Grant
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS
$432,417
Department of Health and Human Services
Award ID
R35GM162844
Action Date
2026-04-01
Fiscal Year
FY 2026
Award Type
Grant
Place of Performance
DAVIS, California
Period of Performance
2026-04-01 → 2031-01-31
Funding Agency
Department of Health and Human Services
Description
DEFINING THE ROLE OF LINEAR AND NONLINEAR FORCES IN REGULATING CELL METABOLISM - THE EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX (ECM) PROVIDES ESSENTIAL TISSUE INFRASTRUCTURE AND MECHANICAL CUES THAT REGULATES CELL METABOLISM. MECHANOTRANSDUCTION IS THE CONVERSION OF MECHANICAL FORCES FROM THE ECM TO INTRACELLULAR CHEMICAL SIGNALS AND PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN HEALTH AND DISEASE THROUGH CELL-MATRIX INTERACTIONS. WHILE EVIDENCE SUPPORTS A ‘MECHANO-METABOLIC LINK’ BETWEEN MECHANOTRANSDUCTION AND METABOLISM, THE PRECISE PAT
Recipient
Name
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS
State
CA
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