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Integration of Calcium and phosphoinositide signals in animal cells
Reference
BBS/E/B/0000L203
Principal Investigator / Supervisor
Professor Raghu Padinjat
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Institution
Babraham Institute
Department
Babraham Institute Department
Funding type
Research
Value (£)
5,757
Status
Completed
Type
Institute Project
Start date
01/03/2007
End date
31/03/2011
Duration
49 months
Abstract
In order to detect and respond to changes in their environment, animal cells have to "signal" these changes from the surface to the interior of the cell. These changes include the detection of light, smell, sound, temperature and vibrations. This process is referred to as signal transduction and is essential for an animal to survive successfully in its environment. Signal transduction consists of a number of chemical reactions involving the organic constituents of the cell membrane. Our work is aimed at understanding the control of a very important component of these chemical reactions. The ultimate use of our understanding of normal animal physiology is that the findings should help us treat animal/human diseases in which these chemical reactions are defective and hence improve the quality of life for such individuals. Examples of such diseases include hereditary blindness and deafness.
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Committee
Closed Committee - Biochemistry & Cell Biology (BCB)
Research Topics
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Research Priority
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Funding Scheme
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