RICERCA ITALIANA     

Programmi di ricerca simili:

• 1 - DNA topoisomerasi I e sviluppo di nuovi inibitori.
• 2 - Meccanismi di riparazione del DNA e di sorveglianza e segnalazione (checkpoints) di danno al DNA: ricerca di vie di connessione tra i due sistemi.
• 3 - Strutture sopramolecolari. I complessi Dps (DNA-binding proteins from starved cells)-DNA e sorcina-canali del calcio e loro funzione biologica.
• 4 - Proprieta’ strutturali e attivita’ funzionale di un complesso proteico modificante la cromatina nell’uomo
• 5 - Architetture molecolari basate su DNA e peptidi per applicazioni nanotecnologiche.
• 6 - Supramolecular complexes of sorcin in the generation and regulation of Calcium-dependent cellular functions
• 7 - Dalla cromatina ai fattori di trascrizione: studio del meccanismi di regolazione trascrizionale in piante di interesse agrario
• 8 - Basi funzionali e aspetti strutturali del dominio extracellulare del beta-distroglicano, una proteina "natively unfolded", coinvolta in patologie neuromuscolari.
• 9 - RUOLO DELLE INTERAZIONI MOLECOLARI NELL'ACQUISIZIONE DELLA STRUTTURA FUNZIONALE DI PROTEINE MODELLO
• 10 - Proteine di regolazione nelle piante: analisi biomolecolare dell'interazione di proteine 14-3-3 e calmodulina con proteine bersaglio.

Classificazione scientifico-disciplinare

• Area scientifico disciplinare: Scienze biologiche
  • BIOCHIMICA
  • BIOLOGIA MOLECOLARE
  • GENETICA

Classificazione brevettuale

• CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
  • BIOCHEMISTRY; BEER; SPIRITS; WINE; VINEGAR; MICROBIOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING
    • MEASURING OR TESTING PROCESSES INVOLVING ENZYMES OR MICRO-ORGANISMS (immunoassay G01N33/53); COMPOSITIONS OR TEST PAPERS THEREFOR; PROCESSES OF PREPARING SUCH COMPOSITIONS; CONDITION RESPONSIVE CONTROL IN MICROBIOLOGICAL OR ENZYMOLOGICAL PROCESSES
    • 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: Marche

Bibliografia

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Parole Chiave

INTERAZIONI DNA-PROTEINA; FOOTPRINTING STATICI; FOOTPRINTING IN CINETICA RAPIDA; ANALISI MEDIANTE NMR; DNA CURVO