Award Abstract #0211661
Collaborative Research: The Green Plant BAC Library Project

NSF Org:	MCB Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences
Initial Amendment Date:	August 12, 2002
Latest Amendment Date:	August 13, 2005
Award Number:	0211661
Award Instrument:	Cooperative Agreement
Program Manager:	Susan Porter Ridley MCB Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences BIO Directorate for Biological Sciences
Start Date:	August 1, 2002
Expires:	July 31, 2006 (Estimated)
Awarded Amount to Date:	$1281539
Investigator(s):	Rod Wing rwing@ag.arizona.edu (Principal Investigator) Jeffrey Tomkins (Co-Principal Investigator) Carol Soderlund (Co-Principal Investigator)
Sponsor:	University of Arizona 888 N Euclid Ave TUCSON, AZ 85721 520/626-6000
NSF Program(s):	BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH COLLECTION, DEVELOPMENTAL SYSTEMS CLUSTER
Field Application(s):	0000099 Other Applications NEC
Program Reference Code(s):	BIOT, 9183, 1619, 1080
Program Element Code(s):	1197, 1111

ABSTRACT

0211661

Wing

This research project is designed to accomplish two aims: Aim 1: To construct and array high-quality BAC libraries to provide a genomic resource on a wide range of species. Aim 2: To enable researchers working with green algae, non-seed land plants, and seed plants (including flowering plants) to identify genes critical for understanding plant form and function and how land plants arose and diversified. This project will enable progress toward an understanding of the genetic basis for the transitions that mark the most fundamentally important steps in green plant evolution. The Deep Green community (http://ucjeps.herb.berkeley.edu/bryolab/deepgene/index.html) will help to provide an infrastructure for ongoing scientific exchange. Bioinformatics and a web site will be provided to the community to access these resources (http://www.genome.clemson.edu/).

Selected Species: Desired coverage is given in parentheses. Where two coverage values are listed, two libraries using different restriction enzymes will be made.

Green algae:

Volvox carteri (5x, 5x)

Caulerpa mexicana (8x)

Mesostigma viride (8x)

Coleochaete orbicularus (6.4x, 6.4x)

Chara aspera (6x)

Non-seed plants:

Marchantia polymorpha (8x)

Anthoceros sp. (6.3x, 6.3x)

Lycopodium lucidulum (5.1x, 5.1x)

Angiopteris erecta (6.2x, 6.2x)

Ceratopteris richardii (4.8x, 4.8x)

Marsilea quadrifolia (5.6x, 5.6x)



Seed plants:

Amborella trichopoda (5.5x)

Nuphar adventa (7x)

Acorus gramineus (7x)

Lirodendron tulipifera (7x)

Mimulus guttatus (7x)

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