1999 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Detection of Relating Molecules for the Pathology of Amyotrophic Lateral Screlosis by the Expressed-Gene Profiling
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10670582
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Neurology
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| Research Institution | Nagoya University |
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Principal Investigator |
DOYU Manabu Nagoya University, School of Medicine, Assistant Professor, 医学部, 講師 (90293703)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
TANAKA Fumiaki School of Medicine, Medical Staff, 医学部, 医員
SOBUE Gen School of Medicine, Professor, 医学部, 教授 (20148315)
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| Project Period (FY) |
1998 – 1999
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| Keywords | Amyotrophic Lateral Screlosis / Molecular Indexing / Expressed-Gene Profile / Motor Neuron Death / Novel Genes / Ring Finger / IBR Motif / Ubiquitination |
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| Research Abstract |
The molecular mechanism of the motor neuron death in Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is unknown. We have demonstrated the difference in the expressed-gene profiles between the ALS and spinal anterior horns. We selected 84 clones which had drastic changes changes in their expression levels. Among them, detailed analysis of those matched to ESTs revealed two novel genes (FI39A and FI58G).
FI39A cDNA was 4.4kb long and the deduced amino acid sequence should be 838 residues, of which N-terminal half region had ubiquitination-related Ring finger / IBR motif, and bipartite nuclear localization signal (NLS). Northern analysis and ISH showed the expression of FI39A transcript was ubiquitous. The intracellular localization of FI39A protein was perinuclear.
FI58G cDNA was 1.8kb long and the deduced amino acid sequence should be 219 residues. The homology search revealed that FI58G protein had no significant homology to any other known molecules. FI58G had a NLS and was localized to the intranuclear region. Northern analysis demonstrated that FI58G mRNA was rich in the brain, spinal cord, heart and muscle.
These two novel genes may be involved in the pathogenesis of ALS, although requiring more detailed analysis.
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[Publications] Fumiaki Tanaka, Matthew Reeves, Yasuhiro Ito, Michiyo Matsumoto, Mei Li, Shigeru Miwa, Akira Inukai, Masahiko Yamamoto, Manabu Doyu, Mari Yoshida, Yoshio Hashizume, Shin-ichi Terao, Terunori Mitsuma, Gen Sobue: "Tissue-specific somatic mosaicism in spinal and bulbar muscular strophy is dependent on CAG-repeat length and androgen receptor-gene expression level"AmJ Hum Genet. 65. 966-973 (1999)
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