Project Details
Projekt
Diversification of the BIR receptor kinase family and its impact on plant health and crop yield (B02)
Subject Area
Plant Genetics and Genomics
Term
since 2023
Project identifier
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 491090170
This project focuses on the regulatory family of BAK1-interacting receptor kinases (BIR). BIRs negatively regulate immune responses by interfering with BAK1 receptor complex formation and are necessary for cell death containment. Both functions are diversifying in an antagonistic manner within the BIR family differentially affecting cell death and immune status. This project aims at the identification of the molecular adaptations made within the BIR family that are determining their receptor interaction strength and their cell death suppressive competence.
DFG Programme
CRC/Transregios
Applicant Institution
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Project Head
Privatdozentin Dr. Birgit Kemmerling
