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Controlling pluripotent stem cells by sugar chains - Can maintenance and differentiation of pluripotency be obtained by modifying biosynthetic pathway of sugar chain?

Research Project

Project/Area Number 15K07786
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Integrative animal science
Research InstitutionInstitute of Physical and Chemical Research

Principal Investigator

AIKAWA JUNICHI  国立研究開発法人理化学研究所, 開拓研究本部, 専任研究員 (10260192)

Project Period (FY) 2015-04-01 – 2019-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2018)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,940,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,140,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
Keywords多能性幹細胞 / ES細胞 / 糖鎖 / ゴルジマンノシダーゼ / レチノイン酸
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study aimed to clarify the relationship between the properties of pluripotent stem cells and the biosynthesis of asparagine-linked sugar chains. First, the mannosidase inhibitor, which also inhibit the activity of mouse mannosidase IA (mMAN1A1) localized to the Golgi apparatus, was added in a system where mouse embryonic stem cells were differentiated by the addition of retinoic acid. Although the sugar chain structure was significantly changed, no significant change was observed in the cell morphology which is an indicator of differentiation. Next, the expression pattern of transcripts found in the region upstream of the transcription start point of mMAN1A1 was analyzed by RT-PCR. As a result, it was found that the expression of a partial region of the predicted transcript changes with differentiation of mouse embryonic stem cells.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究課題は多能性幹細胞の性状とアスパラギン結合型糖鎖の生合成の関係を明らかにすることを目的とした。マウスのゴルジ体に局在するマンノシダーゼIA(mMAN1A1)に見い出された転写産物の発現を制御することで、アスパラギン結合型糖鎖のパターンが変化する可能性が示された。分化や疾病との関係解明が期待される。mMAN1A1の活性を抑制する阻害剤ではマウス胚性幹細胞では形態レベルでは顕著な変化が見られなかったが、他の分化系での試験が引き続き必要である。

Report

(5 results)
  • 2018 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • 2016 Research-status Report
  • 2015 Research-status Report

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Published: 2015-04-16   Modified: 2020-03-30  

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