2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Molecular mechanism of Mycoplasma gliding
Project/Area Number |
21249030
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)
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Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
Section | 一般 |
Research Field |
Bacteriology (including Mycology)
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Research Institution | Osaka City University |
Principal Investigator |
MIYATA Makoto 大阪市立大学, 大学院・理学研究科, 教授 (50209912)
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Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2011
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Keywords | マイコプラズマ / 滑走運動 / ATP アーゼ / シアル酸オリゴ糖 / 分子構造 / 電子顕微鏡 / 細胞骨格構造 |
Research Abstract |
Mycoplasma, known as the cause of human pneumonia etc. form "gliding machinery" at a cell pole and exhibit "gliding motility", by which they slide on solid surfaces. The outline of this gliding mechanism had been elucidated about the fastest species, Myco
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