CHK1 IN STEM CELLS

The role of Chk1 in hair follicle stem cells and skin tumorigenesis

 Coordinatore The Beatson Institute for Cancer Research 

 Organization address address: "GARSCUBE ESTATE, SWITCHBACK ROAD"
city: GLASGOW
postcode: G61 1BD

contact info
Titolo: Prof.
Nome: David
Cognome: Gillespie
Email: send email
Telefono: +44 14 13303953
Fax: +44 141942 6521

 Nazionalità Coordinatore United Kingdom [UK]
 Totale costo 173˙240 €
 EC contributo 173˙240 €
 Programma FP7-PEOPLE
Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)
 Code Call FP7-PEOPLE-2009-IEF
 Funding Scheme MC-IEF
 Anno di inizio 2010
 Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) 2010-11-01   -   2012-10-31

 Partecipanti

# participant  country  role  EC contrib. [€] 
1    The Beatson Institute for Cancer Research

 Organization address address: "GARSCUBE ESTATE, SWITCHBACK ROAD"
city: GLASGOW
postcode: G61 1BD

contact info
Titolo: Prof.
Nome: David
Cognome: Gillespie
Email: send email
Telefono: +44 14 13303953
Fax: +44 141942 6521

UK (GLASGOW) coordinator 173˙240.80

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damage    hair    proliferation    cell    chk    cells    deletion    follicle    dna    tumours    causes    stem   

 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'We have found that the ablation of Chk1, a serine-threonine kinase that is activated after DNA damage, strongly reduced the formation of chemically (DMBA/TPA) induced skin tumours, thus suggesting a role of this protein in hair follicle stem cells population, from which tumours are thought to arise. We have observed that deletion of Chk1 causes cell proliferation, DNA damage, and apoptosis within the hair follicle, however the populations affected and the order of events in individual cells have not been clearly defined. I hypothesise that Chk1 deletion causes stem cells to enter an aberrant cell cycle which creates DNA damage during replication and consequently leads to cell death. The purpose of this project is to investigate how Chk1 deletion affects the quiescence, proliferation, and survival of hair follicle stem cells, and to use an in vivo chemical genetic approach to determine whether these processes can be manipulated pharmacologically.'

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