2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Analysis of pattern formation in regenerating limbs ofAmbysotma mexicanum
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22590180
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
General anatomy (including Histology/Embryology)
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| Research Institution | Kanazawa Medical University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
YASUTAKA Satoru 金沢医科大学, 医学部, 助教 (30139787)
KOMINAMI Rieko 金沢医科大学, 医学部, 助教 (60163672)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2012
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| Keywords | 再生医療 / 有尾両生類 |
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| Research Abstract |
Urodeles have the ability to regenerate amputated limbs throughout their life span. In the present study, we attempted to elucidate how axolotls can specify limb type correctly during the regeneration process. We misexpressed Tbx5 in regenerating hindlimb blastema, and consequently a forelimb-like hindlimb regenerated from the hindlimb blastema. Therefore, we considered that Tbx5 plays a key role in the specification of forelimb during the regeneration process of axolotl limbs. However, we could not elucidate the factor in specifying forelimb blastema in the present study.
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