Grant: Canada Research Chairs
The University of British Columbia
$100,000.00
Plant Physiology and Cellular Dynamics
FY 2023-24
Summary
In nature, plants are often exposed to environmental stresses that reduce their growth and survival rates. To better understanding how plants withstand stress conditions, one must learn the specialized mechanisms by which plant cells sense stress signals and activate physiological processes to minimize cellular damage. This project uses interdisciplinary approaches to understand how sub-cellular structures, known as Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) - Plasma Membrane (PM) Contact Sites, coordinate cellular stress responses by regulating molecular exchanges at the ER-PM interface. The characterization of this adaptive sub-cellular response to stress will provide genetic targets for the future biotechnological development of stress tolerant crops.
Program
Canada Research Chairs
Recipient
Location
British Columbia, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
CRC-2018-00006
Name nom
Rosado, Abel
Department département
Botany - The University of British Columbia
Organization id
2
Institution établissement
The University of British Columbia
Province en
British Columbia
Province fr
Colombie-Britannique
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2023
Competition year année de concours
2018
Award amount
100000
Program id
CRC
Program name en
Canada Research Chairs
Program name fr
Chaires de recherche du Canada
Group en
DISCOVERY RESEARCH
Group fr
RECHERCHE AXÉE SUR LA DÉCOUVERTE
Committee code
9998
Committee name en
Canada Research Chair Selection Committee
Committee name fr
Comité de sélection des Chaires de recherche du Canada
Area of application code
9999
Area of application group en
Not available
Area of application group fr
Non disponible
Area of application en
Not available
Area of application fr
Non disponible
Research subject code
10000
Research subject group en
The field of research available
Research subject group fr
The field of research available
Research subject en
Le domaine de recherche disponible
Research subject fr
Le domaine de recherche disponible
Field of research list codes
RDF10602;RDF10608
Field of research list names en
Cell biology;Animal physiology
Field of research list names fr
Biologie cellulaire;Physiologie animale
Application title
Plant Physiology and Cellular Dynamics
Keyword
Plant stress resistance
Membrane contact sites
lipid transfer proteins
non-vesicular transport
cellular microdomains
bioluminescence screening
protein tethers
Synaptotagmins
lipid binding domains
Application summary
In nature, plants are often exposed to environmental stresses that reduce their growth and survival rates. To better understanding how plants withstand stress conditions, one must learn the specialized mechanisms by which plant cells sense stress signals and activate physiological processes to minimize cellular damage. This project uses interdisciplinary approaches to understand how sub-cellular structures, known as Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) - Plasma Membrane (PM) Contact Sites, coordinate cellular stress responses by regulating molecular exchanges at the ER-PM interface. The characterization of this adaptive sub-cellular response to stress will provide genetic targets for the future biotechnological development of stress tolerant crops.
