Code
3G066008
Duration
01 January 2008 → 31 December 2010
Funding
Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)
Promotor
Research disciplines
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Natural sciences
- Biochemistry and metabolism
- Systems biology
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Medical and health sciences
- Medical biochemistry and metabolism
- Morphological sciences
- Oncology
- Medical biochemistry and metabolism
- Morphological sciences
- Oncology
- Medical biochemistry and metabolism
- Morphological sciences
- Oncology
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Engineering and technology
- Catalysis and reacting systems engineering
- Chemical product design and formulation
- General chemical and biochemical engineering
- Process engineering
- Separation and membrane technologies
- Transport phenomena
- Other (bio)chemical engineering
Keywords
cytoskeleton
peptide aptamers
tumorigenesis
Project description
We investigate the role of gelsolin, an actin binding protein, by using small antibodies (nanobodies) raised in llamas. The nanobodies are characterized biochemically, biophysically, and biologically and used in living (cancer) cells to modulate their behavior.