Research

Life Sciences & Biotechnology

Title :

Understanding the cell death pathways induced by Mycobacteria infections

Area of research :

Life Sciences & Biotechnology

Focus area :

Apoptosis pathway

Principal Investigator :

Dr Ashwani Kumar, Scientist, CSIR-Institute of Microbial Technology (CSIR-IMTECH), Chandigarh

Timeline Start Year :

2020

Timeline End Year :

2023

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Executive Summary :

Objective: To analyze the pattern of cell death (apoptotic, necrotic or autophagic) in response to Mtb infection (Mtb strains Ra and Rv; Mtb mutants ARD1, ARegX3, APhoP and M. bovis BCG). To analyze role of HO-1 in Mtb induced cell death .Specific Aim 3: To delineate the molecular mechanism of HO-1 mediated regulation of Mtb induced cell death.

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