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The Kerr lab is interested in membrane transport events,
i.e how a cell membrane can become selectively
permeable to certain molecules. The proteins that effect these events are
remarkable. For instance, they can use different sources of energy to drive
the transport - be it from hydrolysis of ATP, or through the co-transport
of a molecule that is shuttled down a concentration gradient. Additionally,
some of these proteins display exquisite selectivity for a single transport
substrate, whilst other are capable of transporting a seemingly endless
array of chemicals.
These proteins are involved in drug resistance in cancer
and in bacteria and are so include some incredibly important proteins
from the perspective of drug discovery.
If you want to know more about our research then click
on the Research tab above, or delve around the other pages to see who we
are, and what we get up to.
Interested in joining us? See the opportunities
page. Here we are all in the lab:
L to R. Deb,
James, Ian, Joe, Hannan and Ella.
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