Research

Life Sciences & Biotechnology

Title :

Mutagenesis of M. tuberculosis glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (M.tb GAPDH) to identify key residues involved in protein multifunctionality

Area of research :

Life Sciences & Biotechnology

Focus area :

Enzymology

Principal Investigator :

Dr. Chaaya Iyengar, Assistant Professor, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Mohali

Contact info :

Details

Executive Summary :

To create selected mutations in the sequence of M.tb GAPDH (Rv 1436), to express and purify individual mutant proteins, and to evaluate the effect of these mutant ions on the multifunctional properties of GAPDH (i.e Transferrin binding /Plasminogen binding)

Total Budget (INR):

5,00,000

Organizations involved