Phloem Physiology:  Regulation of Sugar Transport and       Allocation
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Phloem Physiology:  Regulation of Sugar Transport  and                     Allocation:  Studies will focus on elucidating the manner in                    which the connection between the leaf source and phloem is                      regulated to control photosynthesized carbohydrate allocation                   between storage in chloroplast and vacuolar pools and                           translocation into the phloem.  The mechanisms will be                          investigated using patch clamp electrode techniques on isolated                 protoplasts and vacuoles.  A special technique devised by Dr.                   Lucas that uses fluorescent probes incorporated into                            lipsomesliposomes will be applied to study whether transport is                 symplastic via plasmodesmata or apoplastic.                                                                                                                          The growth and productivity of plants depends on the                       movement of carbohydrate photosynthesized in the leaf from the                  leaf via the phloem to the stem, root, flower or seed where it                  will be used or stored.  Knowledge of how phloem is loaded and                  unloaded, how these processes are regulated, and the nature of                  the signal from sink to source is basic to the planned scientific               development of more efficient plants.
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{'Code': '1144', 'Text': 'Molecular Biophysics'}
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