Project Summary (3rd funding period, 2009-2011) |
Obesity and lipid-associated disorders constitute serious health and economic problems these days. It is essential to explore the molecular basis of lipid metabolism in order to be able to develop strategies for intervention.
The GOLD III project aims to discover genes, gene products, and metabolites required for the generation, structural integrity, and catabolism of LD. Elucidation of the effectors' structures, functions, and regulation will reveal currently unknown mechanisms and pathways that control lipid and energy homeostasis. Epidemiological studies will disclose the medical relevance of our discoveries. In summary, these results will provide important insights into the pathogenesis of metabolic diseases and provide potential drug targets for their treatment. To achieve these goals, thirteen research teams from six Austrian universities will constitute the GOLD III consortium. The 'GOLD approach' of highly focused research objectives, an excellent scientific track record, and broad methodological expertise has been remarkably successful in the past and will ensure important discoveries with potential for economic exploitation also during the final period of GEN-AU (2009-2011).
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Projektzusammenfassung(3. Foerderperiode, 2009-2011) |
Fettleibigkeit und Fettstoffwechselstoerungen stellen ein immer groesser werdendes gesundheitliches und volkswirtschaftliches Problem dar. Um wirksame Interventionsmoeglichkeiten zu eroeffnen, ist es notwendig, die molekularen Grundlagen genau zu erforschen. Das Ziel von GOLD III ist es, jene Gene, Genprodukte und Metabolite zu identifizieren, die fuer die Bildung, die strukturelle Integritaet und den Abbau von LD verantwortlich sind. Durch die Entschluesselung ihrer Struktur, Funktion und Regulation ist die Aufklaerung jener derzeit unbekannten Mechanismen und Stoffwechselwege zu erwarten, die fuer die korrekte Kontrolle des Lipid- und Energiestoffwechsels zustaendig sind. Epidemiologische Studien werden die medizinische Relevanz unserer Entdeckungen pruefen. Unsere Forschungen werden wichtige Erkenntnisse fuer die Entstehung metabolischer Erkrankungen liefern und damit einen Beitrag zur potentiellen Entwicklung von Medikamenten zur Behandlung dieser Krankheiten leisten. Um die gesteckten Ziele zu erreichen, werden dreizehn Arbeitsgruppen aus sechs oesterreichischen Universitaeten das GOLD III Konsortium bilden. Der 'GOLD-Ansatz' eines fokussierten Forschungsvorhabens unter Beteiligung exzellenter WissenschaftlerInnen mit einer umfassenden methodischen Expertise war bereits in den vergangenen GOLD-Projekten sehr erfolgreich. Dementsprechend sind auch waehrend der letzten GEN-AU Foerderperiode (2009-2011) wichtige Entdeckungen von hoher medizinischer Bedeutung zu erwarten. |
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| Component | Principle Investigator(s) | Institution | Subproject Title |
| C1 |
Rudolf ZECHNER Caroline SCHOBER |
Molecular Biosciences, University of Graz |
Project management & core facilities |
| C2 |
Zlatko TRAJANOSKI |
Institute for Genomics and Bioinformatics, Graz University of Technology |
Transcriptional regulatory networks in adipocytes |
| C3 |
Juliane G. BOGNER-STRAUSS |
Institute for Genomics and Bioinformatics, Graz University of Technology |
Identification and characterization of genes involved in fat cell development |
| C4 |
Albin HERMETTER |
Institute of Biochemistry, Graz University of Technology |
Exploring the lipolytic proteome. Phospholipases. |
| C5 | Ruth BIRNER-GRUENBEREGER | Center for Medical Research (ZMF), Medical University Graz |
In vivo activity-based and quantitative proteomics: Identification of proteins involved in lipid storage and mobilization |
| C6 |
Rudolf ZECHNER Gerald HOEFLER |
Molecular Biosciences, University of Graz Institute of Pathology, Medical University Graz |
Identification and functional characterization of lipid hydrolases |
| C7 | Robert ZIMMERMANN |
Molecular Biosciences, University of Graz |
Molecular mechanisms regulating lipolysis |
| C8 |
Dagmar KRATKY | Institute of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Medical University of Graz |
Identification and characterization of proteins in foam cell-derived lipid droplets |
| C9 |
Wolfgang SCHNEIDER |
Department of Medical Biochemistry, Medical University Vienna |
Lipases and regulatory proteins in chicken embryogenesis |
| C10 |
Sepp-Dieter KOHLWEIN Heimo WOLINSKI |
Molecular Biosciences, University of Graz http://yeast.uni-graz.at |
Lipid homeostasis during cell cycle and differentiation |
| C11 | Klaus NATTER |
The lipolytic switch: Quantitative analysis and computational modeling of neutral lipid fluxes |
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| C12 |
Monika OBERER | Molecular Biosciences, University of Graz |
Structural basis of ATGL activity and its activation by CGI-58 |
| C13 |
Florian KRONENBERG |
Division of Genetic Epidemiology, Medical University Innsbruck |
Systematic search for genes involved in human lipid metabolism |
| C14 |
Ulrike FELT |
Department for Social Studies of Science, University of Vienna |
Perceptions and imaginations of obesity as a socio-scientific problem in the Austrian context |
Cooperations |
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| Coop C4 |
M. Kollroser |
Institute of Forensic Medicine, Medical University of Graz |
Mass spectrometric analysis of proteins |
updated 23.04.2010