Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP200102463

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP200102463

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Funded Activity Summary

Undermining fungal defences by targeting their functional amyloid armour. This project will determine how a protective protein coating forms on the surface of fungal spores and infectious structures. This coating is comprised of amyloid protein fibrils and is used by fungi to improve efficiency of infection and to avoid detection by the host plant or animal. We have discovered novel small molecules that prevent the fibrils from forming. This project will use these molecules to reveal the details of the fibril assembly mechanism and find the best way to undermine this fungal defence system. This knowledge will enable the development of potent small molecule inhibitors to treat fungal infections that blight crops and harm animals, and the production of new layered biomaterials for nanotechnology applications.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 13-01-2020

End Date: 31-12-2023

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $490,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Mycology | Characterisation of Biological Macromolecules | Biochemistry and Cell Biology | Structural Biology (incl. Macromolecular Modelling)

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Rice | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences |

Other Keywords

Biochemistry and Cell Biology | Characterisation of Biological Macromolecules | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Mycology | Rice | Structural Biology (incl. Macromolecular Modelling)

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