Project Details
Projekt
Thallusin Function, Homeostasis, and Metabolism in Cross-kingdom Interactions of Ulva (Chlorophyta) and its Associated Bacteria (A01)
Subject Area
Organismic Interactions, Chemical Ecology and Microbiomes of Plant Systems
Analytical Chemistry
Metabolism, Biochemistry and Genetics of Microorganisms
Analytical Chemistry
Metabolism, Biochemistry and Genetics of Microorganisms
Term
since 2014
Project identifier
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 239748522
The project aims to understand the chemical-mediated cross-kingdom interactions between the marine green algae Ulva mutabilis and the associated bacteria. The bacteria release morphogens such as Thallusin which induce various algal developmental processes. Thallusin derivatives will be synthesized to investigate their quantitative structure-activity relationships and to localize thallusin by imaging techniques in Ulva. The goal is to identify the key genes and metabolites by comparative transcriptome and metabolome analysis in thallusin homeostasis. Hereby, the project also focuses on the importance of thallusin for economically relevant algal aquaculture.
DFG Programme
Collaborative Research Centres
Applicant Institution
Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
Project Heads
Professor Dr. Hans-Dieter Arndt; Dr. Thomas Wichard
