Life Sciences & Biotechnology
Title : | Exploring the role of aging on chaperone - mediated protein folding in a yeast model of Huntington's disease |
Area of research : | Life Sciences & Biotechnology |
Focus area : | Protein engineering, microbiology |
Principal Investigator : | Dr. Ipsita Roy, Associate Professor, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Mohali |
Contact info : | ipsita@niper.ac.in |
Details
Executive Summary : | To study the role of the glycerol synthetic enzyme, Gpd1, in aggregation of mutant huntingtin in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, to study the role of the glycerol transporter, Fps1, in aggregation of mutant huntingtin in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, and to study the effect of dietary restriction on aggregation of mutant huntingtin in Saccharomyces cerevisiae |
Total Budget (INR): | 26,25,000 |
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