About IMPRES
Integrated Molecular Plant physiology Research (IMPRES) is one of the research groups in the Department of Biology at the university of Antwerp. The research focuses on the regulatory mechanisms of plant development and responses towards changes in the environment, and mostly relies on molecular (cell) biology, enzymatic activity quantification, several forms of (live cell) microscopy, cell wall extensiometry and plant hormone and metabolite analyses.
Ongoing research mainly exploits the model plants Arabidopsis thaliana and Zea mays which both represent very useful experimental systems to study developmental processes in higher plants.
Arabidopsis root at different stages of bending during the gravitropic bending response
Gene expression analysis using molecular biology and microscopical observation
Visualization of the microtubular cytoskeleton during plant development
Cellulose orientation analysis by Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FESEM)
Deglycosylation of recombinant proteins and xyloglucan endotransglycosylase activity dot-blot assay
Phenotyping of Arabidopsis rosettes and leaves
Cell analysis
Root hair phenotyping of wild type Arabidopsis and specific mutants
Root length measurements on digital images
