The role of protein oxidation and isomerization pathways in the pathogenesis of Neisseria meningitidis

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/572656

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Neisseria meningitidis causes meningococcal disease. It lives on the surface of the nasopharynx and in certain circumstances, can invade into the bloodstream causing sepsis. This is a complicated process, which involves many proteins produced by the bacteria. Many of these proteins contain a special covalent bond, the disulphide bond, which allows them to function properly. We are investigating how these disulphide bonds are put into proteins.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2009

End Date: 01-01-2011

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $264,816.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Immunology not elsewhere classified

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

Neisseria meningitidis | Oxidoreductases | bacterial pathogenesis | infectious disease | meningococcal disease | respiratory infections

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