Budget Amount *help |
¥20,540,000 (Direct Cost: ¥15,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,740,000)
Fiscal Year 2009: ¥4,940,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,140,000)
Fiscal Year 2008: ¥5,330,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,230,000)
Fiscal Year 2007: ¥10,270,000 (Direct Cost: ¥7,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥2,370,000)
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Research Abstract |
To elucidate the mechanism of molting and metamorphosis in insect's growth process, we tried to identify the biosynthetic enzymes of the molting hormone, ecdysone, the neuropeptides which controlled biosynthetic rate of ecdysone and their receptor. As a result, one candidate of biosynthetic enzyme, two neuropeptides and one neuropeptide receptor were identified. In addition, it was found that each enzyme gene expression was positively or negatively controlled by different neuropeptides.
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