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Identification of a sex-determining gene in Emu

Research Project

Project/Area Number 15H04401
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Genetics/Chromosome dynamics
Research InstitutionHokkaido University

Principal Investigator

Kuroiwa Asato  北海道大学, 理学研究院, 教授 (20372261)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 河野 友宏  東京農業大学, 応用生物科学部, 教授 (80153485)
松田 洋一  名古屋大学, 生命農学研究科, 教授 (70165835)
西田 千鶴子  北海道大学, 理学(系)研究科(研究院), 助手 (50106580)
Project Period (FY) 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2017)
Budget Amount *help
¥15,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥12,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥3,600,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥4,810,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,110,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥6,630,000 (Direct Cost: ¥5,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,530,000)
KeywordsW染色体 / 性決定機構
Outline of Final Research Achievements

A sex of birds is genetically determined. However, the female sex-determining gene on the W chromosome has been not identified. To identify a novel gene located on the W which function on the ovary differentiation in emu, I performed three approaches: 1) cell culture, chromosome preparation, micro dissection, DNA purification of Z and W chromosome, 2) identification of sex-determining stage of embryo, 3) mRNA-seq analysis in gonads. I identified candidates genes for sex-determination located on the Z and W chromosomes. Furthermore,transcriptional variants of DMRT1 in emu were detected.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2017 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2016 Annual Research Report
  • 2015 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (6 results)

All 2017 2016 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (3 results) Presentation (3 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results,  Invited: 1 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] Monash University(Australia)

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] モナシュ大学(オーストラリア)

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] モナシュ大学(オーストラリア)

    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae), a new model for molecular mechansm of sex-determining in birds2017

    • Author(s)
      Tamaro Sakurai, Asato Kuroiwa
    • Organizer
      Advanced Genome Science International Symposium
    • Place of Presentation
      東京大学(東京都・文京区)
    • Year and Date
      2017-01-10
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Emu (Dromaius novaehollandia), a new model for molecular mechanism of sex-determining in birds.2017

    • Author(s)
      Tamaro Sakirai, Asato Kuroiwa
    • Organizer
      Advanced Genome Science International Symposium “The Start of New Genomics”
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] オモロイ染色体をもつ生き物の研究ートゲネズミからエミューまでー2016

    • Author(s)
      黒岩麻里
    • Organizer
      第1回オモロイ生き物研究会
    • Place of Presentation
      定山渓ホテル(北海道・札幌市)
    • Year and Date
      2016-10-22
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Invited

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Published: 2015-04-16   Modified: 2019-03-29  

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