2021 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Alternative activation mechanisms of receptor tyrosine kinases in inflammation-induced cancer progression
Project/Area Number |
19H03368
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
Section | 一般 |
Review Section |
Basic Section 47030:Pharmaceutical hygiene and biochemistry-related
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Research Institution | University of Toyama |
Principal Investigator |
SAKURAI Hiroaki 富山大学, 学術研究部薬学・和漢系, 教授 (00345571)
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Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
横山 悟 富山大学, 学術研究部薬学・和漢系, 准教授 (90613498)
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Project Period (FY) |
2019-04-01 – 2022-03-31
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Keywords | がん / シグナル伝達 / 受容体 / 増殖因子 / キナーゼ / EGFR / EphA2 |
Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Receptors with an enzyme activity called tyrosine kinase are involved in the progression of cancer malignancy. It is widely known that these receptors have a role of transmitting signal into cells by utilizing their enzyme activity, and the development of anticancer agents targeting them is also progressing. We have found a new activation mechanism for these receptors that does not require enzymatic activity. In this study, we obtained new knowledge about the mechanism of its activation and applied it to new therapeutic methods.
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Free Research Field |
分子生物学
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Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
がんの薬物治療は大きく進展してきているものの、未だ治療満足度は高くない。我々は、新しい治療法の創成に向けて、がん細胞の増殖や転移に関与する新しい受容体活性化の仕組みを解明することを目指して研究を実施した。その結果、これまでに知られていない、新しい発がんタンパク質の機能を見出すことに成功した。また、この仕組みを利用して、抗体と抗がん剤を結合した抗体薬物複合体の治療への応用が可能であることを実証した。
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