Objetivo Predation plays a major role in energy and nutrient flow in the biological food chain. Carnivory is best known from the animal kingdom, but the plant kingdom has flesh eaters as well. This field has attracted much interest since Darwin s time, but many fundamental properties of the carnivorous life style remain largely unexplored. This project will close this gap by a multidisciplinary approach based on state-of-art bioinformatics, molecular biology, chemistry and biophysics. It will focus on 1. Genome/Transcriptome Profiling to study the genetic make-up of carnivorous plants (CPs) and the evolution of carnivory 2. Origin of Excitability to investigate whether CPs gained the inventory to fire action potentials from captured animals or rather evolved excitability independently 3. Prey Recognition on the basis of mechanical- and chemical senses 4. Endocrinology Structure and function of exocrine glands - CPs offer a unique system to study the biology of digestive glands (exo-/endocytosis) in plants. Over 600 plant species use special structures to capture animals such as insects. The genome/transcriptome of major trap types such as snap traps, tentacles traps, suction traps, corkscrew traps, and pitfall traps will be compared and trap-specific genes identified. Among them those giving rise to membrane excitation, excitation-contraction coupling and exocrine systems (glands) will be functionally characterized in detail. Using loss-of-function mutants and transformed plants with respect to CP-specific the role of CP-specific in electrical signalling, excitation contraction coupling, and excretion will be unravelled. The evolution of electrical activity and carnivory of plants is worth being examined not only for its importance in general, but also as a model for understanding the evolution of the human nervous and endocrine system. Ámbito científico natural sciencesbiological sciencesbiological behavioural sciencesethologybiological interactionsnatural sciencesbiological scienceszoologyentomologymedical and health sciencesclinical medicineendocrinologynatural sciencesbiological sciencesgeneticsgenomesnatural sciencesbiological sciencesmolecular biology Programa(s) FP7-IDEAS-ERC - Specific programme: "Ideas" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) Tema(s) ERC-AG-LS9 - ERC Advanced Grant - Applied life sciences and biotechnology Convocatoria de propuestas ERC-2009-AdG Consulte otros proyectos de esta convocatoria Régimen de financiación ERC-AG - ERC Advanced Grant Institución de acogida JULIUS-MAXIMILIANS-UNIVERSITAT WURZBURG Aportación de la UE € 2 481 057,00 Dirección SANDERRING 2 97070 Wuerzburg Alemania Ver en el mapa Región Bayern Unterfranken Würzburg, Kreisfreie Stadt Tipo de actividad Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Contacto administrativo Christian Gloggengiesser (Mr.) Investigador principal Rainer Franz Hedrich (Prof.) Enlaces Contactar con la organización Opens in new window Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos Beneficiarios (1) Ordenar alfabéticamente Ordenar por aportación de la UE Ampliar todo Contraer todo JULIUS-MAXIMILIANS-UNIVERSITAT WURZBURG Alemania Aportación de la UE € 2 481 057,00 Dirección SANDERRING 2 97070 Wuerzburg Ver en el mapa Región Bayern Unterfranken Würzburg, Kreisfreie Stadt Tipo de actividad Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Contacto administrativo Christian Gloggengiesser (Mr.) Investigador principal Rainer Franz Hedrich (Prof.) Enlaces Contactar con la organización Opens in new window Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos
