Securing Seed Oil Synthesis
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Nottingham
Department Name: Sch of Biosciences
Abstract
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Organisations
People |
ORCID iD |
| Zoe Wilson (Primary Supervisor) |
Publications
Barrero-Sicilia C
(2017)
Lipid remodelling: Unravelling the response to cold stress in Arabidopsis and its extremophile relative Eutrema salsugineum.
in Plant science : an international journal of experimental plant biology
Studentship Projects
| Project Reference | Relationship | Related To | Start | End | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BB/M008770/1 | 30/09/2015 | 31/03/2024 | |||
| 1647738 | Studentship | BB/M008770/1 | 30/09/2015 | 31/10/2019 |
| Description | Throughout my PhD I developed a high-throughput method to screen for lipid related genes that have an impact on the plant adaptation to cold temperatures, which allows the identification of key genes that might ultimately impact the yield under cold and freezing temperatures. I have also developed a method to genetically modify a plant called Eutrema salsugineum via the genome editing technique CRISPR/Cas9. This plant is extremely valuable as a plant model to study different abiotic stresses such as cold, drought or salt, however due to its resilience to stress the existing protocols were not very reliable, and this will be the first time to be reported the use of CRISPR/Cas9. |
| Exploitation Route | The screening method is highly adaptable and can be applied to other plant species, gene candidates and stress conditions. This can help identify key components of the plants metabolism to be target for increased resistance of crops in the field. Being able to do gene editing in an extremophile such as Eutrema is a valuable resource to understand the mechanisms behind the stress resilience ability of this plant for a better understanding of these mechanisms and develop potential applications to use in the field, being in the form of assessment tools or developing resilient crops. |
| Sectors | Agriculture Food and Drink |
| Description | Student Travel Grant for the 23rd International Symposium on Plant Lipids |
| Amount | ￥50,000 (JPY) |
| Organisation | Tokyo Institute of Technology |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | Japan |
| Start | 06/2018 |
| End | 07/2018 |