Functional specificity of protein interaction networks in plant hormone dependent regulation of cell fate determination (P19)

• Subject Area: Biochemistry
• Term: from 2007 to 2018
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 26068018

The plant hormone auxin forms instructive concentration gradients and is transported both within and between cells by members of the PIN protein family. In this project we will investigate how, when, where and to what extent spatially and temporally-defined PIN regulation modules connect to control cell differentiation. We will perform a mechanistic examination of the structural basis for PIN1 function, follow the functional specificity of PIN interacting proteins and determine in which contexts and how their functional specificity affects PIN protein localization and function.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 746: Functional Specificity by Coupling and Modification of Proteins
• Applicant Institution: Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
• Project Head: Professor Dr. Klaus Palme