Abstract

This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing theresources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject andinvestigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source,and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed isfor the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator.Our laboratory is interested in developing tools for genetically modifying a widespread symbiont of invertebrates known as Wolbachia. These bacteria are extremely widespread in arthropods and filarial nematodes and have an obligate intracellular lifestyle. These bacteria infect nearly all of the major insect-vectors of human disease (including mosquitoes and tsetse flies), and are also implicated in the major symptoms of filarial-associated diseases such as elephantiasis and river blindness.
We aim to characterize the structure, function, and evolution of bacteriophage that infect Wolbachia with the long-range goal of using the Wolbachia bacteriophage as a transduction tool or for phage therapy of human filarial diseases.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
Type
Biotechnology Resource Grants (P41)
Project #
5P41RR001395-26
Application #
7721110
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZRG1-BPC-H (40))
Project Start
2007-12-01
Project End
2008-11-30
Budget Start
2007-12-01
Budget End
2008-11-30
Support Year
26
Fiscal Year
2008
Total Cost
$5,641
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
Marine Biological Laboratory
Department
Type
DUNS #
001933779
City
Woods Hole
State
MA
Country
United States
Zip Code
02543

  Publications

Demidenko, Eugene; Glaholt, S P; Kyker-Snowman, E et al. (2017) Single toxin dose-response models revisited. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 314:12-23
Chowanadisai, Winyoo; Messerli, Shanta M; Miller, Daniel H et al. (2016) Cisplatin Resistant Spheroids Model Clinically Relevant Survival Mechanisms in Ovarian Tumors. PLoS One 11:e0151089
De Martino, Federico; Moerel, Michelle; Ugurbil, Kamil et al. (2015) Less noise, more activation: Multiband acquisition schemes for auditory functional MRI. Magn Reson Med 74:462-7
Van Mooy, Benjamin A S; Hmelo, Laura R; Fredricks, Helen F et al. (2014) Quantitative exploration of the contribution of settlement, growth, dispersal and grazing to the accumulation of natural marine biofilms on antifouling and fouling-release coatings. Biofouling 30:223-36
Brodsky, Alexander S; Fischer, Andrew; Miller, Daniel H et al. (2014) Expression profiling of primary and metastatic ovarian tumors reveals differences indicative of aggressive disease. PLoS One 9:e94476
De Martino, Federico; Zimmermann, Jan; Muckli, Lars et al. (2013) Cortical depth dependent functional responses in humans at 7T: improved specificity with 3D GRASE. PLoS One 8:e60514
De Martino, Federico; Moerel, Michelle; van de Moortele, Pierre-Francois et al. (2013) Spatial organization of frequency preference and selectivity in the human inferior colliculus. Nat Commun 4:1386
Vang, Souriya; Wu, Hsin-Ta; Fischer, Andrew et al. (2013) Identification of ovarian cancer metastatic miRNAs. PLoS One 8:e58226
Chowanadisai, Winyoo; Graham, David M; Keen, Carl L et al. (2013) Neurulation and neurite extension require the zinc transporter ZIP12 (slc39a12). Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 110:9903-8
Graham, David M; Messerli, Mark A; Pethig, Ronald (2012) Spatial manipulation of cells and organelles using single electrode dielectrophoresis. Biotechniques 52:39-43

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