2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Elucidation of the molecules related to establishment of endosymbiosis between ciliate Paramecium bursaria and Chlorella spp.
| Project/Area Number |
22870023
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Evolutionary biology
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| Research Institution | Kochi University |
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Principal Investigator |
KODAMA Yuki 高知大学, 教育研究部・自然科学系, 助教 (80582478)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2011
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| Keywords | 細胞内共生 / 二次共生 / ミドリゾウリムシ / クロレラ |
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| Research Abstract |
Paramecium bursaira cells harbor about 700 of symbiotic Chlorella spp. in their cytoplasm. The purpose of this research project was clarification of the mechanism of the algal reinfection process to the alga-free P. bursaria. In this research period, we have gotten some data about the mechanism of the algal resistance to the host lysosomal enzymes in the digestive vacuole, of the algal escape from the host digestive vacuole to the cytoplasm, and of the algal localization beneath the host cell cortex.
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