2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Identification and functional analysis of the allele-specific DNA-binding factors that recognize type 2 diabetes susceptibility SNPs using nanobeads technology
Project/Area Number |
22510216
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
Section | 一般 |
Research Field |
Medical genome science
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Research Institution | Research Institute, International Medical Center of Japan |
Principal Investigator |
HIRAMOTO Masaki 独立行政法人国立国際医療研究センター, 代謝疾患研究部, 室長 (70297828)
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Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
YASUDA Kazuki 独立行政法人国立国際医療研究センター, 代謝疾患研究部, 部長 (80311611)
UDAGAWA Haruhide 独立行政法人国立国際医療研究センター, 代謝疾患研究部, 研究員 (50533882)
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Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2012
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Keywords | 2 型糖尿病 / 一塩基多型 / ナノビーズ |
Research Abstract |
Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in KCNQ1 gene locus confer susceptibility to type 2 diabetes. In this study, we identified the proteins that bind this locus in allele-specific manner using nanobeads technology, and showed that the identified proteins can participate in the regulation of gene expressions. This means that SNPs in KCNQ1 gene modulate the affinity of the locus for DNA-binding proteins, which possibly change gene expressions and consequently increase risk of type 2 diabetes.
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