Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP1094638

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP1094638

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

How do nano-molecular carboxysome protein structures function in alpha and beta-cyanobacteria and can we use them for novel reaction compartmentalisation? In blue-green algae, protein nano-structures, known as carboxysomes, act as tiny compartments where carbon dioxide (CO2) can be fixed into simple sugars at high efficiency. This important photosynthetic process forms the basis of global primary productivity on this planet, but most land-based CO2 fixation lacks the efficiency seen in blue-greens. This research aims to determine how the proteins that make up carboxysomes are 3-dimensionally arranged and how these structures function to enhance rates of CO2 fixation. A more thorough understanding of the carboxysome is likely to have potential applications in industrial nano-technology and improve our understanding of oceanic primary productivity.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2010

End Date: 31-12-2013

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $327,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Plant Biology | Biochemistry And Cell Biology Not Elsewhere Classified | Cell Metabolism | Plant Physiology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Climate change | Oceanic processes (excl. climate related) | Biological sciences |

Other Keywords

Biochemistry And Cell Biology Not Elsewhere Classified | Biological sciences | Cell Metabolism | Climate change | Oceanic processes (excl. climate related) | Plant Biology | Plant Physiology

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