title: Role of myosins in plant morphogenesis, intracellular and cell-to-cell movements
reg no: ETF6559
project type: Estonian Science Foundation research grant
subject: 1.8. Molecular Biology
status: accepted
institution: TTU Faculty of Science
head of project: Heiti Paves
duration: 01.01.2006 - 31.12.2009
description: The main objective of the current proposal is to thoroughly characterize the functions of plant myosins in organelle movement, in cell-to-cell transport and in morphogenesis.
1. Detailed characterization of the phenotype of myosin XI-K T-DNA insertional mutants, and the gene expression of XI-K during Arabidopsis development
2. Phenotyping T-DNA insertional mutants and of other class VIII and XI myosins. Our model system is Arabidopsis thaliana, and the methodological approach includes:
1. Analysis of T-DNA insertional mutants
2. Studies on tissue- and developmental stage-specific expression of myosins
3. Expression of GFP-myosin hybrid proteins

project group
no name institution position  
1.Birger Ilau 
2.Kristel Järve 
3.Eve-Ly Ojangu 
4.Heiti PavesTallinna Tehnikaülikooli Matemaatika-loodusteaduskond