2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Ultrastructural studies on the expression mechanism of male sterility in Cryptomeria japonica
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19780112
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
林学・森林工学
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| Research Institution | Shinshu University |
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Principal Investigator |
HOSOO Yoshihiro Shinshu University, ファイバーナノテク国際若手研究者育成拠点, 助教 (80377184)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2007 – 2009
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| Keywords | スギ / 花粉 / 小胞子 / 雄性不稔 |
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| Research Abstract |
The process of pollen development and the mechanism of male sterility in Cryptomeria japonica were studied using cytobiological and molecular approaches. The patterns of pollen degeneration causing male sterility such as defects in meiosis, failure in separation of individual microspores from tetrads, and abnormal microspore development were clarified in four male-sterile C. japonica trees found in Niigata, Japan. In addition, two genes encoding potassium membrane transport proteins were isolated from C. japonica. Analyses of these genes indicated that they were involved in the uptake or release of cellular potassium in male cones.
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Research Products
(2 results)
