2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Functional analysis of D-proline and proline racemase in lipid metabolism
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20710169
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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 |
Living organism molecular science
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| Research Institution | Saitama Medical University |
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Principal Investigator |
YOSHIKAWA Naoko Saitama Medical University, 理工学部, 講師 (30392533)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2009
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| Keywords | 生体機能関連物質 |
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| Research Abstract |
D-Proline (Pro) is found in several tissues of mice. The synthetic pathway of D-Pro in microorganisms is known to produce by racemase which catalyzes interconversion of D- or L-Pro. We detected proline racemase like gene expression (MPR) in mice. MPR was expressed in mice adipose tissues specificity, and translated into protein. Moreover, the expression level of MPR in adipose tissues was decreased in high fat dietary mice. It suggests that MPR is concerned to lipid metabolism in mice.
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Research Products
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