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Novel generic technology for genome synthesis derived from Horizontal gene transfer in nature

Research Project

Project/Area Number 18K06196
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 43060:System genome science-related
Research InstitutionTokyo Institute of Technology

Principal Investigator

KANEKO Shinya  東京工業大学, 生命理工学院, 助教 (10399694)

Project Period (FY) 2018-04-01 – 2021-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2020)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,020,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
Keywordsゲノム合成 / コンティグDNA / 枯草菌 / 応用微生物 / 形質転換 / 核酸 / ゲノム / バイオテクノロジー / 溶菌 / 長鎖DNA / 培養細胞
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Handling of DNA fragments comprising over several dozens of kb is difficult, because of their fragility when they are in solution. To avoid physical shearing in vitro, assembly of contig DNA fragments have been accomplished within Bacillus subtilis cell using one step protoplast transformation method. Moreover, to avoid physical shearing in the purification step, we demonstrated that large DNA plasmid over 50 kb in size can be introduced into Escherichia coli, or Saccharomyces cerevisiae using the lysate of donor B. subtilis cells. Conjugation protocol has also been established for transfer of large-sized DNA from E. coli to
eukaryotic microorganisms (S. cerevisiae). Although transfer to animal culture cell remains, our designed horizontal transfer methods is a versatile procedure for delivery of large-sized DNAs into prokaryotic and eukaryotic microorganisms, which would be a basic platform in the synthetic genome area.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

生物の設計図であるゲノム配列を簡単に解読できる時代に突入した。次の段階としてゲノム(長鎖DNA)を設計・合成し、細胞導入する研究が世界各国で進行している。しかしあまり認識されていないが、DNAは長くなればそれだけ物理的な衝撃に弱く扱いが難しくなる。本研究の成果は簡便に「長鎖DNAを合成する」だけでなく、合成後の「長鎖DNAを如何に目的の宿主に導入するか」を解決する上で重要な基盤技術を提供する。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2020 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (2 results)

All 2021 2020

All Journal Article (2 results)

  • [Journal Article] ゲノムを創り、細胞に導入する;ゲノム合成技術の新展開2021

    • Author(s)
      金子 真也
    • Journal Title

      BIO Clinica

      Volume: 36 Pages: 98-102

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] ゲノム合成の基盤技術を自然界でのDNA水平伝播現象をもとに構築する2020

    • Author(s)
      金子 真也
    • Journal Title

      Medical Science Digest

      Volume: 46 Pages: 51-54

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2018-04-23   Modified: 2022-01-27  

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