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Factors influencing the patterning and survival of mammalian epithelial stem cells

ReferenceG14661/2
Principal Investigator / Supervisor Professor Ian Mackenzie
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Institution Queen Mary University of London
DepartmentInstitute of Cell & Molecular Medicine
Funding typeResearch
Value (£) 65,579
StatusCompleted
TypeResearch Grant
Start date 29/01/2004
End date 28/10/2004
Duration9 months

Abstract

These studies will examine epithelial stem cells in order to a) elucidate physiological cell renewal processes and b) develop methods of stem cell manipulation required for gene therapy and for tissue engineering. Combined techniques of cell culture, retroviral transduction, tissue reassembly and transplantation will be used to determine: a) the size and distribution of stem cell territories in a range of epithelia of differing structural complexity, b) the roles of stromal-epithelial interactions in determining regionally differing stem cell patterns, and c) how stem behaviour is influenced by the expression of genes associated with the control of cell differentiation and death.

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Committee Closed Committee - Genes & Developmental Biology (GDB)
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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