2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Identification of functional neural networks underlying courtship behavior in Drosophila melanogaster.
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23500380
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Neuroscience in general
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| Research Institution | Tohoku University |
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Principal Investigator |
TOBA Gakuta 東北大学, 生命科学研究科, 助教 (40599669)
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| Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
YAMAMOTO Daisuke 東北大学, 大学院・生命科学研究科, 教授 (50318812)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
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| Keywords | 神経回路 / 行動 / キイロショウジョウバエ |
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| Research Abstract |
In this study, we developed a novel GRASP system that visualizes synaptic connections in the central nervous system in order to identify neural networks underlying courtship behavior in Drosophila melanogaster. Distinct cell markers were added to the two parts of the split GFP (spGFP) in the GRASP, so that the shape of neurons that express spGFPs can be visualized. We developed a novel expression system for GRASP in which the two spGFPs are expressed in different neurons by the action of a site-specific recombinase. We are currently trying to identify the neural networks underlying courtship behavior using the novel GRASP system.
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