How does the LRP receptor megalin promote regenerative neuronal growth?

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/544913

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Promoting the regenerative growth of neurons to allow recovery from traumatic brain injury or Alzheimer's disease is a major goal of neuroscientists. This project continues the Chief Investigators' work in which they have discovered the regenerative potential of a protein and focuses on how this protein interacts with a key neuronal receptor, megalin, which appears to drive the regenerative process. This work will identify new targets for therapies for a range of nervous system disorders.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2009

End Date: 01-01-2011

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $408,739.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Medical parasitology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

alzheimer's disease | cell surface receptor | lipoprotein receptor | metallothionein | nerve regeneration | neuronal injury | spinal cord injury | traumatic brain injury

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