The role of C-type natriuretic peptide in fat accumulation

2008 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19780217
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Basic veterinary science/Basic zootechnical science
• Research Institution: Okayama University
• Principal Investigator: TSUJI Takehito Okayama University, 大学院・自然科学研究科, 助教 (90314682)
• Project Period (FY): 2007 – 2008
• Keywords: 脂肪 / 制御因子

Research Abstract

これまで骨の成長に重要であることが知られていたC 型ナトリウム利尿ペプチド(CNP)が、新たな機能として体内の脂肪蓄積の量を決定することに関与する可能性が明らかになった。その作用は、脂肪細胞の分化を制御する遺伝子に作用することによる。今回の研究の成果は、CNPが脂肪の形成に関わる制御機構の解明に向けた新たな突破口となることが考えられる。

Research Products

• [Journal Article] A New ENU-Induced Mutant Mouse with Defective Spermatogenesis Caused by a Nonsense Mutation of the Syntaxin 2/Epimorphin (Stx2/Epim) Gene (2008)
  • Author(s): Akiyama K, Akimaru S, Asano Y, Khalaj M, Kiyosu C, Masoudi AA, Takahashi S, Katayama K, Tsuji T, Noguchi J, Kunieda T.
  • Journal Title: J Reprod Dev. 54 Pages: 122-128
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Suppressed recombination on mouse chromosome 15 defined regions of chromosomal inversions associated with Koala (Koa) and Hairly ears (Eh) mutations (2008)
  • Author(s): Katayama K., Furuno A, Miyamoto S., Nakamura, M., Ojika I., Shinkai, Y., Akiyama K, Tsuji T, Kunieda T.
  • Journal Title: Exp. Anim. 57 Pages: 73-77
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Hypomorphic mutation in mouse Nppc gene causes retarded bone growth due to impaired endochondral ossification (2008)
  • Author(s): Tsuji T, Kondo E, Yasoda A, Inamoto M, Kiyosu C, Nakao K, Kunieda T.
  • Journal Title: Biochem Biophys Res Commun 376 Pages: 186-190
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Characterization of chromosomal inversion of the mouse hairy ears (Eh) mutation associated with cleft palate (2007)
  • Author(s): Katayama K., Furuno A, Akiyama K, Tsuji T, Kunieda T.
  • Journal Title: Mamm Genome 18 Pages: 246-254
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Short-limbed dwarfism : slw is a new allele of Npr2 causing chondrodysplasia (2007)
  • Author(s): Sogawa C., Tsuji T., Shinkai Y., Katayama K. and Kunieda T.
  • Journal Title: J. Hered 98 Pages: 575-580
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] Hypomorphic mutation in mouse Nppc gene causes retarded bone growth due to impaired endochondral ossification (2008)
  • Author(s): Takehito Tsuji
  • Organizer: 22nd International Mammalian Genome Conference
  • Place of Presentation: プラハ
  • Year and Date: 2008-11-04
• [Presentation] Npr2 変異マウスにおける脂肪重量減少についての解析 (2008)
  • Author(s): 辻岳人
  • Organizer: 第55回日本実験動物学会総会
  • Place of Presentation: 仙台
  • Year and Date: 2008-05-15
• [Presentation] ミュータントマウスを用いた卵胞形成におけるCNP/NPRBの機能の解析 (2007)
  • Author(s): 清須千代・辻岳人
  • Organizer: 第24回日本疾患モデル学会総会
  • Place of Presentation: 筑波
  • Year and Date: 2007-08-31
• [Presentation] CNP/NPRB plays an important roles in follicular development and oocyte maturation (2007)
  • Author(s): 清須千代・辻岳人
  • Organizer: Society for the study of reproduction 40Th annual meeting
  • Place of Presentation: 日,米国
  • Year and Date: 2007-07-21