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Identification and characterization of genes for cell polarity and asymmetric cell division in plants

Research Project

Project/Area Number 16570041
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field 植物生理・分子
Research InstitutionHokkaido University (2005)
National Institute for Basic Biology (2004)

Principal Investigator

FUJITA Tomomichi  Hokkaido Univ., Grad.School of Sci., Assoc.Prof., 大学院・理学研究科, 助教授 (50322631)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) HASEBE Mitsuyasu  National Inst. for Basic Biol., Div.of Evol.Biol., Prof., 生物進化研究部門, 教授 (40237996)
MURATA Takashi  National Inst. for Basic Biol., Div.of Evol.Biol., Assoc.Prof., 生物進化研究部門, 助教授 (00242024)
Project Period (FY) 2004 – 2005
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2005)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,800,000)
Fiscal Year 2005: ¥1,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000)
Fiscal Year 2004: ¥2,700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,700,000)
Keywordsplants / Physcomitrella patens / asymmetric cell division / gene expression / development / cell differentiation / cell polarity / stem cell / 不等分裂 / ヒメツリガネゴケ / プロトプラスト / 完全長cDNA / 過剰発現 / RNA干渉 / 再生
Research Abstract

Asymmetric cell division generates two different daughter cells. Although unequal distribution of mRNA or proteins has been known to play a pivotal role to specialize each daughter cell, such molecules in plants remain largely unknown. The moss, Physcomitrella patens assures a good system for the study of molecular mechanisms for asymmetric cell division. The protoplast divides asymmetrically to generate apical stem cell and differentiated protonemal, non-stem cell, thereafter the apical stem cell continues to divide asymmetrically to generate a row of differentiated protonemal cells. We have devised a systematic overexpression screening and identified 58 cDNAs as candidates for genes that are involved in asymmetric cell division. For those candidates, we made cDNA-citrine knock-in transgenic plants by using gene targeting technique to investigate protein localization during asymmetric cell division under a control of native promoters. We found several fusion proteins preferentially accumulated in apical stem cells, two of which were intracellularly localized within the apical cell.

Report

(3 results)
  • 2005 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 2004 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (6 results)

All 2006 2005 2004

All Journal Article (5 results) Book (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Genes for the peptidoglycan synthesis pathway are essential for chloroplast division in moss2006

    • Author(s)
      Machida, M.
    • Journal Title

      Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 103

      Pages: 6753-6758

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2005 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Genes for the peptidoglycan synthesis pathway are essential for chloroplast division in moss2006

    • Author(s)
      Machida, M.
    • Journal Title

      Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci.USA 103

      Pages: 6753-6758

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2005 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Genes for the peptidoglycan synthesis pathway are essential for chloroplast division in moss2006

    • Author(s)
      Machida, M.
    • Journal Title

      Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci.USA (印刷中)

    • Related Report
      2005 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Isolation of mutant lines with decreased numbers of chloroplasts per cell from a tagged mutant library of the moss Physcomitrella patens2005

    • Author(s)
      Hayashida, A.
    • Journal Title

      Plant Biology 54

      Pages: 300-306

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2005 Annual Research Report 2005 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Isolation of mutant lines with decreased numbers of chloroplasts per cell from a tagged mutant library of the moss Physcomitrella patens2005

    • Author(s)
      Hayashida, A.
    • Journal Title

      Plant Biology (発表予定)

    • Related Report
      2004 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] New Frontiers in Bryology : Physiology, Molecular Biology and Functional Genomics2004

    • Author(s)
      Fujita, T
    • Total Pages
      22
    • Publisher
      Kluwer Academic Publishers
    • Related Report
      2004 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2004-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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