Project/Area Number |
22658066
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
Research Field |
Fisheries chemistry
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Research Institution | Kyoto University |
Principal Investigator |
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Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
KISHIDA Takushi 京都大学, 理学研究科, 研究員 (40527892)
HOSOI Masatomi 福井県立大学, 海洋生物資源学部, 助教 (70410967)
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Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2012
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Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2012)
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Budget Amount *help |
¥3,590,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2010: ¥1,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000)
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Keywords | 化学センサー / 感覚機能 / 深海 / ユノハナガ二 / G-タンパク質 / TRP チャネル / オプシン / センサー / チャネル / 深海生物 / ユノハナガニ / 色覚 / 温度 / TRPチャネル / オオギガニ |
Research Abstract |
To validate the sensory function of deep sea animals, we performed the behavior observation of deep sea crab Gandalfus yunohana in a tank and found this species showed the directivity to heat. We successfully obtained a gene encoding a G protein-coupled receptor from Gandalfus yunohana and found that a possible candidate of a homologous gene exists in Gandalfus yunohan. We also found the occurrence of TRP channels in Paralvinella by behavior observation. The present study reveals the occurrence of various chemical sensors in deep sea animals and suggests these sensors possibly function for the adaptation to deep sea environment.
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