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2005 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

Advanced Brain Science Project

Research Project

Project/Area Number 12209001
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Priority Areas

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Review Section Biological Sciences
Research InstitutionUniversity of Tokyo

Principal Investigator

IHARA Yasuo  Univ.Tokyo, Graduate School of Medicine, Professor, 大学院医学系研究科, 教授 (60114386)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) MASU Masayuki  Univ. Tsukuba, Grad.Sch Compo.Human Sci., Professor, 大学院人間総合科学研究科, 教授 (20243032)
TSUMOTO Tadaharu  Univ. Osaka, Graduate School of Medicine, Professor, 大学院医学系研究科, 教授 (50028619)
TSUJI Shoji  University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Medicine, Professor, 医学部附属病院, 教授 (70150612)
TANJI Jun  Tohoku Univ., Graduate School of Medicine, Professor, 大学院医学系研究科, 教授 (10001885)
ARAI Hiroyuki  Tohoku Univ., Graduate School of Medicine, Professor, 大学院医学系研究科, 教授 (30261613)
Project Period (FY) 2000 – 2005
KeywordsNeurogenesis / Guidance molecules / BDNF and visual center / Alzheimer's disease / Spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy / Polyglutamine diseases / Higher cortical function / Plasticity of the neuron
Research Abstract

By this project, many papers with the highest impact have been published, which have clearly shown that the level of neuroscience in Japan is very high. When the project was initiated in 2000, goals were set for each field, and I believe all of us have reached them. Among the excellent publications, the following ones are exceptional: "Brain repair" by Dr. M. Nakafuku; identification of guidance molecules by Dr. K. Kaibuchi, discovery of neprilysin as a AB-degrading protease by Dr. T. Saido, and clinical trial of a new drug for X-linked spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy by Dr. G. Sobue. In addition, steady progress in the research of higher cortical function using monkey by Dr. J. Tanji should be mentioned here. Finally, identification of one susceptibility gene for Alzheimer's disease is a milestone in this kind of research in Japan.
It is often claimed that interdisciplinary interaction is required to significantly advance science, and indeed this project provided such opportunity. This can partly explain why A01 investigators have obtained the most striking data: excellent investigators majoring development in general, neurobiology and stem cells have got together under the flag of neurogenesis, and heavily interacted with each another.

  • Research Products

    (12 results)

All 2005 2004

All Journal Article (10 results) Book (2 results)

  • [Journal Article] Longer forms of amyloid β-protein : implications for the mechanism of intram embranous cleavage by γ-secretase.2005

    • Author(s)
      Qi-Takahara Y, Morishima-Kawashima M, Tanimura Y, Hirotani N, Horikoshi Y, Maeda M, Saido TC, Ihara Y
    • Journal Title

      J Neurosci 25

      Pages: 436-445

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Identification and differential expression of multiple isoforms of mouse Ccd1 (Coiled-coil-DIX1), a positive regulator of Wnt signaling2005

    • Author(s)
      Shiomi K, Kanemoto M, Keino-Masu K, Yoshida S, Soma K, Masu M
    • Journal Title

      Mol Brain Res 135

      Pages: 169-180

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Longer forms of amyloid (3-protein : implications for the mechanism of intramembranous cleavage by y-secretase.2005

    • Author(s)
      Qi-Takahara Y, Morishima-Kawashima M, Tanimura Y, Hirotani N, Horikoshi Y, Maeda M, Saido TC, Ihara Y
    • Journal Title

      J.Neurosci. 25

      Pages: 436-445

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Identification and differential expression of multiple isoforms of mouse Ccd1 (Coiled-coil-DIX1), a positive regulator of Wnt signaling.2005

    • Author(s)
      Shiomi K, Kanemoto M, Keino-Masu K, Yoshida S, Soma K, Masu M
    • Journal Title

      Mol.Brain Res. 135

      Pages: 436-445

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Brain-derived neurotrophic factor increases inhibitory synapses, revealed in solitary neurons cultured from rat visual cortex.2004

    • Author(s)
      Palizvan MR, Sohya K, Kohara K, Maruyama A, Yasuda H, Kimura F, Tsumoto T
    • Journal Title

      Neuroscience 126

      Pages: 955-966

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Aprataxin, the causative protein for early-onset ataxia with ocular motor apraxia and hypoalbuminemia, is a nuclear protein with a potential role as a nucleotide repair protein2004

    • Author(s)
      Sano Y, Date H, Igarashi S, Onodera O, Oyake M, Takahashi T, Hayashi S, Morimatsu M, Takahashi H, Makifuchi T, Fukuhara N, Tsuji S
    • Journal Title

      Ann Neurol 55

      Pages: 241-249

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Area-selective neuronal activity in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex for information retrieval and action planning.2004

    • Author(s)
      Hoshi E, Tanji J
    • Journal Title

      J Neurophysiol 91

      Pages: 2707-2722

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Effects of brain-penetrating ACE inhibitors on Alzheimer's disease progression.2004

    • Author(s)
      Ohrui T, Tomita N, Satoh-Nakagawa T, Matsui T, Maruyama M, Niwa K, Arai H, Sasaki H
    • Journal Title

      Neurology 63

      Pages: 1324-1325

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Aprataxin, the causative protein for early-onset ataxia with ocular motor apraxia and hypoalbuminemia, is a nuclear protein with a potential role as a nucleotide repair protein.2004

    • Author(s)
      Sano Y, Date H, Igarashi S, Onodera O, Oyake M, Takahashi T, Hayashi S, Morimatsu M, Takahashi H, Makifuchi T, Fukuhara N, Tsuji S
    • Journal Title

      Ann.Neurol. 55

      Pages: 241-249

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Area-selective neuronal activity in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex for information retrieval and action planning.2004

    • Author(s)
      Hoshi E, Tanji J
    • Journal Title

      J.Neurophysiol. 91

      Pages: 2707-2722

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Book] 脳はどこまでわかったか(井原康夫編)2005

    • Author(s)
      桝 正幸ほか
    • Total Pages
      310
    • Publisher
      朝日新聞社
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Book] What do we know about the brain? (ed. Ihara Y)2005

    • Author(s)
      Masu M.et al.
    • Total Pages
      310
    • Publisher
      Asahi Publisher, Tokyo
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より

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Published: 2008-05-27  

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