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2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Drosophila model for Rolandic epilepsy

Research Project

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Project/Area Number 23650170
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Neuroscience in general
Research InstitutionKyoto Sangyo University

Principal Investigator

HAMA Chihiro  京都産業大学, 総合生命科学部, 教授 (50238052)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) NAKAYAMA Minoru  京都産業大学, 総合生命科学部, 助教 (40449236)
Project Period (FY) 2011 – 2013
Keywordsてんかん / SRPX2 / Hig / ショウジョウバエ / シナプス / アセチルコリン受容体 / シナプス間隙 / マトリックス
Research Abstract

Human SRPX2 gene is responsible for the congenic Rolandic epilepsy and oral dyspraxia. To understand the molecular mechanism underlying these genetic defects, we study Drosophila as a model system, because a variety of genetic tool is available.
As the Drosophila hig gene is similar to SRPX2 in domain organization, hig is the target of our genetic analysis. The encoded protein Hig is extracellularly secreted and specifically localized to the synaptic cleft of cholinergic synapse in the brain. The absence of Hig results in reduced locomotion and longevity, and also causes a decrease in the amount of acetylcholine receptor subunits Da6 and Da7 in the synaptic regions. Thus, Hig regulates the organization of cholinergic synaptic structure. This finding indicates a possible avenue for understanding the mechanisms underlying Rolandic epilepsy in the human brain, and also for providing insights into how extracellular matrix proteins organize synaptic structures.

  • Research Products

    (8 results)

All 2013 2012 2011 Other

All Journal Article (4 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 4 results) Presentation (3 results) Remarks (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Fruitless recruits two antagonistic chromatin factors to establish single-neuron sexual dimorphism2012

    • Author(s)
      H. Ito, K. Sato, M. Koganezawa, M. Ote, K. Matsumoto, C. Hama and D. Yamamoto
    • Journal Title

      Cell

      Volume: 149(6) Pages: 1327-1338

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] RecQ5 interacts with Rad51 and is involved in resistance of Drosophila to cisplatin treatment2012

    • Author(s)
      S. Maruyama, N. Ohkita, M. Nakayama, E. Akaboshi, T. Shibata, E. Funakoshi, K. Takeuchi, F. Ito and K. Kawasaki
    • Journal Title

      Biol Pharm Bull

      Volume: 35(11) Pages: 2017-2022

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Drosophila carrying pex3 or pex16 mutations are models of Zellweger syndrome that reflect its symptoms associated with the absence of peroxisomes2011

    • Author(s)
      M. Nakayama, H. Sato, T. Okuda, N. Fujisawa, N. Kono, H. Arai, E. Suzuki, M. Umeda, HO. Ishikawa and K. Matsuno
    • Journal Title

      PLoS One

      Volume: 6(8) Pages: e22984

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Modulation of neurotransmitter receptors and synaptic differentiation by proteins containing complement-related domains2011

    • Author(s)
      M. Nakayama and C. Hama
    • Journal Title

      Neuroscience Research

      Volume: 69(2) Pages: 87-92

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] Hikaru genki protein, localized to the synaptic clefts, is required for the normal function of cholinergic synapses2013

    • Author(s)
      M. Nakayama and C. Hama
    • Organizer
      第36回日本分子生物学会年会
    • Place of Presentation
      神戸市国際会議場
    • Year and Date
      20131203-06
  • [Presentation] A Novel Synaptic Protein Dig Regulates the Localization of Hig to the Synaptic Clefts in Drosophila2012

    • Author(s)
      M. Nakayama, Emiko Suzuki and C. Hama
    • Organizer
      第35回日本分子生物学会年会
    • Place of Presentation
      福岡国際会議場
    • Year and Date
      20121211-14
  • [Presentation] Hig protein as a possible component of the synaptic cleft extracellular matrix in Drosophila2011

    • Author(s)
      M. Nakayama, C. Hama
    • Organizer
      第34回日本分子生物学会年会
    • Place of Presentation
      パシフィコ横浜
    • Year and Date
      20111213-16
  • [Remarks] ホームページ URL

    • URL

      http://www.cc.kyoto-su.ac.jp/~hama/homepage-j.html/toppu.html

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Published: 2015-06-25  

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