PLANT DNA TOLERANCE

Plant adaptation to heavy metal and radioactive pollution

Coordinatore	ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY    more  Organization address address: "King Street, Old College" city: ABERYSTWYTH postcode: SY232AX contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Nansi Cognome: Williams Email: send email Telefono: +440 1970 622747 Fax: 441971000000
Nazionalità Coordinatore	United Kingdom [UK]
Totale costo	285˙000 €
EC contributo	285˙000 €
Programma	FP7-PEOPLE Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)
Code Call	FP7-PEOPLE-2013-IRSES
Funding Scheme	MC-IRSES
Anno di inizio	2013
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2013-11-01   -   2017-10-31

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY  Organization address address: "King Street, Old College" city: ABERYSTWYTH postcode: SY232AX contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Nansi Cognome: Williams Email: send email Telefono: +440 1970 622747 Fax: 441971000000	UK (ABERYSTWYTH)	coordinator	83˙600.00
2	GEORG-AUGUST-UNIVERSITAET GOETTINGEN STIFTUNG OEFFENTLICHEN RECHTS  Organization address address: WILHELMSPLATZ 1 city: GOTTINGEN postcode: 37073 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Nadja Cognome: Daghbouche Email: send email Telefono: +49 551 39 9795 Fax: +49 551 39 189795	DE (GOTTINGEN)	participant	79˙800.00
3	INSTITUTE OF PLANT GENETICS AND BIOTECHNOLOGY  Organization address city: NITRA postcode: 95007 contact info Titolo: Mrs. Nome: Henrieta Cognome: Kvapilová Email: send email Telefono: +421 37 6943363	SK (NITRA)	participant	66˙500.00
4	USTAV EXPERIMENTALNI BOTANIKY AV CR  Organization address address: 135 city: PRAHA 6 - LYSOLAJE postcode: 16502 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Karel Cognome: Angelis Email: send email Telefono: +420 224322603 Fax: +420 224322603	CZ (PRAHA 6 - LYSOLAJE)	participant	55˙100.00

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'Anthropogenic activities continue to impact the environment causing soil and ground water contamination in many regions and the effects are often persistent especially where heavy metals and radioactive substances have been released. Ecological problems can be particularly severe in the case of atomic power facilities and recent occurrences (Japan) indicate that the Chernobyl incident in 1986 was by no means unique. Moreover, such accidents hold a profound “dread” factor for the general population. Environmental pollution can be equally profound and even more persistent in the case of mining waste which contaminates large areas of Europe with diverse heavy metals. Plants adapt to chronic radiation and heavy metal contamination as demonstrated by re-colonization of polluted areas. This project aims to understand the basic principles of protective mechanisms and how such pollution affects the stability of the genome. We propose to establish a research network to evaluate and exploit unique resources in the Chernobyl zone and in mining sites (Wales, UK) as “open area” laboratories for studying how changes of DNA are coordinated with internal cellular networks during plant response to these pollutants. We use a combination of genetic, cell biological, molecular and evolutionary strategies. Part of the project is devoted to crop plants and their ability to grow in contaminated sites with the idea to increase productivity and safety. For the first time, eight research teams with complementary experience in radiation and other plant stresses will cooperate for solving the common for Europe problem of survival in contaminated nature. This will provide the insights on an increasingly detailed knowledge of the regulatory mechanisms for plant stress tolerance and gives an opportunity to see how the problems of Chernobyl and other contaminated places could be solved by scientists and what could be done in order to secure human life against environmental pollution.'