2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Functional analysis of an alcohol acetyltransferase gene involved in sex pheromone biosynthesis
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20580058
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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 |
Applied entomology
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| Research Institution | The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research |
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Principal Investigator |
MOTO Ken-Ichi The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research, 松本分子昆虫学研究室, 専任研究員 (90333335)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2010
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| Keywords | アルコールアセチルトランスフェラーゼ / アワヨトウ / カイコガ / 性フェロモン / EST |
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| Research Abstract |
To isolate a novel alcohol acetyltransferase (AAT) gene involved in sex pheromone biosynthesis from of army worm, Pseudaletia separata, 1,000 pheromone gland EST clones were analyzed. Since the silkmoth, Bombyx mori, has no AAT, the pheromone gland EST colnes of P. separata were compared with that of B. mori. Finally, 3 novel genes were isolated as AAT candidates.
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