Budget Amount *help |
¥17,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥13,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥3,990,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥4,940,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,140,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥4,940,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,140,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥7,410,000 (Direct Cost: ¥5,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,710,000)
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Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Cystathionine gamma-synthase (CGS) catalyzes the first committed step of methionine biosynthesis in higher plants. CGS is not an allosteric enzyme, and its activity is feedback-regulated in response to S-adenosylmethionine during translation of CGS1 mRNA that codes for CGS. S-adenosylmethionine causes a specific translation arrest, which is coupled with CGS1 mRNA degradation. This study aims to unveil unknown regulation, other than the above-mentioned regulation during translation, governing the control of methionine accumulation plants. CGS1 is nuclear encoded and CGS acts after being transported to chloroplasts. Stability of CGS protein in chloroplasts was found to be changed in response to methionine feeding as well as light/dark conditions.
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