Budget Amount *help |
¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000)
Fiscal Year 2009: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
Fiscal Year 2008: ¥2,340,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥540,000)
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Research Abstract |
Plasma membrane microdomains plays crucial roles in malignant properties of various cancer cells. Metabolism of cholesterol, an essential component of the microdomains, and its role in malignant phenotype of melanoma cells were investigated. The results show that Akt signaling serves as a molecular switch to
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