Possible role of parasexal cycle for the evolution of endophytic fungi.
| Project/Area Number |
25660036
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Plant protection science
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| Research Institution | Nagoya University |
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Principal Investigator |
TAKEMOTO Daigo 名古屋大学, 生命農学研究科, 准教授 (30456587)
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| Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
TERAUCHI Ryohei 公益財団法人岩手生物工学研究センター, 生命科学研究部, 研究部長 (50236981)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2013-04-01 – 2015-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥2,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥600,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
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| Keywords | 共生糸状菌 / エンドファイト / ライグラス / 共生菌 / Epichloaeエンドファイト / ライグラスス |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Epichloae endophytes (Epichloe and asexual derivatives Neotyphodium species) systemically colonize the intercellular spaces of grasses to establish a symbiotic association. Colonization by epichloae endophytes confers various benefits on host plant growth and fitness to environmental conditions through the enhancement of plant resistance to a range of biotic and abiotic stresses, including drought, disease and herbivores. In this study, Epichloe and Neotyphodium isolates are used to investigate the role of parasexal recombination for the emergence of new isolates and evolution of endophytes. We successfully observed cell fusion, cell to cell transfer of nucleus and nuclear fusion of endophyte. We also isolated hybrid isolates which have variety of characteristics inherited from parents isolates.
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