Elucidation of generation mechanism of genomic imprinting genes in Brassica

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 16K18636
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Science in genetics and breeding
• Research Institution: Kyoto Sangyo University
• Principal Investigator: KAWANABE Takahiro 京都産業大学, 総合生命科学部, 研究助教 (40544507)
• Project Period (FY): 2016-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: エピゲノム / 遺伝子発現制御 / ゲノムインプリンティング / アブラナ科

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Uniparental gene expression, observed in both animals and plants, is referred to as genomic imprinting. The aim of this research is to elucidate the generation mechanism of genomic imprinting in Brassica rapa, a species related to Arabidopsis thaliana. We examined the gene expression and DNA methylation status at the whole genome level. We found that the number of imprinting genes in B.rapa is larger than the numbers of those reported in previous studies in related species.

Free Research Field

遺伝育種科学