Molecular function of VACUOLAR FUSION DEFECTIVE proteins in intracellular trafficking and vacuole biogenesis (A06)

• Subject Area: Plant Cell and Developmental Biology
• Term: from 2011 to 2019
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 170483403

The vacuole is the largest organelle of a plant cell and vacuoles are important for the storage of various substances. Plant vacuoles therefore directly or indirectly impact yield quality and quantity. The molecular detail of the biogenesis and maintenance of plant vacuoles has only very recently begun to be understood. Here, we aim to identify factors regulating this process through genetic and cell biological analysis of established and novel components.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 924: Molecular Mechanisms Regulating Yield and Yield Stability in Plants
• Major Instrumentation: MicroScale Thermophoresis machine
• Instrumentation Group: 3160 Biomolekular-Interaktionssysteme
• Applicant Institution: Technische Universität München (TUM)
• Project Head: Professorin Dr. Erika Isono