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The structure and assembly of retrotransposon virus-like particles

Reference	B05159
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Professor Helen Saibil
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors
Institution	Birkbeck College
Department	Biological Sciences
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	140,825
Status	Completed
Type	Research Grant
Start date	01/01/1996
End date	01/01/1999
Duration	36 months

Abstract

The virus-like particles (VLPs) produced by the yeast Ty element are central to the mechanism of retrotransposition, they are structural and functional analogues of retrovirus cores, they are being used as antigen presentation systems to elicit both cellular and humoral responses in man and animals and they are models for novel, highly flexible assembly pathways. We aim to analyse the structure of Ty-VLPs using in vitro assembly and cryo EM and image reconstruction of normal and mutant Ty particles. This study will provide the most detailed model for a retro-particle to date, with implications for our understanding of retroviral assembly, vaccine design and retro-element mediated gene delivery.

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Committee	Closed Committee - Biomolecular Sciences (BMS)
Research Topics	X – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research Priority	X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative	X - not in an Initiative
Funding Scheme	X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme

Associated awards:

G06016 The structure and assembly of retrotransposon virus-like particles

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