Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO

Amount

$18,367.00

Award Date

6/19/2009

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Proteolytic processing of proenkephalin (PE) is required to produce active enkephalin opioid peptides that regulate analgesia, behavior, and immune cell function. It is, therefore, critical to define the multi-step pro