| Budget Amount *help |
¥17,810,000 (Direct Cost: ¥13,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,110,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥3,380,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥780,000)
Fiscal Year 2010: ¥3,640,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥840,000)
Fiscal Year 2009: ¥5,070,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,170,000)
Fiscal Year 2008: ¥5,720,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,320,000)
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| Research Abstract |
We analyzed the function of equine MHC class I molecule A68, which was cloned from an equine brain microvascular endothelial cell cDNA expression library as an EHV-1 receptor. Studies suggest that equine MHC class I is a functional gD receptor that plays a pivotal role in EHV-1 entry into equine cells, and also suggest that the amino acid residue at position 173 of the MHC class I molecule is involved in the efficiency of EHV-1 entry. In addition, we generated transgenic mice expressing A68, and also evaluated the usefulness of soluble forms of A68 molecules for preventing EHV-1 infection.
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