2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
New methods for diagnosis of male infertility
Project/Area Number |
15K20086
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Research Field |
Urology
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Research Institution | Osaka University |
Principal Investigator |
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Project Period (FY) |
2015-04-01 – 2017-03-31
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Keywords | 男性不妊 |
Outline of Final Research Achievements |
We have been establishing the method to extract RNA and purify it from fertile men and infertile men. We found that Human CPβ3 (hCPβ3) that was one of the most important actin binding proteins localized in the neck legion of human sperm had an important role for male fertile. hCPβ3 is expressed in testis, changes its localization dynamically during spermatogenesis, and has some association with male infertility. We are investigating several micro RNAs that regulate this protein.
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Free Research Field |
泌尿器科
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