Determining Utility of CPP Delivery Systems in Microorganisms
Primary Investigator (PI) Name
Melanie Griffin
Department
CSM - Molecular and Cellular Biology
Abstract
Fungus are found ubiquitously in every environment and can be used beneficial ways (biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, and fermentation science) or are human detriments (fungal disease). We seek to subvert fungal self-control by using a cell-penetrating peptide delivery system to target cells, mainly yeast, for expression of a new enzymatic function or to unknowingly take up an anti-fungal protein.
Disciplines
Life Sciences | Microbiology
Determining Utility of CPP Delivery Systems in Microorganisms
Fungus are found ubiquitously in every environment and can be used beneficial ways (biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, and fermentation science) or are human detriments (fungal disease). We seek to subvert fungal self-control by using a cell-penetrating peptide delivery system to target cells, mainly yeast, for expression of a new enzymatic function or to unknowingly take up an anti-fungal protein.