2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Functional analyses of rhodops in-related non-visual photopigments at molecular and neural levels.
| Project/Area Number |
20770057
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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 |
Animal physiology/Animal behavior
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| Research Institution | Osaka City University |
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Principal Investigator |
KOYANAGI Mitsumasa Osaka City University, 大学院・理学研究科, 講師 (30379276)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2009
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| Keywords | ロドプシン / 眼外光受容 / 松果体 / ゼブラフィッシュ |
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| Research Abstract |
Many animals sense light signals for visual and non-visual functions. On the contrary to the vision, which has been well investigated, the neural mechanism and physiological role of non-visual photoreception are largely unknown. In this study, we focused on some non-visual photopigments and investigated the molecular and neural mechanism of the non-visual photoreceptions by using mammalian cell expression system and transgenic technique. As results, we succeeded to establish several transgenic zebrafish lines for future studies on non-visual photoreception.
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