Project Details
Projekt
Role of heme for plastid retrograde signaling (C04)
Subject Area
Plant Physiology
Term
from 2016 to 2024
Project identifier
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 270050988
Adverse environmental conditions induce acclimation responses, which are communicated through chloroplasts to adjust nuclear gene expression. Following the concept of plastid-derived retrograde signaling, ferrochelatase 1 (FC1) and its catalyzed product heme are proposed as appropriate components of tetrapyrrole-derived retrograde signaling. It is aimed to explore the role of these components in signal transduction during stress acclimation. The search for FC1-interaction partners including heme-transporters is intended to identify further components and to substantiate the proof of heme-mediated retrograde signaling.
DFG Programme
CRC/Transregios
Applicant Institution
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Project Head
Professor Dr. Bernhard Grimm
