Heat shock proteins and their role in Plasmodiophora brassicae infection
project member: Susann Auer
Clubroot disease is one of the most damaging diseases to brassica crops worldwide. Still, not much is known about the biology of the obligate biotrophic protist Plasmodiophora brassicae, causing the disease. We analyze the role of a protein that we identified as one of the major ones in the proteome of the pathogen using the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana. The project will elucidate functions by the analysis of protein-protein interactions, biochemical methods and molecular studies using host plant mutants.
Collaboration with Prof. Dr. Bretislav Brzobohaty, Dr. Martin Cerny at Mendel University, Brno, Czech Republic
