Budget Amount *help |
¥4,810,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,110,000)
Fiscal Year 2010: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2009: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2008: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
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Research Abstract |
We have analyzed the molecular mechanisms of JDP2 in the regulation of cellular aging. We found that JDP2 induces the release of the histone methyltransferases, PRC1 and PRC2, from the p16Ink4a locus in response to oxidative stress, resulting the demethylation of histone H3 lysine 27 residue. This demethylation of histone causes the up-regulation of p16Ink4a and Arf, which are silenced by epigenetic effect in young cells. Finally, the cells are aged with senescent morphology.
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