GRK 845:  Molecular, Physiological and Pharmacological Analysis of Cellular Membrane Transport

• Subject Area: Plant Sciences
• Term: from 2003 to 2012
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 273567

Transport processes across cellular membranes (plasma membranes and all sorts of endomembranes) are essential for maintenance of biological activity. Transport comprises the movement of small ions (e.g. H+, Ca2+, K+, Cl-) and larger compounds (e.g. glucose, ATP or dicarbonic acids). The movement of these compounds occurs either via channel proteins or transporters. We focus on membrane bound transporters for the following reasons:

• DFG Programme: Research Training Groups
• Applicant Institution: Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern-Landau; Universität des Saarlandes
• Spokespersons: Professor Dr. Ekkehard Neuhaus; Professor Dr. Richard Zimmermann
• Participating Researchers: Professor Dr. Joachim W. Deitmer; Dr.-Ing. Claudia Fecher-Trost; Professor Dr. Veit Flockerzi; Professor Dr. Eckhard Friauf; Dr. Ilka Haferkamp; Professor Dr. Johannes M. Herrmann; Professor Dr. Markus Hoth; Professor Dr. Christian Lohr; Professor Dr. Jens Rettig; Professor Dr. Axel J. Scheidig; Professor Dr. Manfred Josef Schmitt