Genetic analysis of signaling pathways in cilia assembly and remodeling
Active Project Grant Awarded Last action
- Award ID
- R35GM155316
- Recipient
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Worcester Polytechnic Institute UEI HJNQME41NBU4
- Awarding agency
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National Institute of General Medical Sciences
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
- Obligated
- $1,512,768
Award facts
- Assistance listing
- 93.859 Biomedical Research and Research Training
- Completion date 48% complete
- Place of performance
- Worcester, MA 01609, USA
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Description
- Abstract
- Primary cilia mediate transduction of all major signaling pathways, which in turn modulate cilia morphology and functional outputs. The research in my lab is focused on identifying new genes and mapping signaling networks that regulate cilia assembly during development and cilia remodeling in response to environmental stress at single-cell resolution in vivo. To pursue these research questions, we use sophisticated molecular genetics, proteomics, and live imaging approaches in c. Elegans with complementary studies in mammalian cell culture models. In the next five years, we propose to address three research goals. A first major goal is to define molecular mechanisms that regulate heterotrimeric g protein signaling during cilia morphogenesis. Heterotrimeric g proteins and their canonical activators g protein coupled receptors (gpcrs) localize to cilia, modulate cilia morphology, and when disrupted cause genetic disorders in humans. Key outstanding questions that we propose to address are: what conserved and species-specific mechanisms regulate ciliary trafficking of heterotrimeric g proteins? How do non-canonical, gpcr-independent mechanisms modulate functions of ciliary g proteins? A second major goal is to determine in vivo mechanisms that regulate and mediate cilia remodeling in response to stress. After exposure to environmental stress, primary cilia undergo structural remodeling, which is associated with altered signaling output. We want to know how stress modulates signaling capacity of cilia in vivo. What are the stress- and cell-specific mechanisms of stress-induced cilia dynamics? A third major goal is to identify new conserved genes and pathways in cilia morphogenesis and function. Cell- and tissue-specific differences in the ciliogenic programs are not well understood, and the causative genes for many ciliopathy cases are unknown. For example, nearly 40 percent of individuals with neurodevelopmental ciliopathies are estimated to be without genetic diagnosis. We want to harness the power of bioinformatic approaches and c. Elegans genetics to ask - what are the developmental mechanisms that operate in cell-specific contexts to assemble cilia? Collectively, these projects will generate fundamental insight into cell-specific signaling networks that regulate cilia assembly, remodeling, and cilia- mediated cellular functions. This knowledge is an important steppingstone toward better understanding of the genetic basis of ciliopathies, and more broadly, of mechanisms that allow cells to communicate with their environment. This award would also allow US to recruit and train a diverse pool of researchers, launch new collaborations, and follow new hypotheses that emerge in the course of this study.
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| Amendment | $378,192 | |
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| Original award | $378,192 |
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Who received award R35GM155316?
R35GM155316 was awarded to Worcester Polytechnic Institute by National Institute of General Medical Sciences (National Institutes of Health) on July 1, 2024.
How much is award R35GM155316 worth?
$1,512,768 has been obligated on R35GM155316.
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