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The use of bioimaging to study virus assembly

ReferenceS11230
Principal Investigator / Supervisor Prof. Tom Wileman
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Institution The Pirbright Institute
DepartmentDiv of Microbiology Compton
Funding typeResearch
Value (£) 61,804
StatusCompleted
TypeResearch Grant
Start date 01/12/1998
End date 01/12/2001
Duration36 months

Abstract

A striking characteristic of the infectious cycle of most viruses is the co-ordinated assembly of virions in specialised sub-compartments of cells called viral factories. Factories recruit viral and host proteins and reorganise cellular membrane compartments to act as platforms for virus assembly. In this study we wish to exploit recent developments in fluorescence microscopy and green fluorescent protein technology to study the dynamics of factory morphogenesis and virus assembly in living cells.

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Committee Closed Committee - Animal Sciences (AS)
Research TopicsX – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research PriorityX – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative BioImaging (BI) [1998]
Funding SchemeX – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme
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