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Rac-GTPases as a key functional protein for activation of plant secondary metabolism

Research Project

Project/Area Number 15K07990
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Natural medicines
Research InstitutionUniversity of Toyama

Principal Investigator

Kurosaki Fumiya  富山大学, 大学院医学薬学研究部(薬学), 教授 (70143865)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 加藤 康夫  富山県立大学, 工学部, 教授 (20254237)
荻田 信二郎  県立広島大学, 生命環境学部, 教授 (50363875)
Project Period (FY) 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2017)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,810,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,110,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
Keywords有用物質生産 / 遺伝子組み換え植物 / 芳香性セスキテルペン / 植物二次代謝 / Rac型GTPase / Rac-GTPase / 植物細胞工学 / 遺伝子組み換え / 植物 / バイオテクノロジー / 物質生産 / 遺伝子 / 有用資源 / 情報伝達機構 / rac GTPase
Outline of Final Research Achievements

δ-Guaiene is an aroma sesquiterpene compound accumulated in the trunk of Aquilaria microcarpa upon the microbial infection or mechanical wounding. We demonstrated that Rac-GTPase, a class of monomeric GTP binding protein, plays a central role in the transcriptional activation processes ofδ-guaiene synthetic enzyme gene (GS). We also showed that transformation of A. microcarpa with a modified gene of Rac-GTPase, CArac2, of which translate is capable of binging to GTP continuously, resulted in an appreciable expression of GS in the plant cells.
In order to construct the bio-production systems of δ-guaiene, GS plus farnesyl diphosphate synthase gene were co-expressed in Escherichia coli or tobacco BY2 cells. Upon the addition of mevalonolactone as the precursor, δ-guaiene contents in the transformed E. coli was 37.9 mg/L culture while 428 mg/L of the compound was accumulated in BY2 cells.

Report

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

    (16 results)

All 2018 2017 2016 2015

All Journal Article (9 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Peer Reviewed: 9 results,  Open Access: 4 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 4 results) Presentation (7 results)

  • [Journal Article] High level production of δ-guaiene, a bicyclic sesquiterpene accumulated in agarwood, by co-expression of δ-guaiene synthase and farnesyl diphosphate synthase genes in tobacco BY-2 cells.2018

    • Author(s)
      Kato Takahiro、Taura Futoshi、Lee Jung-Bum、Kurosaki Fumiya
    • Journal Title

      Nat. Prod. Commun.

      Volume: 13 Pages: 9-13

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Daurichromenic acid and grifolic acid: Phytotoxic meroterpenoids that induce cell death in cell culture of their producer Rhododendron dauricum2018

    • Author(s)
      Taura F, Iijima M, Kurosaki F
    • Journal Title

      Plant Signaling & Behavior

      Volume: 13 Issue: 1 Pages: e1422463-e1422463

    • DOI

      10.1080/15592324.2017.1422463

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Characterization of ent-kaurene synthase and kaurene oxidase involved in gibberellin biosynthesis from Scoparia dulcis2018

    • Author(s)
      Yamamura Yoshimi、Taguchi Yukari、Ichitani Kei、Umebara Io、Ohshita Ayako、Kurosaki Fumiya、Lee Jung-Bum
    • Journal Title

      J. Nat. Med.

      Volume: 72 Issue: 2 Pages: 456-463

    • DOI

      10.1007/s11418-017-1168-4

    • NAID

      40021511349

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Combinatorial Biosynthesis of (+)-Daurichromenic Acid and Its Halogenated Analogue2017

    • Author(s)
      Okada Masahiro、Saito Kai、Wong Chin Piow、Li Chang、Wang Dongmei、Iijima Miu、Taura Futoshi、Kurosaki Fumiya、Awakawa Takayoshi、Abe Ikuro
    • Journal Title

      Organic Letters

      Volume: 19 Issue: 12 Pages: 3183-3186

    • DOI

      10.1021/acs.orglett.7b01288

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Identification and Characterization of Daurichromenic Acid Synthase Active in Anti-HIV Biosynthesis2017

    • Author(s)
      Iijima Miu、Munakata Ryosuke、Takahashi Hironobu、Kenmoku Hiromichi、Nakagawa Ryuichi、Kodama Takeshi、Asakawa Yoshinori、Abe Ikuro、Yazaki Kazufumi、Kurosaki Fumiya、Taura Futoshi
    • Journal Title

      Plant Physiology

      Volume: 174 Issue: 4 Pages: 2213-2230

    • DOI

      10.1104/pp.17.00586

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Enhanced production of δ-guaiene, a bicyclic sesquiterpene accumulated in agarwood, by coexpression of δ-guaiene synthase and farnesyl diphosphate synthase genes in Escherichia coli.2016

    • Author(s)
      Kato , Lee JB, Taura F, Kurosaki F.
    • Journal Title

      Nat. Prod. Commun.

      Volume: 11 Pages: 1221-1224

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Efficient production of δ-guaiene, an aroma sesquiterpene compound accumulated in agarwood, by mevalonate pathway-engineered Escherichia coli cells.2016

    • Author(s)
      Kurosaki F, Kato T, Misawa N, Taura F.
    • Journal Title

      Adv. Biosci. Biotechnol..

      Volume: 7 Issue: 11 Pages: 435-445

    • DOI

      10.4236/abb.2016.711042

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Transcriptional activation of sesquiterpene biosynthetic enzyme δ-guaiene synthase gene in cell cultures of Aquilaria microcarpa overexpressing cam1 and rac2 encoding calmodulin and Rac GTPase.2015

    • Author(s)
      Kurosaki F, Taura F.
    • Journal Title

      Plant Gene

      Volume: 2 Pages: 25-28

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.plgene.2015.03.004

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Cloning and characterization of δ-guaiene synthase genes encoding a sesquiterpene cyclase from Aquilaria microcarpa cell cultures.2015

    • Author(s)
      Kurosaki F, Hirohashi S, Katoh T, Taura F, Lee J.-B.
    • Journal Title

      Amer. J. Plant Sci.

      Volume: 6 Issue: 16 Pages: 2603-2611

    • DOI

      10.4236/ajps.2015.616263

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Presentation] メバロン酸経路関連遺伝子群を導入した大腸菌による芳香性セスキテルペンδ-guaieneの生成2017

    • Author(s)
      加藤 貴裕、李 貞範、田浦 太志、三沢 典彦、黒崎 文也
    • Organizer
      日本薬学会第137年会
    • Place of Presentation
      仙台国際センター
    • Year and Date
      2017-03-26
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] エゾムラサキツツジ由来オルセリン酸生合成に関与する新規III型PKSの機能解析2017

    • Author(s)
      飯島未宇、森田洋行、黒崎文也、田浦太志
    • Organizer
      第35回日本植物細胞分子生物学会
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Helichrysum italicum由来ポリケタイド合成酵素に関する研究2017

    • Author(s)
      川畑文明、 黒崎文也、田浦太志
    • Organizer
      第35回日本植物細胞分子生物学会
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] エゾムラサキツツジのダウリクロメン酸生合成に関与するプレニル転移酵素2017

    • Author(s)
      佐伯春奈、飯島未宇、 黒崎文也、 田浦太志
    • Organizer
      第35回日本植物細胞分子生物学会
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] オンジサポニン生合成に関わる酵素の解明2017

    • Author(s)
      李貞範、菊地天禎那、土屋未緒、山村良美、村上芳哉、辰尾良秋、高尾泰昌、黒崎文也
    • Organizer
      日本生薬学会第64回年会
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 薬用植物スコパリアにおけるジテルペン環化酵素の機能解析2017

    • Author(s)
      梅原依男、山村良美、黒崎文也、李貞範
    • Organizer
      本生薬学会第64回年会
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Aquilaria microcarpaの培養細胞におけるdelta-guaiene synthase活性の誘導2015

    • Author(s)
      廣橋峻, 加藤貴裕, 李貞範, 田浦太志, 黒崎文也
    • Organizer
      日本生薬学会第62回年会
    • Place of Presentation
      長良川国際会議場(岐阜)
    • Year and Date
      2015-09-11
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report

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