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Elucidating molecular basis of adult disease development by examining fetal tissues

Research Project

Project/Area Number 23591603
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Embryonic/Neonatal medicine
Research InstitutionUniversity of Tsukuba

Principal Investigator

RAKWAL Randeep  筑波大学, 教育イニシアティブ機構, 教授 (70590850)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) SHIODA Seiji  昭和大学, 医学部, 教授 (80102375)
小川 哲郎  昭和大学, 医学部, 講師 (60384210)
Project Period (FY) 2011 – 2013
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2013)
Budget Amount *help
¥5,070,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,170,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
KeywordsDohad / マイクロアレイ / プロテオーム / 脳 / 低栄養 / DOHaD / 胎児 / 国際情報交換 アメリカ / 国際情報交流 フランス
Research Abstract

Our results based on global gene expression analysis using DNA microarray revealed differential gene changes after maternal undernutrition, suggesting undernutrition influences mRNA expression of numerous genes including those that might be involved with neurodevelopmental disorders like autism or diabetes. Utilizing another complementary high-throughput omics approach, namely proteomics (2D-DIGE), we identified 15 differentially expressed proteins whose expression levels changed by undernutrition. Among 13 majorly down-regulated proteins, 5 proteins whose abundance decreased were identified as RNA interacting proteins, reported to be involved in enhancing stability of mRNA and accuracy of splicing.
We believe that maternal undernutrition influenced mRNA stability and accuracy of splicing by a change in gene expressions along with decreased expression of RNA interacting protein in fetal brain, and which might result in psychiatric disorders and lifestyle-related diseases.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2013 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2012 Research-status Report
  • 2011 Research-status Report

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Published: 2011-08-05   Modified: 2021-04-07  

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