The evolution of chemosensory receptors in primates

2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 23770283
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Physical anthropology
• Research Institution: Kyoto University
• Principal Investigator: MATSUI Atsushi 京都大学, 霊長類研究所, 研究員 (70455476)
• Project Period (FY): 2011 – 2012
• Keywords: 霊長類 / 感覚受容体 / 嗅覚 / 味覚 / フェロモン / 原猿類 / ゲノム / エキソーム

Research Abstract

We identified the entire olfactory receptor (OR) gene sets from primate genome data. Further, we determined the exome sequences from representatives of primates by high-throughput sequencer. From the comparative analyses using these data, we found that the morphological difference of nose between Strepsirrhine and Haplorhine more strongly affected the evolution of OR genes than the ecological difference between diurnal and nocturnal in primates. This result suggested that Strepsirrhine largely depend on olfaction.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Age of the last common ancestor of extant Plasmodium parasite lineages (2012)
  • Author(s): Hayakawa T., Tachibana S., Hikosaka K., Arisue N., Matsui A., Horii T., Tanabe K
  • Journal Title: Gene Volume: 502 Pages: 36-39
  • DOI: doi:10.1016/j.gene.2012.04.037
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Stability of mitochondrial membrane proteins in terrestrial vertebrates predicts aerobic capacity and longevity (2011)
  • Author(s): Kitazoe Y., Kishino H., Hasegawa M., Matsui A., Lane N., and Tanaka M
  • Journal Title: Genome Biology and Evolution Volume: 3 Pages: 1233-1244
  • DOI: doi:10.1093/gbe/evr079
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] Molecular phylogeny and evolution of gibbons (2012)
  • Author(s): Matsui, A., Jahan, I., Islam, Md. A., Rahman, ZMM, Hirai, H
  • Organizer: Molecular phylogeny and evolution of gibbons
  • Place of Presentation: Bangkok, Thailand
  • Year and Date: 20120827-29
• [Presentation] Exome データを利用した霊長目の嗅覚受容体遺伝子の比較解析 (2012)
  • Author(s): 松井淳, 郷康広, 豊田敦, 会津智幸, 石崎比奈子, 今井啓雄, 藤山秋佐夫, 平井啓久, 新村芳人
  • Organizer: 第14回日本進化学会大会
  • Place of Presentation: 東京
  • Year and Date: 20120800
• [Presentation] 新村芳人哺乳類における霊長類の嗅覚受容体遺伝子レパートリーの進化 (2012)
  • Author(s): 松井淳,郷康広
  • Organizer: 第28回日本霊長類学会大会
  • Place of Presentation: 名古屋
  • Year and Date: 20120700
• [Presentation] Comparative evolutionary analyses of olfactory receptor gene repertoires among five primates and eight non-primate mammals (2011)
  • Author(s): Matsui, A. and Niimura, Y
  • Organizer: The 5th International Symposium of the Biodiversity and Evolution Global COE project "Evolutionary Consequences of Biological Interactions -genome to ecosystem-"
  • Place of Presentation: Kyoto, Japan
  • Year and Date: 20110709-10
• [Presentation] 霊長類の嗅覚受容体遺伝子のレパートリーは少ないのか? (2011)
  • Author(s): 松井淳, 新村芳人
  • Organizer: 第13回日本進化学会
  • Place of Presentation: 京都
  • Year and Date: 20110700
• [Presentation] ミトコンドリアゲノムによるテナガザルの分子系統進化 (2011)
  • Author(s): 松井淳 , Israt Jahan, Md. Anwarul Islam, Zahed Mohammad Malekur Rahman, 平井啓久
  • Organizer: 第27回日本霊長類学会
  • Place of Presentation: 犬山
  • Year and Date: 20110700
• [Book] Molecular phylogeny and evolution in primates, IN: "Post-genome Biology of Primates." Eds: Hirai, H., Imai, H., and Go, Y. (Series Editors: Matsuzawa, T., and Yamagiwa, J.) (2012)
  • Author(s): Matsui, A. and Hasegawa, M
  • Total Pages: 243-267
  • Publisher: Springer
• [Book] 匂いを感知する遺伝子から、ヒトの嗅覚の特異性をさぐる, 「日本のサル学のあした-霊長類研究という「人間学」の可能性 (WAKUWAKU ときめきサイエンスシリーズ 3)」中川尚史,友永雅己,山極寿一編 (2012)
  • Author(s): 松井淳
  • Total Pages: 16-21
  • Publisher: 京都通信社
• [Remarks] 研究機関 HP
  • URL: http://www.pri.kyoto-u.ac.jp/sections/molecular_biology/index.html