| Budget Amount *help |
¥18,980,000 (Direct Cost: ¥14,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,380,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥2,730,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥630,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥7,280,000 (Direct Cost: ¥5,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,680,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥8,970,000 (Direct Cost: ¥6,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥2,070,000)
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
We prepared Arabidopsis plants that express LUC reporter gene under the control of promoters from genes important in the biosynthesis and storage of seed oil. By using automatic bioluminescence monitoring system, we screened several hundred thousands of plants for mutants with altered expression patterns of LUC reporter gene. In addition to AOTA1, a novel factor involved in the activation of DGAT1 gene for the final step of seed oil synthesis, we could identify several additional candidate genes potentially involved in the activation of DGAT1. Furthermore, we could identify a novel gene DROL1 coding for a factor potentially involved in the repression of OleS3 gene for seed oil storage after seed germination.
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