Website Umeå Plant Science Centre, Department Plant Physiology, Umeå University

The postdoctoral scholarship will be placed at the Department of Plant Physiology (Umeå University), that is part of Umeå Plant Science Centre. We seek a highly motivated candidate to join Catherine Bellini’s research group.

Plants’ regenerative capacity is widely exploited in agriculture, where elite genotypes are vegetatively propagated via stem cuttings. This method is economically significant for forest trees as a cost-effective way to propagate elite clones. The development of adventitious roots (AR) is critical for successful propagation. We have identified regulatory genes controlling AR development, which function at the intersection of light and three major plant hormone signaling pathways in Arabidopsis. These genes include subunits of the evolutionarily conserved COP9 signalosome (CSN) complex, essential for protein degradation. CSN plays crucial roles in the cell cycle and cell fate control in both animals and plants. This project focuses on understanding the role of subunit 5 of the CSN complex, which is involved in protein degradation and hormone signaling pathways. In Arabidopsis, subunit 5 (CSN5) is duplicated. While CSN5A’s function is well-established, CSN5B’s role remains unclear. We recently identified proteins interacting with CSN5B, and this project aims to confirm these interactions and analyze their function in the context of AR development.

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