Protein modifications in plant mitochondria: towards functional proteomics

植物在称为线粒体的细胞结构中产生的能量对它们的生长和发育至关重要，对萌发和生长幼苗的早期成功至关重要。这个项目打算使用最先进的仪器和技术来分析植物中的线粒体。这项研究的发现有可能直接流入植物生物技术行业，并可能通过基因改良帮助澳大利亚农业的未来发展。这项工作所形成的专门知识将确保澳大利亚处于有利地位，能够充分利用这一领域的未来进展，并进一步推动农业领域新型生物技术应用的发展。

Energy production within plants in cellular structures called mitochondria is vital for their growth and development and is central to the early success of germinating and growing seedlings. This project intends to analyse mitochondria within plants using state of the art instrumentation and technologies. The findings from this research have the potential to directly flow into the plant biotechnology industry and could assist the future development of Australian agriculture through genetic improvements. The expertise developed by this work will ensure that Australia is well placed to exploit future advances in this field and to further generate the development of novel biotechnological applications in agriculture.