Thesis supervisor: Attila Kereszt
Location of studies (in Hungarian): Biological Research Centre, Institute of Plant Biology Abbreviation of location of studies: SzBK
Description of the research topic:
Endosymbionts of legumes belonging to Inverted Repeat-Lacking Clade (IRLC) undergo dramatic changes including cell elongation, genome endoreduplication, alteration of membrane permeability and loss of reproductive capacity. This terminal bacteroid differentiation is driven by the host via nodule-specific cysteine-rich peptides (NCRs). The NCR gene family codes for about 600 highly divergent secreted peptides in M. truncatula. Identification of bacterial targets of host peptides is currently the main challenge that can shed light on the mode of the peptides' action that leads to the altered physiology of bacteria and evolutionary success of terminal endosymbiont differentiation in Rhizobium-legume symbiosis.
Required language skills: English Number of students who can be accepted: 2
Deadline for application: 2020-12-31
2024. IV. 17. ODT ülés Az ODT következő ülésére 2024. június 14-én, pénteken 10.00 órakor kerül sor a Semmelweis Egyetem Szenátusi termében (Bp. Üllői út 26. I. emelet).
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