Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0344862

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0344862

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

ION CHANNELS FORMED BY SMALL PROTEINS FROM VIRUSES. Movements of ions across cell membranes through protein ion channels are essential for normal cell function. We have found that some small proteins from viruses can form ion channels. Studying these simple channels should give us clues about the function of more complex channels, such as those in the brain, as well as giving us information about the viruses themselves. We will test whether a small protein from Ross River virus forms ion channels and will also test the effects of selected mutations in proteins from influenza and AIDS viruses that we have shown previously to form ion channels.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2003

End Date: 31-12-2007

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $450,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Biochemistry and Cell Biology | Membrane Biology | Physiology Not Elsewhere Classified | Animal Physiology—Biophysics

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Treatments (e.g. chemicals, antibiotics) | Biological sciences |

Other Keywords

Animal Physiology—Biophysics | Biochemistry and Cell Biology | Biological sciences | Membrane Biology | Physiology Not Elsewhere Classified | Treatments (e.g. chemicals, antibiotics)

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