| Budget Amount *help |
¥49,400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥38,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥11,400,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥11,310,000 (Direct Cost: ¥8,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥2,610,000)
Fiscal Year 2010: ¥11,050,000 (Direct Cost: ¥8,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥2,550,000)
Fiscal Year 2009: ¥11,050,000 (Direct Cost: ¥8,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥2,550,000)
Fiscal Year 2008: ¥15,990,000 (Direct Cost: ¥12,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥3,690,000)
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| Research Abstract |
A stable complex of a peptide and RNA, ribonucleopeptide(RNP), provides a new framework to construct a macromolecular receptor for small molecules. The RRE RNA and the Rev peptide form a structurally well-characterized stable RNP complex that is suitable for a stepwise functionalization. In vitro selection of the RNP pool originating from an RRE-based RNA library and the Rev peptide affords RNP receptors specific for nucleotide triphosphates, for a phosphotyrosine residue in defined amino acid sequence, and for dopamine. A new ATP-binding motif for the ATP-binding RNP was characterized by a combination of biochemical and NMR studies. The RNP receptor functionalized by a fluorophore-labeled Rev peptide exerts optical signals associated with the ligand binding events. Replacing the Rev peptide of the ATP-binding RNP with a fluorophore-modified Rev peptide affords a series of fluorescent ATP sensors. This strategy to generate tailor-made fluorescent sensors is applied for a selective detection of a specific phosphorylated tyrosine residue within a defined amino acid sequence.
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