Research Grant
[Cite as https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP180101807]Researchers: Anna Roujeinikova (Chief Investigator) , Brian Smith (Chief Investigator) , Raymond Norton (Chief Investigator)
Brief description Laws of attraction and repulsion: a novel family of bacterial chemo-sensors. This project aims to reveal the structural basis for the abilities of a newly characterised, widespread family of chemotaxis receptors to sense and distinguish between attractants and repellents. Many bacteria are motile. Controlling the movement of bacterial populations requires understanding of their chemosensory mechanisms. It is anticipated that this work will generate significant new knowledge in the field of signalling biology that will drive the discovery of novel chemo-effectors and the redesign of receptor specificity. Innovative use of this knowledge could be the development of new classes of repellents that are not toxic. These could be used as a means to prevent infections caused by bacterial build-up on implanted medical devices.
Funding Amount $429,536
Funding Scheme Discovery Projects
- PURL : https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP180101807
- ARC : DP180101807