2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Studies on diverse life cycle of cnidarians
| Project/Area Number |
20570093
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Biodiversity/Systematics
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| Research Institution | University of the Ryukyus |
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Principal Investigator |
HIDAKA Michio University of the Ryukyus, 理学部, 教授 (00128498)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
HARII Saki 琉球大学, 熱帯生物圏研究センター, 准教授 (30334535)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2010
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| Keywords | サンゴ / 刺胞動物 / 生活史 / 寿命 / 老化 / テロメア / 共生 |
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| Research Abstract |
This study aims to investigate (i) mechanisms of different lifespans between polyp and medusa stages of a jellyfish, (ii) age estimation of coral polyps and colonies, (iii) establishment of symbiosis with zooxanthellae in coral larvae. Somatic tissues of a coral and a jellyfish exhibited telomerase activity. We applied the single telomere length assay (STELA) developed for humans to cnidarians. Our results suggest the possibility to estimate coral's age based on telomere length. Coral larvae can acquire different genotypes of zooxanthellae indicating less specificity compared to adult.
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Research Products
(14 results)
