Budget Amount *help |
¥5,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,200,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
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Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Increased levels of saturated fatty acids in membrane phospholipids (membrane lipid saturation) activated IRE1α and PERK, but did not activate ATF6α. A conventional ER stressor induced clustering of fluorescently tagged IRE1α fusion protein, but membrane lipid saturation did not. These results suggest membrane lipid saturation and unfolded proteins activate the UPR through different mechanisms. Analysis of an ER membrane protein involved in the UPR activation upon membrane lipid saturation revealed a homeostatic mechanism against membrane lipid saturation.
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