2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Role of autophagy in petal senescence
| Project/Area Number |
21780034
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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 |
Horticulture/Landscape architecture
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| Research Institution | National Agricultural Research Organization |
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Principal Investigator |
SHIBUYA Kenichi 独立行政法人農業・食品産業技術総合研究機構, 花き研究所花き品質解析研究チーム, 主任研究員 (10462532)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2010
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| Keywords | アサガオ / 花弁老化 / オートファジー |
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| Research Abstract |
Petal senescence is a type of programmed cell death. We showed that expressions of autophagy-associated genes are induced in senescing petals of Japanese morning glory. The induction of autophagy during petal senescence was confirmed by visualizing autophagic structures with the green fluorescent protein (GFP). Our data also suggest that autophagy delays programmed cell death in petal senescence of Japanese morning glory.
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