Budget Amount *help |
¥4,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,050,000)
Fiscal Year 2010: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2009: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2008: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
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Research Abstract |
We functionally analyzed ACAT1-positive late endosomes (ACAT1-LE) which appears in cholesterol-rich macrophages. ACAT1-LE contributed effective cholesterol esterification, in addition, they showed impaired phagosomal maturation. Interestingly, such impairment partially correlated by pharmacological inhibition of cholesterol esterification.
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