Project/Area Number |
24655009
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
Research Field |
Physical chemistry
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Research Institution | Nagoya Institute of Technology |
Principal Investigator |
INOUE Keiichi 名古屋工業大学, 工学(系)研究科(研究院), 助教 (90467001)
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Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
KANDORI Hideki 名古屋工業大学, 大学院工学研究科, 教授 (70202033)
KOGURE Kazuhiro 東京大学, 大気海洋研究所, 教授 (10161895)
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Project Period (FY) |
2012-04-01 – 2014-03-31
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Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2013)
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Budget Amount *help |
¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
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Keywords | ロドプシン / ナトリウムポンプ / 赤外分光 / 過渡吸収 / レチナール |
Research Abstract |
In this study, we investigated the sodium ion (Na+) transport mechanism by Na+-pumping rhodopsin (NaR) found from marine bacteria in our recent research. For that purpose, especially, we focused the view point of "function", "dynamics" and "structure". As the result, we revealed that NaR pumps Li+ and H+ in addition to Na+ in according to the environment, the reaction process relating to the transport activity, and the place of Na+ binding site. The results relating this study were reported in eight papers and fourty-two presentation in conferences, and three newspaper reports were conducted.
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