Understanding the structure/function relationships of the iron regulatory peptide hepcidin

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1006423

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

This project seeks to understand the interactions between the peptide hormone hepcidin and its receptor and use this information to develop new drugs. Hepcidin is the major iron-regulatory hormone in humans and a range of iron-related diseases are caused by incorrect levels of this hormone. Many Australians are affected by these diseases so the development of hepcidin-based treatments has the potential to have significant impact on the overall health of the community.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2011

End Date: 01-01-2014

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funding Amount: $365,126.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Proteins and Peptides

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

drug design | haemochromatosis | iron metabolism | regulatory peptides | therapeutics

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