Argonaute proteins in the mammalian antiviral response

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1032921

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Viruses are the most abundant infectious agents on earth, and the diseases caused by them are a constant threat and cause of mortality worldwide. Awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 2006, RNA interference (RNAi) is a natural process that plants use to attack viruses. Humans possess all of the tools for RNAi, but whether it is used for antiviral defense is unknown. This study aims to uncover this immune process which will open new avenues to treat virus infections, such as influenza and HIV.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2013

End Date: 01-01-2013

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Innate Immunity

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

RNA interference | innate immunity | interferon (IFN) | macrophages | viral immunity

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