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Mechanisms of Epigenetic regulation in Development, Evolution and Adaptation (MEDEA)
Start date: Apr 1, 2010, End date: Dec 31, 2015,
Over the last decade epigenetic gene regulation has become a major focus of scientific research as it was shown to play an important role in normal plant and animal development, but also in the ontogeny of human disease. A role of epigenetic processes in evolution, however, has found little general support to date. The goal of this project is to understand the complex interplay of epigenetic mecha ...
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Role of the Pollen-expressed FERONIA-like Receptor-like Kinases during Plant Fertilization (PFERLs)
Start date: Apr 8, 2010, End date: Apr 7, 2013,
Fertilization relies on complex and specialized mechanisms that achieve the precise delivery of the male gamete to the female gamete and their subsequent union. In plants, the molecular mechanisms that mediate the discharge of sperm cells by the male gametophyte (pollen tube) into the female gametophyte are still a mystery although they are of great interest for the manipulation of breeding barrie ...
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Transgenerational epigenetic regulation of heat stress response (TRANS-EPIGEN)
Start date: Feb 1, 2011, End date: Jan 31, 2013,
"Abiotic stresses, mainly high temperature, is among the most limiting factor of crops performance and their geographical distribution in European agriculture and worldwide. Although work on temperature tolerance dates many years back, mush less is known about the underlying molecular mechanisms. New evidences point out to long-lasting effect that could be transmitted across developmental stages a ...
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Identification and analysis of candidate genes involved in key steps of gametophytic apomixis (IDEAGENA)
Start date: Apr 1, 2008, End date: Mar 31, 2010,
Apomixis is a fascinating developmental process with a tremendous potential for plant breeding. Sexual reproduction and apomixis are closely interrelated and often occur within the same plant species. At least three key developmental steps are altered in a pomictic plants: (i) meiotic reduction is omitted or altered (apomeiosis), (ii) embryogenesis is initiated autonomously (parthenogenesis), and ...
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