Transcription control of the c-fms gene

c-fms基因的转录控制

• 批准号: nhmrc : 351559
• 负责人: Prof David Hume
• 金额: $ 44.41万
• 依托单位: The University of Queensland
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: NHMRC Project Grants
• 财政年份: 2005
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2005-01-01 至 2007-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://researchdata.edu.au/transcription-control-c-fms-gene/77490
• 关键词: Transcription; control; fms; gene

This project concerns the basic biology of large white blood cells called macrophages. Macrophages are required for the immediate defence against infection, wound repair and normal turnover of tissues, but they can also produce toxic products that cause illness, especially in inflammatory diseases and cancer. We are studying a gene that is normally only produced in macrophages, but appears abnormally in many cancer cells. Our aim is to understand at a molecular level exactly how the gene is controlled, and why it appears in tumours.

该项目涉及称为巨噬细胞的大白细胞的基本生物学。巨噬细胞是立即防御感染、伤口修复和组织正常更新所必需的，但它们也可以产生导致疾病的有毒产物，特别是在炎症性疾病和癌症中。我们正在研究一种通常只在巨噬细胞中产生的基因，但在许多癌细胞中出现异常。我们的目标是在分子水平上确切地了解该基因是如何被控制的，以及它为何出现在肿瘤中。