RICERCA ITALIANA     

Programmi di ricerca simili:

• 1 - Proteine di regolazione nelle piante: analisi biomolecolare dell'interazione di proteine 14-3-3 e calmodulina con proteine bersaglio.
• 2 - Il "milieu" extracitoplasmatico: la prima linea di difesa nell'immunità innata delle piante
• 3 - Studi strutturali su proteine che legano molecole idrofobiche
• 4 - Struttura e funzioni nella patogenesi di proteine non catalitiche prodotte da Funghi e Oomiceti fitopatogeni.
• 5 - Cerato-platanina: Struttura e relazioni strutturali con altre proteine fungine correlate, variazioni nell'espressione genica indotte in platano e potenzialità nell'indurre resistenza per il controllo del cancro colorato.
• 6 - Proprieta’ strutturali e attivita’ funzionale di un complesso proteico modificante la cromatina nell’uomo
• 7 - La rete di Interazioni fra proteine coniugate a Nedd8 o mono-ubiquitina ed i loro recettori
• 8 - Genomica funzionale di proteine citoscheletriche: evoluzione molecolare, proprietà strutturali e adattamento molecolare nella superfamiglia delle tubuline.
• 9 - Genomica strutturale di metalloproteine e delle loro interazioni funzionali
• 10 - RUOLO DELLE INTERAZIONI MOLECOLARI NELL'ACQUISIZIONE DELLA STRUTTURA FUNZIONALE DI PROTEINE MODELLO

Classificazione scientifico-disciplinare

• Area scientifico disciplinare: Scienze biologiche
  • BIOCHIMICA
  • BIOLOGIA MOLECOLARE
  • MICROBIOLOGIA GENERALE

Classificazione brevettuale

• CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
  • BIOCHEMISTRY; BEER; SPIRITS; WINE; VINEGAR; MICROBIOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING
    • MICRO-ORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF (biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators, containing micro-organisms, viruses, microbial fungi, enzymes, fermentates or substances produced by or extracted from micro-organisms or animal material A01N63/00; food compositions A21, A23; medicinal preparations A61K; chemical aspects of, or use of materials for, bandages, dressings, absorbent pads or surgical articles A61L; fertilisers C05); PROPAGATING, PRESERVING OR MAINTAINING MICRO-ORGANISMS (preservation of living parts of humans or animals A01N1/02); MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; CULTURE MEDIA (micro-biological testing media C12Q)

Classificazione geografica

• Regione: Emilia Romagna

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Parole Chiave

LECTINE; FAMIGLIA DI PROTEINE; BIOINFORMATICA; PROTEINE RICOMBINANTI; STRUTTURA DELLE PROTEINE; LEGAME DEGLI ZUCCHERI E DELLE GLICOPROTEINE; RELAZIONE STRUTTURA-FUNZIONE; ASCOMICETI FILAMENTOSI; ANTIMICROBICI