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  MSc by Research: Degrade or die: Understanding proteasome regulation upon stress


   School of Life Sciences

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  Dr Adrien Rousseau  Applications accepted all year round  Self-Funded PhD Students Only

About the Project

The Rousseau lab is interested in decoding how protein degradation by the proteasome is regulated in cells so that accumulation of unfolded, misfolded, or damaged proteins can be cleared before they become deleterious. The proteasome recognises, unfolds, and degrades faulty proteins that have been tagged with ubiquitin to maintain the integrity of the proteome. Defects in the proteasome give rise to various human diseases, such as cancer and neurodegenerative disorders. We recently reported that proteasome assembly and activity is increased upon various stresses. This involves the transport of proteasome assembly chaperone (PAC) mRNAs along actin structures and their relocalisation to a specific subcellular localisation upon stress to stimulate their translation.

The goal of this project is to define how actin remodelling controls PAC mRNA translation and cell survival using budding yeast. The project will offer training opportunities in state-of-the-art technologies such as live-cell mRNA tracking using confocal microscopy, mRNA pull-down followed by proteomics and CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing.  

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Life Sciences MSc by Research MSc by Research (Postgraduate) : Study : University of Dundee

Please note before submitting your application that you must list your top three project choices in the Research Proposal section of the application form.

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· Course type: Research Postgraduate

· Keyword: Life

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