The Other Side: Long-distance Feedback and Cross-talk in the Arabidopsis Branching Gene Network

几乎所有植物的枝梢结构都会影响水分关系、产量和可持续性。新基因的分离和植物激素途径，影响拍摄结构应该使我们能够捕捉IP为澳大利亚和提高植物改良和可持续性。我们将研究的途径之一是产生芥子油苷，这是一种植物特异性小分子，作为人类抗癌剂具有相当大的价值。在我们的枝条分支系中调节的另一种途径Flavorylase也有益于人类健康。 研究生和博士后研究人员将获得与澳大利亚不断发展的生物技术产业相关的研究管理，设计，道德和实验方法方面的技能。

Shoot structure in nearly all plants impacts on water relations, yield and sustainability. Isolation of novel genes and plant hormone pathways that affect shoot structure should allow us to capture IP for Australia and enhance plant improvement and sustainability. One of the pathways we will investigate produces glucosinolates, small plant-specific molecules that have considerable value as anti-cancer agents in humans. Flavonoids, another pathway regulated in our shoot branching lines, also benefit human health. Graduate students and postdoctoral researchers will gain skills in research management, design, ethics and experimental methods pertinent to the growing biotechnology industry in Australia.