| Budget Amount *help |
¥15,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥11,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥3,510,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥4,680,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,080,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥6,240,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,440,000)
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
In order to understand the molecular mechanisms underlying the diversification of insect wings, the gene functional gene analyses, such as RNAi and transgenesis, were performed using non-model insects.
In this study, we successfully identified a novel gene which plays crucial roles on the formation of elytra. Interestingly, the RNAi phenotype of this gene showed elytra-specific inhibition of sclerotization. This result will provide an insight to the evolution of elytra in coleopteran insects.
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