Public Health Relevance

Transporters are vital to the biology of all cells and a variety of diseases occur when these processes are perturbed or disrupted, as in several genetic disorders or the up-regulation of multidrug resistance transporters by tumor cells. The development of effective therapeutics for the treatment of transport related diseases will be greatly accelerated by the availability of high resolution structures of human transporters, which are essential to understand the molecular structural basis of their mechanisms in detail.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
Type
Specialized Center--Cooperative Agreements (U54)
Project #
1U54GM094610-01
Application #
8152828
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZGM1-CBB-3 (MP))
Project Start
2010-09-30
Project End
2015-06-30
Budget Start
2010-09-30
Budget End
2011-06-30
Support Year
1
Fiscal Year
2010
Total Cost
$819,394
Indirect Cost
Name
California Institute of Technology
Department
Type
DUNS #
009584210
City
Pasadena
State
CA
Country
United States
Zip Code
91125
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