The role of the chloroplast in activation of systemic immunity
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Warwick
Department Name: School of Life Sciences
Abstract
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Publications
Kachroo P
(2021)
An Emerging Role for Chloroplasts in Disease and Defense
in Annual Review of Phytopathology
| Description | The ongoing work has revealed a key role for the chloroplast in systemic immunity and these concepts were articulated in a high profile review on in Annual Review of plant pathology in 2021. Covid has restricted international travel but we have identified a number of early SAR signals that may shed light on how SAR established broad spectrum immunity to insects, viruses, fungi, oomycetes and bacteria. disc than first thought. |
| Exploitation Route | Further characterisation of the active signalling molecules and their effacacy on a range of crops may lead to a significant research application related to sustainable agriculture. We have been funded by NSF/BBSRC; BB/X013049/1 "Anatomy and functions of LTP interactomes and their relationship to small RNA signals in systemic acquired resistance to continue this work. |
| Sectors | Agriculture, Food and Drink,Education |
| Description | Public - scientific engagement. Twitted a movie of real time imaging of SAR establishment which got 8K views, not bad for a first tweet. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2021 |
| Impact Types | Societal |
| Description | Anatomy and functions of LTP interactomes and their relationship to small RNA signals in systemic acquired resistance |
| Amount | £650,866 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | BB/X013049/1 |
| Organisation | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 11/2022 |
| End | 10/2026 |
| Description | China Partnering Award: Does chloroplast reactive oxygen underpin plant disease resistance? |
| Amount | £30,082 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | BB/S020764/1 |
| Organisation | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2019 |
| End | 09/2022 |
| Description | BEE meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Talk on bio-electricity and its role in elaborating the plant systemic immune response |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Departmental Seminar, University of Nottingham Plant & Crop Sciences Division, 12 June 2019 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Departmental seminar focusing on whole plant and real time imaging of plant-microbe interactions with a focus on the role of the chloroplast in modulating responses. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Invited speaker at plant disease resistance workshop North West Agricultural and Forestry University, Yangling, China |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | As part of an international workshop on plant disease resistance presented work on chloroplast immunity and methodology developed in the ash dieback project for untargetted metabolite profiling. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Kentucky seminar |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Seminar on the rle of the chloroplast in systemic acquired resistance |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Keynote speaker at MPMI meeting, Glasgow 2019 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Keynote presentation on the role of the chloroplast in local and systemic signalling and presented unpublished data on the role of endoplasmic reticulum remodelling in plant pathogen interactions. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://ismpmi.confex.com/ismpmi/2019/meetingapp.cgi/Person/4891 |
| Description | NWAFU |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Keynote presentation at the North West Agricultural and forestry University |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Pradeep seminar |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Collaborator Prof. Pradeep Kachroo presented seminar entitled "Intercellular communication in systemic acquired resistance" to audience at School of Life Sciences, Warwick as part of our reciprocal visits on our BBSRC UK Partnering ward. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Presentation at the Shanghai Centre for Plant Stress Biology |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Presented the concept of chloroplast immunity in both PAMP triggered immunity, effector triggered immunity and as a driver in generating a systemic immune signal to establish systemic acquired resistance. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | School visit (Birmingham) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Lectured to just over 200 students (Year 8) on food security and the importance of the chloroplast at Cockshut Hill, Birmingham |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |