2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Research on the Albatross protein, a regulator of epithelial cell polarity, with its binding partners and related TPHD proteins
Project/Area Number |
21770225
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
Research Field |
Cell biology
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Research Institution | Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute |
Principal Investigator |
INOKO Akihito 愛知県がんセンター(研究所), 発がん制御研究部, 主任研究員 (30393127)
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Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2010
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Keywords | 上皮分化 / ケラチン / 中心体 / 細胞増殖 / 微小管 |
Research Abstract |
Keratins are the components specifically expressed in differentiated epithelial cells. Nevertheless, their contribution to the regulation of the differentiation was still unknown. We identified keratin filament-binding proteins, Albatross and trichoplein, as TPHD (trichohyalin and plectin homology domain) proteins, according to their unique amino acid sequences. In this study, we focused on their relation to cellular phenomenon and the molecular mechanistic insight with the binding partners. The findings raised the possibility that TPHD proteins are "bi-player proteins"which coordinate differentiation and proliferation. By further examinations from other aspects, this study may pave the way for understanding the mechanism of the transition between epithelial differentiation and proliferative state, through keratins and keratin-binding proteins.
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Research Products
(7 results)
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[Journal Article] Trichoplein controls microtubule anchoring at the centrosome by binding to Odf2 and ninein.2011
Author(s)
Ibi M*, Zou P*, Inoko A*, Shiromizu T, Matsuyama M, Hayashi Y, Enomoto M, Mori D, Hirotsune S, Kiyono T, Tsukita S, Goto H, Inagaki M.
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Journal Title
J Cell Sci. 124
Pages: 857-864
Peer Reviewed
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