Metabolic complexes of the brush-border membrane

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/525415

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Proteins form up to 25% of our diet. The first step in protein absorption is the digestion of protein into smaller units called peptides and amino acids. Both components are subsequently taken up by specialised cells in the wall of the intestine. In this project we plan to study how protein absorption occurs at the surface of these intestinal cells and investigate why this process fails in malabsorption syndromes, where the uptake of amino acids is impaired.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2009

End Date: 01-01-2012

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $295,887.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Membrane Biology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

Amino acid transport | Celiac disease | Epithelial transport | Hartnup disorder | Malabsorption syndromes | Nutrition | Protein digestion | Protein-Protein interactions

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