Professor of Biology Jinnie Garrett published an article in the International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology. The article is titled "Amino acid transport through the Saccharomyces cerevisiae Gap1 permease is controlled by the Ras/cAMP pathway." Ras proteins are important cell growth regulators and are often found in activated forms in human tumors.
Garrett and her students have been studying their role in cell regulation in yeast in order to contribute to our understanding of normal cell growth as well as tumorigenesis. The article describes research conducted over several years on the role of Ras proteins in controlling nutrient uptake in yeast, specifically, how amino acid uptake through Gap1 transporter in the cell membrane is regulated by the Ras signaling pathway.
Many Hamilton biology and biochemistry concentrators have participated in this project as either summer or senior project researchers and the work of recent students can seen at http://academics.hamilton.edu/biology/jgarrett/Site/Student%20Research.html.
Garrett and her students have been studying their role in cell regulation in yeast in order to contribute to our understanding of normal cell growth as well as tumorigenesis. The article describes research conducted over several years on the role of Ras proteins in controlling nutrient uptake in yeast, specifically, how amino acid uptake through Gap1 transporter in the cell membrane is regulated by the Ras signaling pathway.
Many Hamilton biology and biochemistry concentrators have participated in this project as either summer or senior project researchers and the work of recent students can seen at http://academics.hamilton.edu/biology/jgarrett/Site/Student%20Research.html.
