Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP200101880
Funding Status
Active
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Funded Activity Summary
Fungal Ribosomally Synthesised and Post-translationally Modified Peptides. Fungi produce an array of molecules called secondary metabolites (SMs) that impact on everyday life (e.g. penicillin). This project aims to investigate a new class of fungal peptide SMs called RiPPs which are structurally unique from existing molecules and offer the exciting prospect of harbouring new and novel biological activities. This project expects to discover the mechanisms of RiPP synthesis and their biological roles in plant pathogenic fungi, and uncover and engineer novel RiPPs with desired bioactivities. The expected outcome from this project will be a seminal advance in fungal SM biology which should provide significant benefits through the generation of exciting new lead molecules for the agricultural and medical industries.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 04-2020
End Date: 04-2023
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $569,499.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Plant Pathology | Biochemistry and Cell Biology | Synthetic Biology | Biologically Active Molecules
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Crop Protection Chemicals | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Wheat |
