Budget Amount *help |
¥18,980,000 (Direct Cost: ¥14,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,380,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥4,680,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,080,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥4,680,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,080,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥9,620,000 (Direct Cost: ¥7,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥2,220,000)
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Outline of Final Research Achievements |
We have analyzed the function of multiple Rab27 effector proteins expressed in pancreatic beta cells. As a result, we have identified novel roles of three Rab27 effector proteins in insulin granule exocytosis. First, Noc2 has a role in connecting maturation and exocytosis steps by interacting with both Rab2a and Rab27a. Second, exophilin8 is involved in the transport of granules to cell periphery by binding a novel protein. Third, granuphilin is an exclusive component of the functional and fusion-inhibitory docking machinery of secretory granules. Thus, three kinds of Rab27 effector proteins function in completely different exocytic processes in pancreatic beta cells.
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