Uni-Tübingen

Sub-project D01: Activation of LRR receptor kinases through common co-receptor proteins

Principle Investigator

Dr. Michael Hothorn

Friedrich-Miescher-Laboratorium der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft

Arbeitsgruppe Strukturbiologie der Pflanzen

Spemannstr. 39, 72076 Tübingen

Tel 07071 - 601 823

Fax 07071 - 601 801

mhothornspam prevention@tuebingen.mpg.de

Summary

TP D01 focuses on how plant leucine-rich repeat receptor kinases control plant growth and development. The project aims to uncover how plant LRR-RKs can sense a very diverse set of ligands, ranging from small molecules to peptides and entire proteins. The proposed research also sets out to dissect why many plant LRR-RKs rely on a shared co-receptor protein for activation.