Chromatin dynamics regulating light and temperature signalling in Arabidopsis

Outline & Aim:

Environmental and endogenous stimuli shape plant development, growth and photoprotection by triggering nuclear processes that lead to major changes in gene expression. This project will focus on understanding how light and ambient temperature signals integrate at the level of transcription to control plant adaptation. The student will characterise the role of novel transcriptional regulators in mediating photo- and thermo-morphogenesis using a series of molecular, cellular, and phenotypic analysis.

Techniques:

Confocal microscopy, qRT-PCR, Western blot, ChIP, Next Generation Sequencing (RNAseq, ChIPseq), protein-protein interaction studies, hypocotyl elongation, flowering initiation assays.

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