Determining Utility of CPP Delivery Systems in Microorganisms
Disciplines
Life Sciences | Microbiology
Abstract (300 words maximum)
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.
Academic department under which the project should be listed
CSM - Molecular and Cellular Biology
Primary Investigator (PI) Name
Melanie Griffin
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.