Montserrat Pages
Company
CRAG- IBMB, CSIC
Address
Genètica Molecular
Jordi Girona, 18-26
08028 Barcelona
Telephone
+34 93-4006131
E-mail
mptgmm@cid.csic.es
1. Summary of work to be allocated into a specific WG
This Partner will perform integrated molecular and functional characterization of the members and interactors of the SnRKs kinase families and their specific functions in drought and ABA regulated transcriptrion. The work is mostly integrated into WG 1 and WG4.
2. Links with other WG and/or Subgroups
The work is also linked with WG2.1 and WG 2,6 in order to study interactions with other signalling pathways.
3. Specific activities to be integrated into WG and /or Subgroups
Identification of function that control the activation and inactivation of signaling pathways in response to osmotic/ water stress in maize and Arabidopsis. Functional characterization of SnRK1 and SnRK2 protein kinases and other components of the complex in the phosphorylation of known transcription factors and in the regulation of rab proteins involved in stress responses.
4. Qualification for the role and current grants
Montserrat Pages Torrens is Professor at the Department of Molecular Genetics at the Biology Molecular Institut of Barcelona. She has more than 20 years of experience in studying the mechanisms of drought/ABA signaling pathway in plants and specifically in the functional study of rab proteins and their transcriptional regulation. The work is currently financed by two National Grants MCyT :BIO2006- 04101 (2006-2009) and TRANSPLANTA CONSOLIDER (2007-2012) and by Marie Curie Actions Early Stage Training Fellowships 2006-2009: ADONIS RTP-FP6 EU Proposal Number 020232-2.
5. Technical expertise and facilities
This Partner will provide experience in cell and molecular biological techniques, including Confocal Microscopy, quantitative real-time RT-PCR, gene cloning, characterization of recombinant proteins and proteomic facilities, plant transformation, yeast two-hybrid screens, identification of interactors by MALDI-TOFF, etc. The laboratory has all the experience and facilities to carry out the work allocated.