Award
National Institute of General Medical Sciences 5R01GM152758-03
Plasma membrane stress response
Recipient
Utah State Higher Education System--University of Utah
Award Amount
$308,308.00
Ceiling
$308,308.00
Awarded
July 20, 2026
Identifier
5R01GM152758-03
Research project funded by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences to study membrane tension sensing and maintenance in eukaryotic cells, particularly yeast, focusing on membrane flux and fusion during osmotic stress.
Description
The project investigates how eukaryotic cells sense and maintain membrane tension, focusing on the response of yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae to osmotic stress. The study explores rapid membrane flux mediated by ER-plasma membrane contact sites and proposes mechanisms involving membrane fusion at contact sites to facilitate stress response.