Understanding the role of retinoic acid in cyanobacteria (360G-Wellcome-211976_Z_18_Z)
We will be investigating the viability of using cyanobacteria as a model for our own by exploring the evolutionary links as well as the similarities between human cells and cyanobacteria cells in terms of the communication and cell differentiation. This will allow us to use the cyanobacteria as a model for human stem cells. There are 3 cases which will be investigated: metabolism of retinoic acid, nitrogen-fixing cells and prostaglandin cell signalling. In each case, we will be blocking the signal, modifying the bacteria and studying how this affects the bacteria. The production of proteins and the chemical signalling are amongst the several responses we will be monitoring. Using information gained from this we will be able to see if there is a viable link that can be used to monitor cyanobacteria that have human orthologues spliced into it.
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Grant Details
| Amount Awarded |
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| Applicant Surname | Ali |
| Approval Committee | Internal Decision Panel |
| Award Date | 2018-05-31T00:00:00+00:00 |
| Financial Year | 2017/18 |
| Grant Programme: Title | Vacation Scholarships |
| Internal ID | 211976/Z/18/Z |
| Lead Applicant | Mr Camran Ali |
| Partnership Value | 0 |
| Planned Dates: End Date | 2018-09-15T00:00:00+00:00 |
| Planned Dates: Start Date | 2018-07-16T00:00:00+00:00 |
| Recipient Org: Country | United Kingdom |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |