2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Identification of molecular mechanisms of zinc signal mediated cytokine production in mast cells
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20790381
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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 |
Immunology
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| Research Institution | The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research |
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Principal Investigator |
YAMASAKI Satoru The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research, サイトカイン制御研究グループ, 研究員 (30392161)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2009
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| Keywords | サイトカイン産生 / 亜鉛ウエーブ / マスト細胞 / シグナル伝達 |
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| Research Abstract |
We have reported that FcεRI-mediated signal induced elevation of intracellular zinc level named zinc wave. In this study, we found that antagonist for voltage-gated calcium channel reduced the zinc wave and knockdown of this protein also reduced zinc wave. Furthermore, we revealed that the signal pathway for cytokine mRNA induction was impaired by the reduction of zinc wave.
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