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PIP3 signalling during early autophagy

ReferenceBBS/E/B/0000L722
Principal Investigator / Supervisor Dr Nicholas Ktistakis
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Institution Babraham Institute
DepartmentBabraham Institute Department
Funding typeResearch
Value (£) 76,361
StatusCompleted
TypeInstitute Project
Start date 01/01/2008
End date 31/05/2009
Duration17 months

Abstract

An important characteristic of animal cells is their ability to sense availability of nutrients and adjust accordingly their biosynthetic functions. When nutrients become limiting, cells activate a pathway called autophagy which allows them to use endogenous (within the cell) growth molecules to survive under those conditions. The objective of this project is to identify mechanisms and molecules that are important for the initiation of autophagy.

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Committee Closed Committee - Biochemistry & Cell Biology (BCB)
Research TopicsX – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research PriorityX – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative X - not in an Initiative
Funding SchemeX – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme
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