Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM

Amount

$545,997.00

Award Date

6/06/2009

Administering Agency

National Science Foundation

CDFA Number

47.082

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NSF Recovery Act Reasearch Support

Description

The goal of this research is to determine the mechanism of polypeptide translocation catalyzed by the hexameric E. coli ClpA motor protein. Motor proteins are essential enzymes for a variety of cellular processes that require mechanical work. Therefore,