Project Details
Projekt
Exploring the functional diversification of the C4 proteins encoded by geminiviruses (B04)
Subject Area
Organismic Interactions, Chemical Ecology and Microbiomes of Plant Systems
Term
since 2023
Project identifier
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 491090170
This project will illuminate the functional diversity of the C4 protein encoded by geminiviruses, an essential symptom determinant of these pathogens. C4 is the most divergent protein in this virus family, and the only geminiviral protein subjected to positive selection. Taking advantage of the natural variability of the C4 protein, this project will investigate the breadth of functions of this positional homologue that will identify plant pathways/processes/proteins convergently targeted by different C4 variants of geminivirus species.
DFG Programme
CRC/Transregios
Applicant Institution
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Project Head
Professorin Rosa Lozano-Durán, Ph.D.
