PhD Thesisstarted in Feb 2010
Over-expressing At JMT in Nicotiana attenuata creates a metabolic sink in the JA pathway: Consequences for flower development, jasmonate production and defense activation
Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Biologisch-Pharmazeutische Fakultät
First Supervisor: Prof. I.T. Baldwin
Co-Supervisor(s): Dr. E. Gaquerel, Dr. A. Mithöfer Diploma Thesis2009
Funktionelle Analyse Herbivor-induzierter Gene im wilden Tabak, Nicotiana attenuata
Universität Aachen, Faculty for Biology
First Supervisor: Prof. I.T. Baldwin
Co-Supervisor(s): Dr. E. Gaquerel, Prof. U. Conrath (Universität Aachen) Current Research (PhD Thesis):
Plants posses a large group of phytohormones, collectively referred to as jasmonates, deriving from the oxylipin precursor jasmonic acid. These compounds are well known to play an essential role not only in the activation of inducible defenses against herbivores, but also for developmental processes in plants. Little is known, however, about the distinct jasmonates and their specific roles in the life of plants. My current research is focused on the identification of individual jasmonates and their allocation to specific functions within the plant. Therefore we created transgenic lines of /Nicotiana attenuata/ that are impaired in different steps of jasmonate biosynthesis or perception. |
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