Project/Area Number |
20570154
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
Section | 一般 |
Research Field |
Biophysics
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Research Institution | Kyoto University |
Principal Investigator |
SUZUKI KEenichi Kyoto University, 物質ー細胞統合システム拠点, 民間等共同研究員 (50423059)
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Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2010
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Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2010)
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Budget Amount *help |
¥4,940,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,140,000)
Fiscal Year 2010: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2009: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2008: ¥3,120,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥720,000)
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Keywords | 1分子観察 / 細胞膜 / ラフト / シグナル伝達 / 受容体 |
Research Abstract |
It has turned out that in steady-state cell plasma membranes, GPI-anchored proteins formed transient homo-dimers based on the extracellular protein-protein interactions. In the presence of protein-protein interactions, lipid interactions were found to facilitate the formation of the homo-dimers, while this was not observed in the absence of the protein interactions. Furthermore, it was found that upon ligation of GPI-anchored receptors, very stable homo-oligomers were formed, the oligomers recruited other raft lipid, ganglioside, and induced raft-like structure in the oligomers. The formation of the raft-like structure in the oligomers was essential for the downstream signaling such as intracellular calcium response.
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