2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Maintenance mechanism of reduced plastid found in an oyster parasite Perkinsus marinus
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21770084
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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 |
Biodiversity/Systematics
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| Research Institution | The University of Tokyo |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2011
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| Keywords | 進化 / 色素体 / 微細構造 / タンパク質輸送 / 形質転換 |
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| Research Abstract |
An oyster parasite Perkinsus marinus has been suggested to harbor reduced plastid. To identify it and to elucidate the maintenance mechanism, I established a parasite strain overexpressing plastid-specific protein fused with multiple-tagged fluorescent protein. This strain identified a plastid surrounded by 4 membranes, proved absence of plastid DNA, and suggested involvement of Tic/Toc translocon on the protein transport into the plastid.
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