Budget Amount *help |
¥18,590,000 (Direct Cost: ¥14,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,290,000)
Fiscal Year 2010: ¥5,980,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,380,000)
Fiscal Year 2009: ¥6,110,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,410,000)
Fiscal Year 2008: ¥6,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥5,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,500,000)
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Research Abstract |
NRDc, a metalloendopeptidase of the M16 family, is a potent activator for ectodomain shedding of multiple membrane proteins. Homozygous mutant of NRDc-deficient mice (NRDc-/-) showed lean phenotype. Metabolic phenotypes of NRDc-/-are opposite to those in metabolic syndrome, suggesting that NRDc could be a novel therapeutic target for metabolic syndrome. Analysis of NRDc-/- adipose tissue and liver demonstrated that NRDc critically controls glucose and lipid homeostasis through the regulation of TNF-alpha shedding and the modulation of transcriptional co-activator, PGC-1alpha function.
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