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1995 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

Co-operative Research on Differentiation and Functional Expression of Blood Cells in Ascidiar

Research Project

Project/Area Number 06305008
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Co-operative Research (A)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Research Field 広領域
Research InstitutionHIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY

Principal Investigator

MICHIBATA Hitoshi  Hiroshima University, Faculty of Science, Professor, 理学部, 教授 (00111740)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) YOKOSAWA Hideyoshi  Hokkaido University, Faculty of Pharmacology, Professor, 薬学部, 教授 (90012765)
HOSHI Motonori  Tokyo Institute of Technology, Faculty of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Professo, 生命理工学部, 教授 (20012411)
KAWAMURA Kazuo  Kochi University Faculty of Science, Associate Professor, 理学部, 助教授 (30136361)
SAITOH Yasunori  Tsukuba University, Biological Ststems, Lecturer, 生物科学系, 講師 (00196015)
Project Period (FY) 1994 – 1995
KeywordsMarine organisms / Ascidians / Alloreognition / Expression of functions / Accumulation of metals / Vanadium / Proteins
Research Abstract

Ascidian blood cells, that can be classified morphologically into approximately 10 types, are of advantage to analyze various functions such as immune responses, the differentiation of progenitor cells into peripheral cells and the accumulation of heavy metal. We have studied in an integrated manner. Consequently, we obtained several type of monoclonal antibodies and polyclonal antibodies that react specifically with several types of blood cells. We found that glyco-proteins are involved in allogeneic interaction and phenoloxidase and protease inhibitors released from the blood cells participate in the so-called contact reaction. We first succeeded to isolate at least four different types of vanadium-binding proteins, approx. 100kDa, 40kDa, 15kDa, and 12.5kDa and to analyze amino acid sequences of them partially. Cell culture of hemoblasts was established.

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All Publications (12 results)

  • [Publications] Michibata,H.: "The mechanism of accumulation of vanadium by ascidians : Some progress towards an understanding of this unusual phenomenon." Zool.Sci.,. (in press). (1996)

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  • [Publications] Hayashi,M.: "Rapid increases in number of vanadocytes in the vanadium-rich ascidian,Ascidia sydneiensis samea,upon treatment of live animals with NH_4CI." J.Exp.Zool.,. (in press). (1996)

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  • [Publications] Kaneko,A.: "Localization,with monoclonal antibodies and detection of autonomous fluorescence,of blood cells in the tissues of the vanadium-rich ascidian Ascidia sydneiensis samea." Zool.Sci.,. 12. 733-739 (1995)

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  • [Publications] Wuchiyama,J.: "Classification,based on autonomous fluorescence,of the blood cells of several ascidians that contain high levels of vanadium." Acta Zool.,. 76. 51-55 (1995)

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  • [Publications] Uyama,T.: "Immunological detection of a vacuolar-type H^+-ATPase in vanadocytes of the ascidian Ascidia sydneiensis samea." J.Exp.Zool.,. 270. 148-154 (1994)

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  • [Publications] Kanamori,K.: "Raman spectroscopic study of the vanadium and sulphate in blood cells homogenates of the ascidian,Ascidia gemmata." J.Mar.Biol.Ass.U.K,. 74. 279-286 (1994)

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  • [Publications] Hitoshi Michibata: "The Mechanism of Accumulation of Vanadium by Ascidians : Some Progress towards an Understanding of this Unusual Phenomenon." Zool.Sci.(in press.). (1996)

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  • [Publications] Hayashi, M., Nose, Y., Uyama, T., Moriyama, Y.and Michibata, H.: "Rapid increases in number of vanadocytes in the vanadium-rich ascidian, Ascidia sydneiensis samea, upon treatment of live animals with NH_4Cl." J.Exp.Zool.(in press.). (1996)

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  • [Publications] Kaneko, A., Uyama, T., Moriyama, Y.and Michibata, H.: "Localization, with monoclonal antibodies and detection of autonomous fluorescence, of blood cells in the tissues of the vanadium-rich ascidian Ascidia sydneiensis samea." Zool.Sci.733-739 (1995)

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  • [Publications] Wuchiyama, J.and Michibata, H.: "Classification, based on autonomous fluorescence, of the blood cells of several ascidians that contain high levels of vanadium." Acta Zool.76. 51-55 (1995)

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  • [Publications] Uyama, T., Moriyama, Y., Futai, M.and Michibata, H.: "Immunological detection of a vacuolar-type H^+-ATPase in vanadocytes of the ascidian Ascidia sydneiensis samea." J.Exp.Zool.270. 148-154 (1994)

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  • [Publications] Kanamori, K.and Michibata, H.: "Raman spectroscopic study of the vanadium and sulphate in blood cells homogenates of the ascidian, Ascidia gemmata." J.Mar.Biol.Ass.U.K.74. 279-286 (1994)

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