2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Spatial pattern formation of cyanobacteria
| Project/Area Number |
24570043
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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 |
Plant molecular biology/Plant physiology
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| Research Institution | The University of Tokyo |
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Principal Investigator |
SATO Naoki 東京大学, 総合文化研究科, 教授 (40154075)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
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| Keywords | シアノバクテリア / 超細胞構造 / ゲノム解析 / 細胞運動 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The spiral formation of a filamentous cyanobacterium was analyzed as a model of supracellular structure, which is considered as an emergent structure. The results of electron microscopic observation, time-lapse analysis of cellular motion, and genomic analysis suggest that the motility of this cyanobacterium can be accounted for by the slime gun model. Based on these results, a model of spiral formation was proposed.
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| Free Research Field |
生命基礎論
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