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Origin and evolution of sensory centers in the vertebrate Brain

Research Project

Project/Area Number 20K06892
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 46020:Anatomy and histopathology of nervous system-related
Research InstitutionEhime University

Principal Investigator

Murakami Yasunori  愛媛大学, 理工学研究科(理学系), 教授 (50342861)

Project Period (FY) 2020-04-01 – 2023-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2022)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,020,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
Keywords脊椎動物 / 脳 / 進化 / 発生
Outline of Research at the Start

脊椎動物の脳には著しい多様性がある。特に外界からの情報を集める感覚系には様々な改変がなされ、哺乳類・鳥類・爬虫類では大脳(終脳)に視覚や聴覚の感覚中枢が生じる一方で、条鰭類では終脳以外の場所に味覚や電気感覚などの中枢が新規に創出されている。しかし、脳の起源や感覚中枢の多様化と発展を導いた分子機構については、未だに多くの謎が残されている。本研究では、羊膜類、条鰭類、軟骨魚類、円口類を用いて、発生中の脳の感覚中枢の形態や神経回路を詳細に観察し、時間的・空間的な三次元構築を行い、新規な中枢の確立に関わる候補遺伝子の発現・機能解析を進め、脳の始まりから多彩な高次中枢の発展に至る壮大な進化的変遷を探る。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study was to investigate the evolutionary transitions leading to the development of diverse higher centers using amniotes, ray-finned fishes, cartilaginous fishes, and cyclostomes. It was previously believed that cyclostomes only possess an undifferentiated cerebellum. However, in the brains of cyclostomes, genes involved in the development of the cerebellum are expressed, and their location corresponds to where the cerebellum is formed in other vertebrates. This suggests the possibility that the developmental mechanism of the cerebellum was already established at the stage of the common ancestor of vertebrates. Furthermore, we have confirmed significant differences in the trigeminal nerve, which controls the jaw, between cyclostomes and cartilaginous fishes. Based on these findings, we have proposed a model regarding the process that occurred during the divergence of gnathostomes (jawed vertebrates) and cyclostomes.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

脊椎動物の脳は、進化の初期の段階で多くの要素が獲得されたと考えられているが、その背景にある分子機構については不明な点が多い。本研究から、小脳の発生機構は脊椎動物の共通祖先の段階ですでに出来上がっていた可能性が示唆された。つまり円口類は小脳発生機構を持っているが、進化の過程では何らかの要因によりそれが起動することがなかったと考えられる。このような事例があったことが示されたことで、進化発生学の分野に新たに考察する価値のある進化シナリオを提示することができた。さらに、新規な形態が獲得される際に神経系はどのように変わるかという問題について、顎を支配する神経を例として、新規な考えを提供することができた。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2022 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (24 results)

All 2023 2022 2021 2020 Other

All Journal Article (2 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results,  Peer Reviewed: 2 results,  Open Access: 2 results) Presentation (13 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 3 results,  Invited: 8 results) Book (5 results) Remarks (4 results)

  • [Journal Article] Forebrain Architecture and Development in Cyclostomes, with Reference to the Early Morphology and Evolution of the Vertebrate Head2021

    • Author(s)
      Sugahara Fumiaki、Murakami Yasunori、Pascual-Anaya Juan、Kuratani Shigeru
    • Journal Title

      Brain, Behavior and Evolution

      Volume: 未定 Issue: 4-6 Pages: 1-13

    • DOI

      10.1159/000519026

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Genetic Mechanism for the Cyclostome Cerebellar Neurons Reveals Early Evolution of the Vertebrate Cerebellum2021

    • Author(s)
      Sugahara F, Pascual-Anaya J, Kuraku S, Kuratani S, and Murakami Y.
    • Journal Title

      Front Cell Dev Biol.

      Volume: 9 Pages: 700860-700860

    • DOI

      10.3389/fcell.2021.700860

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 脊椎動物の脳の起源と進化 円口類を用いた進化発生学的研究2023

    • Author(s)
      村上安則
    • Organizer
      「情報フォトニクスによる次世代生命科学研究の創生」キックオフシンポジウム
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 円口類にみる脳形成機構の起源2022

    • Author(s)
      村上安則
    • Organizer
      生理研研究会「自発活動と形態形成から紐解く胎児脳発達メカニズムの解明
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 脊椎動物の小脳の起源2022

    • Author(s)
      村上安則
    • Organizer
      第58回節足動物発生学会
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] A study of the sensory trigeminal nerve homology between Cyclostomata and Gnathostomata.2022

    • Author(s)
      Motoki Tamura, Ryota Ishikawa, Juan Pascual Anaya, Takashi Saitou, Filippo M. Rijli, Shigeru Kuratni, Daichi Suzuki, Yasunori Murakami
    • Organizer
      3RD FRANCO-JAPANESEDEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY MEETING
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Role of signaling molecules in the development of the facial lobe in Amur catfish (Silurus asotus)2022

    • Author(s)
      Saki Kaneko, Torao Kawanaka, Tatsuya Itoyama, Kyogo Horii, Makiko Fukui, Yasunori Murakami
    • Organizer
      3RD FRANCO-JAPANESEDEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY MEETING
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 脊椎動物の脳神経系の起源と多様化2022

    • Author(s)
      村上安則
    • Organizer
      システム視覚科学研究センター主催セミナー
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Evolution of the vertebrate brain2021

    • Author(s)
      Yasunori Murakami
    • Organizer
      Ehime University Online Winter School of Science, Haiku and Pop
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] 脳の進化・発生から見た視床下部2021

    • Author(s)
      村上安則
    • Organizer
      第32回 間脳・下垂体・副腎系研究会(ロシュ共催セミナー)
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 円口類と顎口類の三叉神経枝の相同性に関する研究2021

    • Author(s)
      田村元樹, 石川遼太, Juan PASCUAL ANAYA, 齋藤卓,今村健志, 村上安則
    • Organizer
      第92回日本動物学会オンライン米子大会
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] The origin and the evolution of the vertebrate brain2021

    • Author(s)
      Yasunori Murakami
    • Organizer
      Online study abroad exchange between NTNU & EHIME University
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Development and evolution of the vertebrate cerebellum2020

    • Author(s)
      Yasunori Murakami
    • Organizer
      53rd Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Developmental Biologists 2020年5月19-22日
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 鯨偶蹄目における大脳皮質層構造の解析2020

    • Author(s)
      飯村彬仁、村上安則
    • Organizer
      第41回菅平動物学セミナー
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 円口類の三叉神経形成におけるFgfシグナルの役割2020

    • Author(s)
      田村元樹、村上安則
    • Organizer
      第41回菅平動物学セミナー
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Book] 脳の進化・発生から見た視床下部2022

    • Author(s)
      村上安則
    • Total Pages
      7
    • Publisher
      第32 回間脳・下垂体・副腎系研究会報告 (旧:CRH・ACTH 研究会)
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] Cerebellum as a CNS Hub (Contemporary Clinical Neuroscience)2021

    • Author(s)
      Yasunori Murakami(共著)
    • Total Pages
      564
    • Publisher
      Springer
    • ISBN
      9783030758165
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Book] 脳進化絵巻: 脊椎動物の進化神経学 (共立スマートセレクション 34)2021

    • Author(s)
      村上安則(単著)
    • Total Pages
      234
    • Publisher
      共立出版
    • ISBN
      9784320009349
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Book] 脊椎動物の進化神経学 日仏生物学会誌60号2021

    • Author(s)
      村上安則
    • Total Pages
      8
    • Publisher
      日仏生物学会
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Book] イルカの解剖学―身体構造と機能の理解 6章、10章担当2020

    • Author(s)
      村上安則
    • Total Pages
      176
    • Publisher
      エヌティーエス
    • ISBN
      9784860436285
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] 形態は機能に従う 驚くほど多様な脊椎動物の脳

    • URL

      https://www.axisinc.co.jp/news/2022/487.html

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] 大学院理工学研究科の村上安則教授が、デザイン誌「AXIS」に掲載されました【9月1日 】

    • URL

      http://www.sci.ehime-u.ac.jp/news_info/3334/

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] 人間の脳の設計図は5億年前にできた? 脳の研究が解き明かす生物の進化

    • URL

      https://yumenavi.info/lecture_sp.aspx?GNKCD=g010351&OraSeq=4994572&ProId=WNA002_Sp&SerKbn=2&SearchMod=2&Page=1&KeyWord=%E5%93%BA%E4%B9%B3%E9%A1%9E

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] Molecular view of the catfish

    • URL

      https://iesresearch.solutions/ieresearch/molecular-view-of-the-catfish-craniofacial-sensory-structure-development/

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report

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