| Project/Area Number |
22790223
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
General physiology
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| Research Institution | National Institute for Physiological Sciences |
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Principal Investigator |
NAKAJO Koichi 生理学研究所, 分子生理研究系, 助教 (80390699)
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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: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2010: ¥2,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥600,000)
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| Keywords | イオンチャネル / カリウムチャネル / 不整脈 / 複合体 / 一分子イメージング / 全反射蛍光顕微鏡 / 修飾サブユニット / ストイキオメトリー / 生理学 / 電気生理学 / 分子生物学 / 光生理学 / 心筋 |
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| Research Abstract |
KCNQ1, which is known as a causative gene of cardiac arrhythmia, is an alpha subunit of voltage-gated K^+channel. KCNQ1 and its auxiliary subunit KCNE1 form an ion channel complex, which regulates the heartbeat. To determine the stoichiometry of this complex, I attached fluorescent tags on these subunits, and counted the number of each subunit in a single KCNQ1-KCNE1 complex by using total internal reflection microscope. One complex contained 1-4 KCNE1 subunits, and the number of KCNE1 was dependent on the relative expression densities of KCNQ1 and KCNE1 subunits.
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