Supervisor: ing. Václav MOTYKA, CSc.
Tutor: ing. Eva ŽIŽKOVÁ, PhD.
Laboratiry: Institute of Experimental Botany CAS
Theme:
Characterization of O- a N-glucosylation pathways in cytokinin metabolism during Arabidopsis thaliana ontogenesis
Cytokinins (CKs) are plant hormones that influence a wide variety of physiological and developmental processes. Their metabolism includes not only biosynhesis, translocation and degradation but also O- a N-glucosylation pathways (reversible as well as irreversible conjugation with glucose). A role of CK- O- and N-glucoconjugates including genes involved in regulation of their levels in plants has already been described, however, a more complex view on the occurence and modulation of CK-glucosides during plant ontogenesis has not been published yet. Recent findings including data from our experiments indicate that especially CK-N-glucosides as the assumed final products of CK metabolism may be degraded and exhibit biological effects. The thesis will be aimed at characterization of O- and N-glucosylation pathways, expression profiles of important genes involved in CK metabolism  and determination of biological effects of CK-O- and N-glucosides.
Contacts:
ing. Václav Motyka, CSc.                                          ing. Eva Žižková, PhD.
Ústav experimentální botaniky AV ČR                        Ústav experimentální botaniky AV ČR
Rozvojová 263                                                         Rozvojová 263
165 02 Praha 6                                                        165 02 Praha 6
tel.: 225106437                                                       tel.: 225106436
email: vmotykaueb [dot] cas [dot] cz                                    email: zizkovaeueb [dot] cas [dot] cz