Dynamic trafficking of amino acid transporters at synapses and their role in regulating neurotransmission

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1105857

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Brain cells release chemical neurotransmitters to activate their neighbours. The most abundant neurotransmitter is glutamate, which mediates most of the communication in the brain. Following release, this neurotransmitter must be rapidly recycled to prevent levels being depleted and neurotransmission failing. The subject of this grant is to understand what molecules and pathways are used to recycle glutamate in the brain, and how its supply is controlled to sustain continual brain activation.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2016

End Date: 01-01-2018

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funding Amount: $421,219.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Cellular Nervous System

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

glial cells | glutamate metabolism | glutamine | synapse | transporters

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