2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Molecular analyses of an alternative C4 abundant transporter, BASS4
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23770047
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Plant molecular biology/Plant physiology
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| Research Institution | Ryukoku University (2012-2013)
Hiroshima University (2011) |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2012
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| Keywords | C4光合成 / 葉緑体 / ピルビン酸 |
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| Research Abstract |
In the CO2-concentration mechanism, performed at several C4 plants, there are a little information on the metabolic transporters located at chlloroplasts. During the identification of a pyruvate transporter, BASS2, located at mesophyl cell plastids, we also found an alternative transporter gene, BASS4, which was highly expressed at C4 Flaveria species in comparison with at C3 Flaveria. To identify the physiological importance, we tried to make transgenic Flaveria, in which Bass4 gene is knocked down. These Bass4-KD plants showed growth defect under the ambient CO2 condition and this difection was complemented under the high CO2 condition, indicates its significant function in the CO2-concentration mechanism.
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Research Products
(11 results)
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[Journal Article] Identification of a plastidial sodium-dependent pyruvate transporter2011
Author(s)
Furumoto T., Yamaguchi T., Ohshima-Ichie Y., Nakamura M., Iwata Y., Shimamura M., Ohnishi J., Hata S., Gowik U., Westhoff P., Bräutigam A., Weber A., Izui K.
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Journal Title
Nature
Volume: 476
Pages: 472-475
DOI
Peer Reviewed
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