| Budget Amount *help |
¥152,750,000 (Direct Cost: ¥117,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥35,250,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥48,360,000 (Direct Cost: ¥37,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥11,160,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥46,930,000 (Direct Cost: ¥36,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥10,830,000)
Fiscal Year 2010: ¥57,460,000 (Direct Cost: ¥44,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥13,260,000)
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| Research Abstract |
We tried to clarify the mechanism of calcification by characterizing organic compounds extracted and purified from calcified tissues of some representative marine organisms including corals and coccolithophores. As a result, more than 10 novel proteins and some known compounds related to calcification were identified. On the basis of the results of functional analyses and microscopic observation, we proposed a common model for calcification in terms of distribution and function of organic matrices.
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