Structural characterization of the mitochondrial protein alternative oxidase of the fungus Moniliophthora perniciosa , the causal agent of witches' broom disease of cocoa

• Grant number: 11/07928-3
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: July 01, 2011
• End date: December 31, 2012
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Genetics - Molecular Genetics and Genetics of Microorganisms
• Principal Investigator: Gonçalo Amarante Guimarães Pereira
• Grantee: Paula Favoretti Vital Do Prado
• Host Institution: Instituto de Biologia (IB). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 09/50119-9 - Integrated and comparative study of three fungal diseases of cacao: witches' broom, frosty pod rot and brown-rot, aiming at understanding the pathogenic mechanisms for the development of control strategies , AP.TEM
• Associated scholarship(s): 11/21867-7 - Development of solubilization and purification protocols of the membrane associated alternative oxidase (AOX) from the fungus Moniliophthora perniciosa, the causal agent of witches' broom disease of cocoa, BE.EP.IC