Scientific research to reveal signaling pathway of hormone-like peptides

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K14421
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Genome biology
• Research Institution: Kyushu Institute of Technology
• Principal Investigator: Hanada Kousuke 九州工業大学, 若手研究者フロンティア研究アカデミー, 准教授 (50462718)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 植物 / シロイヌナナズナ / ペプチド / 短い遺伝子

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Some of secreted peptides encoded by small coding genes tend to be hormone-like functions. The artificial peptides induced the same physiological effects in plants. Here we identified peptides encoded by small coding genes in apoplast fluids of plants. After synthesizing such the peptides, we treated those peptides to plants. Two peptides significantly induced the physiological effects. The physiological effects were associated with salt tolerance.

Free Research Field

ゲノム生物