Budget Amount *help |
¥4,810,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,110,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2010: ¥3,250,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥750,000)
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Research Abstract |
To understand the molecular mechanism of a blue light (BL)-regulated transcription factor,aureochrome (AUREO), we prepared six kinds of recombinant AUREOs. BL appeared to induce a shift of the α-helical structure of the LOV domain to a β-sheet structure, and an approximately 5% increase in the hydrodynamic radius of recombinant AUREOs. Our results support a schema where BL-induced changes in the LOV domain may cause global conformational changes in the bZIP and/or the linker of AUREO.
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