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| Acronym: | GENARA |
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| Full name: | EMCS - Gravity Regulated Genes in Arabidopsis Thaliana |
| Principal Investigator: | Dr. Eugenie Carnero-Diaz, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, France |
| Hardware developer: | EADS Space Transportation, Friedrichshafen, Germany |
| Increment(s) assigned: | TBD |
| Manifested: | TBD |
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PI: Dr. Eugenie Carnero-Diaz, Eugenie.Carnero(at)snv.jussieu.fr N-USOC: Carina Helle Berg, carina.berg(at)bio.ntnu.no |
Research summaryThe goal of the GENARA experiment is to address the existence of genes which are regulated by gravity, and whose expression depends upon the mechanism of gravisensing and the redistribution of hormones (especially IAA i.e. the plant hormone auxin [indole-3-acetic acid] and ABA [abscisic acid]). Growth of the Arabidopsis will be followed by optical observation. Transgenic (i.e. gene-modified) plants, harboring either IAA or ABA responsive elements will be used. These elements drive specifically the expression of a reporter gene. These local bio-monitors will report the local (re)distribution of IAA and ABA at the plants tissue level for plants cultivated under 1xg reference conditions. |
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Experiment Unique Equipment (EUE)Four Cultivation Chambers (CCs) will be placed in each EC during the GENARA experiment. Each CC will contain a nutrient-enriched filter paper onto which a row of Arabisopsis seeds will be sown. This row of seeds will be located at the upper parts of the CC, in order for the seeds to receive optimal levels of illumination. Download GENARA experiment flyer |
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