📋 Tender Overview
Nuclear Cooperation And Conflict Across Symbiotic Fungal Networks
Nuclei Mixing Across Symbiotic Fungal Networksarbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (Amf) Form A Widespread Terrestrial Symbiosis System With The Roots Of Most Plants Known As Mycorrhizal Symbiosis . Amf Connect With Many Plants At The Same Time And Form Large Underground Common Mycorrhizal Networks (Cmn) Where Carbon And Nutrients Are Exchanged. A Single Amf Cell Contains Thousands Of Nuclei, And Recent Studies Demonstrated That Some Amf Contain Two Genomes. The Erc-Funded Nuclear Mix Project Aims To Uncover The Rationale, Benefits Or Detriments Of Nuclei Mixing Within Single Amf Cells And Across Cmn. Using State-Of-The-Art Microscopy And Molecular Methods, The Researchers Will Investigate The Role Of The Co-Existence Of The Two Genomes In Sexual Reproduction And How Nuclei Mixing Affects The Interconnected Fungi And Plants Across Scales.
Funded Under
European Research Council (Erc)
Total Cost
€ 1 500 000,00
Eu Contribution
€ 1 500 000,00
Coordinated By
Stichting Vu
Netherlands
