Research Grant
[Cite as https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP220101429]
Researchers:
Ira W. Deveson
(Chief Investigator)
,
Paul Waters
(Chief Investigator)
,
Prof Arthur Georges
(Chief Investigator)
,
Prof Jennifer Graves
(Chief Investigator)
,
Aurora Ruiz-Herrera
(Partner Investigator)
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Brief description The Epigenetics of Sex in the Dragon. Genetic codes do not directly translate to phenotypes -- environment acts through epigenetics to modify development. We use advanced molecular techniques to examine how epigenetics responds to temperature to reverse sex in our novel animal model, the dragon lizard. How does the cell sense temperature? Once the extrinsic signal is captured, how does it influence chromatin modification to release or suppress key genes in the sex differentiation pathway? Which sex genes are targets? Epigenetic enzymes are astonishingly conserved, providing exciting opportunities to draw from human systems to unravel novel signatures of temperature-induced sex switching in reptiles. This project will advance knowledge of developmental programming generally.
Funding Amount $1,257,021
Funding Scheme Discovery Projects
- PURL : https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP220101429
- ARC : DP220101429