| Project/Area Number |
21710222
|
|---|
| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
|
| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
|---|
| Research Field |
Living organism molecular science
|
|---|
| Research Institution | Meiji University (2010)
The University of Tokyo (2009) |
|---|
Principal Investigator |
KUSHIRO Tetsuo Meiji University, 農学部, 准教授 (80373299)
|
|---|
| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2010
|
| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2010)
|
| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,050,000)
Fiscal Year 2010: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Fiscal Year 2009: ¥2,860,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥660,000)
|
|---|
| Keywords | メロテルペノイド / テルペン環化酵素 / 糸状菌 / 遺伝子クラスター / ピリピロペン / 生合成遺伝子クラスター / エポキシ化酵素 / メロテネプノイド / ポリケタイド合成酵素 / プレニル基転移酵素 / CoA ligase |
|---|
| Research Abstract |
Pyripyropene, produced by a fungus Aspergillus fumigatus, is a meroterpenoid that is expected to be developed as a cholesterol lowering drug. The entire biosynthetic gene cluster was discovered and the function of each enzyme in the pathway was analyzed using fungal expression system. A completely novel terpene cyclase that is predicted to comprise of transmembrane helices was discovered for the first time.
|
