From hepatopancreas to ovary: The study of vitellogenin processing and vitellogenin receptor in the shrimp

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Project Title
From hepatopancreas to ovary: The study of vitellogenin processing and vitellogenin receptor in the shrimp
Principal Investigator
Dr Chan, Siu Ming   (Principal Investigator)
Duration
36
Start Date
2006-09-01
Amount
932500
Conference Title
From hepatopancreas to ovary: The study of vitellogenin processing and vitellogenin receptor in the shrimp
Presentation Title
Keywords
hepatopancreas, ovary, vitellogenin
Discipline
Marine Biology,Others - Biological Sciences
HKU Project Code
HKU 7484/06M
Grant Type
General Research Fund (GRF)
Funding Year
2006
Status
Completed
Objectives
(1) Study of the processing of vitellogenin in the hepatopancreas (2) Cloning and molecular characterization of the shrimp vitellogenin receptor (3) Development of a ligand binding procedure to study the mechanism of Vg uptake by receptor mediated endocytosis