Environmental Proteomics Methods development and characterization of proteinace...
Environmental Proteomics Methods development and characterization of proteinaceous compounds in environmental samples
To date, substantial effort has been devoted to characterize the microbial communities in environmental samples, to understand the role of individual microbes and to unravel the key processes controlling the functioning of various...
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29/11/2012
UNIVERSITY OF CRET...
166K€
Presupuesto del proyecto: 166K€
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PANEPISTIMIO KRITIS
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4-5
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Líder del proyecto
PANEPISTIMIO KRITIS
No se ha especificado una descripción o un objeto social para esta compañía.
TRL
4-5
Presupuesto del proyecto
166K€
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Sin fecha límite de participación.
Descripción del proyecto
To date, substantial effort has been devoted to characterize the microbial communities in environmental samples, to understand the role of individual microbes and to unravel the key processes controlling the functioning of various ecosystems. Several culture-based methods and culture-independent DNA-based techniques have been developed for the assessment of microbial diversity, but these have some serious disadvantages (inefficient, laborious, slow, not informative about microorganisms function). Although these approaches enable the phylogenetic analysis of microbial communities, they do not necessary tell us what individual microorganisms can do and if they play any role in ecosystem functioning. The analysis of messenger-RNA has been suggested as an alternative approach for the retrieval of useful information about cell’s major activities, but mRNA molecules degrade very rapidly and their analysis is usually problematic. In the last few years, there has been increasing interest in the potential applications of proteomics in the fields of environmental chemistry and ecology. Recently, proteomics opened a new avenue for the study of microorganisms in the different environmental compartments and the elucidation of their role in biogeochemical processes. Considering that proteins are the end products of gene expression, the identification and characterization of proteinaceous molecules in environmental matrices can provide information not only for the processes taking place but also for the identity of the active microbial species. The key objective of this proposed research project is to develop/optimize an appropriate proteomic workflow that will be properly tailored toward mass-spectrometry based characterization of proteins/peptides in complex environmental matrices. More importantly, the applicability and efficiency of the developed method will be evaluated in a variety of environmental samples (e.g. soils, sediments, aerosols, etc).