Last database update for these data: 2006-11-28 - Data extracted on 2009-04-14 from the database.
| No | Title | Participants | Period | Description | Crops | Viruses | Vectors | Host plants | Key words | Funding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Investigate the mechanisms of host resistance and susceptibility | Lesley Torrance (Leader) A. Ziegler Michael Taliansky (Leader) T. Canto Peter Palukaitis (Leader) |
2006 - 2011 | Studies to understand basic mechanisms involved in virus resistance includes investigation and characterisation of potato proteases involved in programmed cell death and potato RdRP, IVR induced during HR and eIF4E involved in recessive resistance to potyviruses. | Potato | Potato virus Y | Solanum tuberosum Solanum phureja Nicotiana benthamiana |
RdRp, PCD, eIF4E, hypersensitive response, programmed cell death | SEERAD | |
| 2 | Investigation of Potato mop-top virus transmission by vector | Lesley Torrance (Leader) A. Lees |
2006 - 2011 | To understand factors affecting transmission of PMTV by its vector Spongospora subterranea. | Potato | Potato mop-top virus | Spongospora subterranea | Solanum tuberosum Nicotiana benthamiana |
Virus-vector interactions soil-borne viruses |
SEERAD |
| 3 | Studies on potyvirus transmission | Lesley Torrance (Leader) A. Al Mrabeh A. Ziegler B. Fenton |
2006 - 2009 | Studies of factors affecting transmission of potato virus Y by aphid vector | Potato | Potato virus Y | Myzus persicae | Nicotiana tabacum Solanum tuberosum |
Virus-vector interactions aphids |
PhD studentship |
| 4 | The insertion of cauliflower mosaic virus into host genomes during natural infections | Peter Palukaitis (Leader) Julie Squires |
2004 - 2007 | Examine whether CaMV integrates into non-GM plants and into the 35S promoter in GM plants; examine consequences of integration of CaMV into plant genomes; examine effects of caMV infection on gene expression and stability of 35S-driven transgene. | Rapeseeds | Cauliflower mosaic virus | Myzus persicae | Arabidopsis thaliana Brassica napus Nicotiana benthamiana Nicotiana tabacum |
Virus integration Transgene expression |
DEFRA |
| 5 | Role of programmed cell death-related proteins in resistance of barley and potato to viruses | Michael Taliansky (Leader) Christophe Lacomme |
2006 - 2011 | Identification of plant caspase-like proteases and analysis of their roles in PCD and non-PCD based virus resistance. Other plant PCD-related proteins | Potato Barley |
Potato virus Y Potato virus X Potato leaf roll virus Barley stripe mosaic virus |
Solanum tuberosum Hordeum |
Caspase Programmed cell death |
SEERAD |