U.S.-U.K. Cooperative Research: Pattern Transitions at the Shoot Apex of Plants

这个奖项给美国-英国合作研究将支持长期的 定期访问英国。 Jeanne Selker博士 美国俄勒冈州大学的罗伯特·林登博士 爱丁堡将共同研究附属物模式的转变 在发展中的植物。 他们将研究两种植物系统： (1)蝇子草过渡到开花;和（2）豆瓣菜根到地上部 转换. 拟议的工作将包括观察 过渡期的生长和实验 旨在确定因果事件， 过渡或不产生任何影响。 塞尔克博士带来了 这种合作的生物物理特性的专业知识， 植物顶端的细胞模式。 这是由博士补充。 林登在Silene和豆瓣菜系统上的大量工作， 他创新的实验方法来表征和 操纵植物发育系统。 植物的附属物，如叶子，花瓣和雄蕊，产生 在茎尖形成一个图案。 研究人员不明白 附属物是以特定的模式产生的，或者是什么导致了这些 模式要改变。 拟议中的研究将产生有价值的 关于转型过程的知识和相关性， 图案形成。

This award for U.S.-U.K. cooperative research will support a long- term visit to the United Kingdom. Dr. Jeanne Selker of the University of Oregon and Dr. Robert Lyndon of the University of Edinburgh will jointly study the transition in patterns of appendage formation in developing plants. They will study two plant systems: (1) Silene transition to flowering; and (2) watercress root-to-shoot conversion. The proposed work will involve observations of the growth of apices during the transition period and experiments aimed at identifying the causal events which either prevent transition or produce no effect whatsoever. Dr. Selker brings to this collaboration expertise in the biophysical characterization of cell patterns in plant apices. This is complemented by Dr. Lyndon's extensive work on the Silene and watercress systems and his innovative experimental approaches to characterizing and manipulating plant developing systems. Plant appendages, such as leaves, petals and stamens, are produced at the shoot apex in a pattern. Researchers do not understand how appendages are produced in a specific pattern or what causes these patterns to change. The proposed research will yield valuable knowledge and correlations about the transition processes and pattern formations.