An alternate function of the microRNA biogenesis machinery

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1004541

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Controlling the activity of genes is crucial. Too much or too little can result in a cell not functioning properly. We have discovered a new way genes are controlled. We have found that an enzyme called Drosha can prevent too much activation of some genes by chopping up the products of these genes. This way of controlling genes appears to be especially important for developmental processes, such as occurs in the embryo. Our goal is to understand this mechanism precisely at the molecular level.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2011

End Date: 01-01-2013

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $302,981.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Biochemistry and Cell Biology not elsewhere classified

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

RNA interference | RNA metabolism | developmental genetics | enzyme regulation | gene discovery | gene regulation | microrna

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