Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0452128

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0452128

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The role of mechanosensitive (MS) ion channels in magnetoreception. The magnetic field of the Earth has for long been known to influence the behaviour and orientation of a variety of organisms. Experimental study of the magnetic sense has however, been impaired by the lack of a plausible cellular and/or molecular mechanism providing meaningful explanation for detection of magnetic fields by living organisms. Recently, mechanosensitive (MS) ion channels have been implied to play a role in magnetoreception. Based on our preliminary investigations, which suggest that the activity of bacterial MS channels may be affected by magnetic fields, we propose to study effects of magnetic fields on MS ion channels in Gram-negative bacteria Escherichia coli and Magnetospirillum magnetotacticum. The project promises also to contribute towards better understanding of adverse effects of electromagnetic radiation on human health and towards understanding the mechanisms behind remote magnetic-nanoparticle mediated activation of MS ion channels.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2005

End Date: 31-12-2007

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $315,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Other Physical Sciences | Gene Expression | Membrane Biology | Biophysics

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Higher education | Biological sciences |

Other Keywords

Biological sciences | Biophysics | Gene Expression | Higher education | Membrane Biology | Other Physical Sciences

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