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PrP protein: ligand binding and protein-protein interactions

ReferenceBBS/E/I/00000632
Principal Investigator / Supervisor Dr Alan Bennett
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Institution The Pirbright Institute
DepartmentThe Pirbright Institute Department
Funding typeResearch
Value (£) 174,455
StatusCompleted
TypeInstitute Project
Start date 01/04/1997
End date 31/03/2000
Duration36 months

Abstract

Previous Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) work had shown that CHO cell recPrP binds specifically to immobilised polyanions. Affinity rate constants and binding avidity constants could not be quantified because the kinetics of binding were complex. Attempts to circumvent these problems by immobilising recPrP had been unsatisfactory. The objectives of this project are to use the capture of biotinylated recPrP on streptavidin-coated SPR chips for studies on binding of different PrP protein forms to each other. This may lead to a greater understanding of the species barrier to inter-species TSE transmission.

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Committee Closed Committee - Agri-food (AF)
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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