2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
RNA virus regulation based on symbiotic bacteria
| Project/Area Number |
15K14946
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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 |
Biological pharmacy
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| Research Institution | Tohoku University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2015-04-01 – 2017-03-31
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| Keywords | 共生細菌 / 抗ウイルス |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Recently, the viral diseases mediated by arthropods such as insects become severe problems due to globalization and climate changing. A big clue has been given to this problem from studies of symbiotic bacteria, which is that symbiotic bacteria, Wolbachia, inhibits the replication of RNA viruses in the host insect and induces host resistance against RNA viral infections. In this research, we developed a screening system necessary for the development of antiviral drugs based on the mechanism of virus resistance mediated by symbiotic bacteria.
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| Free Research Field |
生物系薬学
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