| Budget Amount *help |
¥101,530,000 (Direct Cost: ¥78,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥23,430,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥24,960,000 (Direct Cost: ¥19,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥5,760,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥24,960,000 (Direct Cost: ¥19,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥5,760,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥20,280,000 (Direct Cost: ¥15,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,680,000)
Fiscal Year 2010: ¥20,280,000 (Direct Cost: ¥15,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,680,000)
Fiscal Year 2009: ¥11,050,000 (Direct Cost: ¥8,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥2,550,000)
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| Research Abstract |
In various cancer cells, the expression of adhesion molecules and chemokine receptor shows a positive correlation with the metastatic potential, suggesting a possible involvement of those molecules in cancer metastasis. CD44 plays a role in cell adhesion by binding to its ligand hyaluronate. Chemokines are critical regulators of cell migration in the context of effective and appropriate immune responses, inflammation, angiogenesis and tumor progression. In this research project, we found that the transition of CD44 molecular structure by ligand binding is possibly involved in the CD44-mediated tumor progression. We also found that the dynamics of chemokine receptor localization on the plasma membrane are important for their function in cell migration.
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