Primary Recipient

REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

Amount

$73,718.00

Award Date

8/14/2009

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

The molecular basis for the gene specific effects of butyrate remains poorly defined. Butyrate's major known function involves inhibition of histone deacetylases (HDACs) resulting in increased acetylation. In addition to histone acetylation, it is now kno