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Thermotolerance in
Arabidopsis
Izzi Whitley
Introduction
Chloroplast Signalling
Thermotolerance
Assays
Heat Shock
Proteins • HSP70
(HSPs)
• Chaperones
• ss4 mutant
H2O2
Activation Expression
Light production in
of HSFs of HSPs
chloroplast
Chloroplast • Circadian clock
Signalling
• Phytochrome and Cryptochrome receptors
Chloroplast
Signalling
Chloroplast • Time of day
Signalling
17°C 27°C
• Exposed Arabidopsis to a heat shock
Thermotolerance
assays • Diurnal pattern of thermotolerance
Conclusion
• Questions?