant | |
| 13. | Maarja Otsus | Tallinn Technical University | insener/magistrant | |
| 14. | Heiti Paves | Tallinn Technical University | vanemteadur | |
| 15. | Cecilia Sarmiento | Tallinn Technical University | teadur/doktorant | |
| 16. | Silva Sütt | Tallinn Technical University | insener/magistrant | |
| 17. | Tiina Tamm | Tallinn Technical University | vanemteadur | |
| 18. | Kiira Tarassova | Tallinn Technical University | insener | |
| 19. | Sirje Timmusk | Tallinn Technical University | dotsent | |
| 20. | Erkki Truve | Tallinn Technical University | ||
| 21. | Meelis Valk | Tallinn Technical University | laborant | |
| 22. | Sofia Villemson | Tallinn Technical University | vanemteadur | |