Project/Area Number |
22710185
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
Research Field |
Genome biology
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Research Institution | Osaka University |
Principal Investigator |
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Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2011
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Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2011)
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Budget Amount *help |
¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
Fiscal Year 2010: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
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Keywords | 遺伝子発現調節 / c-fos / iChIP / 転写 |
Research Abstract |
To understand mechanisms of promoter-proximal pausing of transcription, we aimed to specifically isolate the promoter-proximal region of the c-fos gene and to identify molecules(proteins, DNA, RNA) binding to the isolated region by using insertional chromatin immunoprecipitation(iChIP). As a step of iChIP, we constructed a targeting vector for insertion of the binding elements of LexA, a bacterial DNA-binding protein, around the c-fos promoter-proximal region. We are now conducting gene targeting with the vector. On the other hand, we optimized iChIP for isolation of low copy number of a target genomic region and identification of proteins and RNA binding to the region.
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