2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Functional analysis of RIG-I and its medical application
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23770113
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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 |
Structural biochemistry
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| Research Institution | Kyoto University |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2012
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| Keywords | 自然免疫 / RIG-I |
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| Research Abstract |
RIG-I is a sensor protein that specifically recognize viral RNA and induce early immunity . In the absence of virus RIG-I forms resting form not to induce antiviral activities. Because, those activities are also toxic for our body. I performed functional analysis of sensor protein RIG-I and identified suppression domain of RIG-I that controls RIG-I activation. From this result I suggested the mechanism that how RIG-I is self-controlled its activity .
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Research Products
(4 results)
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[Journal Article] 55 Amino acid linker between helicase and carboxyl terminal domains of RIG-I functions as a critical repression domain and determines inter-domain conformation2011
Author(s)
Kageyama, M., Takahasi, K., Narita, R., Hirai, R., Yoneyama, M., Kato, H., Fujita, T.
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Journal Title
Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun
Volume: 415 (1)
Pages: 75-81
DOI
Peer Reviewed
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