Code
3F002712
Duration
01 October 2012 → 30 September 2016
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund, Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)
Promotor
Fellow
Research disciplines
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Natural sciences
- Biochemistry and metabolism
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Medical and health sciences
- Medical biochemistry and metabolism
- Medical biochemistry and metabolism
- Medical biochemistry and metabolism
Keywords
MALT1
aggregates clearance
neurodegenerative disease
autophagy
Project description
MALT1 is a protease that has so far mainly been studied in immune cells. MALT1 is however also expressed in neuronal cells, where its function is still completely unknown. With this project we want to investigate the activity and function of MALT1 in neuronal cells using biochemical as well as genetic approaches.