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2020 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Study for the mechanism of mitochondrial-nuclear compatibility and the development of therapeutic methods

Research Project

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Project/Area Number 17K11248
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Obstetrics and gynecology
Research InstitutionJichi Medical University

Principal Investigator

Endo Hitoshi  自治医科大学, 医学部, 教授 (50221817)

Project Period (FY) 2017-04-01 – 2021-03-31
Keywordsミトコンドリア / 遺伝子治療 / ミトコンドリア遺伝子異常 / ヘテロプラスミー / ゲノム編集 / ミトコンドリア適合性 / TALEN
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is individually polymorphic. Recently, the mitochondrial transfer from other people to embryos has been reported in reproductive medicine, but there have been very few studies on the compatibility of mtDNA with nuclear genes. In this study, firstly, we originally generated conplastic mice with subspecies mtDNA in the same karyotype, established a disease mouse model with altered phenotype, and analyzed the pathogenesis. Secondly, we generated heteroplasmic ES cells with a mixture of both B6 and subspecies mtDNAs. Thirdly, we generated TALEN-modified vectors linked to mitochondrial proteins for optimization to mitochondrial targeting, and confirmed the effect of mitochondrial genome editing that specifically removes one mtDNA.
In conclusion, we generated a conplastic mouse model of nuclear-mitochondrial incompatibility showing exacerbation of the disease, and demonstrated that specific mtDNA can be removed by the TALEN using heteroplasmy model cells.

Free Research Field

病態生化学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

近年、生殖医療において、ミトコンドリア遺伝子異常症の遺伝子治療法として受精卵への前核置換法が用られるが、二者のmtDNAが混在するヘテロプラスミーの状態となる。しかし、mtDNAと核遺伝子との適合性に関する研究は極めて少ない。本研究では、疾患モデルマウスをベースにした疾患コンプラステックマウスを作製し、ミトコンドリアと核の適合性により症状の変動を示したことは、学術的意義がある。また、mtDNAのヘテロプラスミーを解消する遺伝子治療法を開発することは非常に重要で社会的意義がある。複数のミトコンドリア標的シグナルおよびタンパク質を検討し、TALENのmtDNAへの標的を最適化した意義は大きい。

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Published: 2022-01-27  

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