New Mechanisms Regulating S100 Protein Function In Inflammation
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$813,929.00
Summary
This project will examine new ways which affect the major effector cells in allergic inflammation and asthma regulated by novel S100 protein mediators. We find a natural protein (S100A12) of the innate immune system, in cells in the lungs of patients with acute asthma. S100A12 activates mast cells to release mediators that trigger asthma attack. We will characterise the proteins with which this protein binds on the cell surface and and determine how this mediates their activation.