2008 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Structural analysis of pattern-recognition proteins involved in innate immunity
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18370045
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Structural biochemistry
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| Research Institution | Kyushu University |
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Principal Investigator |
KAWABATA Shun-ichiro Kyushu University, 大学院・理学研究院, 教授 (90183037)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
KOSHIBA Takumi 九州大学, 大学院・理学研究院, 准教授 (70403970)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2006 – 2008
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| Keywords | 自然免疫 / 非自己認識 / パターン認識 / 生体防御 |
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| Research Abstract |
カブトガニの自然免疫系で働くファクターGのZ2ドメインが、β-1, 3-グルカンを特異的に認識すること解明するとともに、Z2と蛍光タンパク質(EGFP)との融合タンパク質からなる真菌検出プローブを開発し、特許を出願した。さらに、NMRによる立体構造解析により、ファクターGによるβ-1, 3-グルカン認識に必要な構造モチーフは、土壌細菌のセルロース結合タンパク質の糖鎖認識の構造モチーフと進化的に相同であることを明らかにした。
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Research Products
(33 results)
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[Journal Article] Factor C acts as a lipopolysaccharide-responsive C3 convertase in horseshoe crab complement activation2008
Author(s)
Ariki, S., Takahara, S., Shibata, T., Fukuoka, T., Ozaki, A., Endo, Y., Fujita, T., Koshiba, T., and Kawabata, S.
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Journal Title
J.Immunology 181
Pages: 7794-8001
Peer Reviewed
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[Journal Article] A novel beta-defensin structure : a potential strategy of big defensin to overcame resistance by Gram-positive bacteria2008
Author(s)
Kouno, T., Fujitani, N., Mizuguchi, M., Osaki, T., Nishimura, S., Kawabata, S., Aizawa, T., Demura, M., Nitta, K., and Kawano, K.
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Journal Title
Biochemistry 47
Pages: 10611-10619
Peer Reviewed
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[Journal Article] An arthropod cuticular chitin-binding protein endows injured sites with transglutaminase-dependent mesh2007
Author(s)
Matusda, Y., Koshiba, T., Osaki, T., Suyama, H., Arisaka, F., Toh, Y., and Kawabata, S.
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Journal Title
J.Biol.Chem. 282
Pages: 37316-37324
Peer Reviewed
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[Journal Article] The solution structure of horseshoe crab antimicrobial peptide tachystatin B with an inhibitory cysteine-knot motif2007
Author(s)
Fujitani, N., Kouno, T., Nakahara, T., Takaya, K., Osaki, T., Kawabata, S., Mizuguchi, M., Aizawa, T., Demura, M., Nishimura, S., and Kawano, K.
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Journal Title
J.Pept.Sci. 13
Pages: 269-279
Peer Reviewed
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[Presentation] Identification and characterization of complement factors in horseshoe crab2007
Author(s)
Ariki, S. Fukuoka, T., Takahara, S., Ozaki, A., Endo, Y., Fujita, T., and Kawabata, S.
Organizer
The 20^<th> Naito Conference on Innate Immunity in Medicine and Biology[III]
Place of Presentation
Shonan Village Center
Year and Date
20071009-12
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