Nfi genes regulate the switch between neurogenesis and gliogenesis during cortical development

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Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/569502

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Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Cells within the brain fall into two categories; neurons or glia. Importantly, both derive from a common progenitor population, the radial glia, during development. Early in development radial glia produce neurons, while later they generate glia. The genes which control the switch from neuron production to glia production remain poorly defined. I propose to investigate how this switch is controlled in radial glia, focussing on a family of proteins known to regulate gene transcription.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2009

End Date: 01-01-2012

Funding Scheme: Career Development Fellowships

Funding Amount: $387,489.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Medical infection agents (incl. prions)

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

Brain development | Cell differentiation | Developmental genes | Radial glial cells | Transcription factor

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