Migration-Dependent Signalling in Macrophages

该项目旨在研究免疫细胞之间相互引导到达损伤部位的一种通讯机制。该项目将描述迁移细胞留下的新发现的细胞信号膜痕迹，利用生物化学、创新成像和显微镜以及透明的斑马鱼模型来观察细胞在活组织中的迁移。预期成果包括免疫细胞迁移领域的新基础知识，与炎症、修复和再生的基本生物学相关，以及细胞成像的新创新。这些新知识和先进技能培训以及国家生物成像和分析能力的提高预计将带来重大利益。

The project aims to investigate a mechanism of communication used by immune cells to guide each other towards sites of damage. The project will characterise newly revealed cell signalling membrane trails left behind by migrating cells, utilising biochemistry, innovative imaging and microscopy and a transparent zebrafish model to view cell migration through living tissues. Expected outcomes include new fundamental knowledge in the area of immune cell migration with relevance to the basic biology of inflammation, repair and regeneration and new innovations for cell imaging. Significant benefits are expected to arise from this new knowledge and from advanced skills training and improved national capabilities in bio-imaging and analysis.