Identifying novel roles of disease-related proteins in the regulation of exocytosis and nervous communication.

本研究旨在发现与2型糖尿病、唐氏综合症、阿尔茨海默病和亨廷顿病等人类疾病和病症相关的调节神经通讯和激素分泌的新分子。这一发现可能为治疗此类疾病提供新的靶点。因此，这项研究与国家研究优先事项2：促进和保持良好健康，特别是与研究优先事项2的子领域：健康老龄化、富有成效地老龄化和预防性保健特别相关。

This research aims to identify new molecules involved in regulating nerve communication and hormone secretion and which are relevent to human diseases and conditions including Type 2 Diabetes, Down Syndrome, Alzheimer's Disease and Huntington's Disease. The findings may provide new targets in the treatments of such conditions. This research is therefore of special relevance to National Research Priority 2: Promoting and Maintaining Good Health and especially to the sub-areas of this Research Priority 2: Ageing well, ageing productively and Preventative healthcare.