Biological role and partners of the LIM domain protein LMO4 in breast epithelium [ 2000 - 2002 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: Prof Jane Visvader (Principal investigator)

Brief description Breast cancer is the most common cancer affecting women, with 1 in 14 developing this disease. Although treatment of breast cancer has substantially improved over the last few years, 30% of women diagnosed with this cancer will die from it. One major focus of cancer research is the identification of genes involved in tumour development and definition of their precise role in cancer cells. The design of effective therapeutic inhibitors of cancer requires an understanding of the basic molecular and cellular biology behind the genetic changes thought to contribute to cancer. The focus of our research is to understand normal cellular mechanisms that drive growth and differentiation of breast tissue, and those changes that lead to breast cancer. Nuclear regulatory proteins have been implicated in many different types of cancers and leukaemias. We aim to identify the key regulators in breast tissue, characterising both their structural properties and biological roles, with the ultimate view of understanding how they divert a normal cell to a cancerous cell.

Funding Amount $AUD 120,181.89

Funding Scheme NHMRC Project Grants

Notes New Investigator Grant