| Project/Area Number |
23780061
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Plant nutrition/Soil science
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| Research Institution | The University of Tokyo |
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Principal Investigator |
AONO Toshihiro 東京大学, 生物生産工学研究センター, 助教 (10372418)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2012
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2012)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,680,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,080,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥3,380,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥780,000)
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| Keywords | 窒素固定細菌 / 根粒菌 |
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| Research Abstract |
Azorhizobium caulinodans is a microsymbiont of a tropical legume, Sesbania rostrata, and forms nitrogen fixing nodules on the stems. In this study, it was revealed that ocmA gene, which was predicted to encode an inner membrane protein, was related to production of exopolysaccharides in A. caulinodans. It was also revealed that Lon protease was involved in production of exopolysaccharides. Furthermore, Lon protease was found to be involved in suppression of reb genes, which is related to killer trait of this bacterium.
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