MR1 – a molecular alarm system for bacterial infection
- Research Opportunity
- PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students
- Department / Centre
- Microbiology and Immunology
- Location
- Doherty Institute
| Primary Supervisor | Number | Webpage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Hamish McWilliam | hamish.mcwilliam@unimelb.edu.au | (03) 9035 7698 | Personal web page |
| Co-supervisor | Number | Webpage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professor Jose Villadangos | j.villadangos@unimelb.edu.au | (03) 9035 7684 | Personal web page |
Summary This project will use a novel MR1-reporter mouse model to discover which cells are armed with MR1 during various disease settings, and CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing to understand how MR1 works in these cells.
Project Details
MR1 is a molecular alarm to alert the immune system during bacterial infection. It captures metabolite by-products from bacteria and presents them to a highly abundant T cell subset, called mucosal-associated invariant T (MAIT) cells. The MR1-MAIT cell system is a highly conserved piece of the immune repertoire to detect important bacterial pathogens, yet basic aspects are not understood such as which cells express MR1 in vivo. This project will use a novel MR1-reporter mouse model to discover which cells are armed with MR1 during various disease settings, and CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing to understand how MR1 works in these cells.
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Research Opportunities
PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students
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