2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Functional analysis of abscisic acid transporters in intertissue signal transfer
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24570063
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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 Institute of Physical and Chemical Research |
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Principal Investigator |
KUROMORI Takashi 独立行政法人理化学研究所, 環境資源科学研究センター, 上級研究員 (80332295)
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| Research Collaborator |
SUGIMOTO Eriko 理化学研究所, 環境資源科学研究センター, テクニカルスタッフ
OHIRAKI Haruka 東京大学, 大学院農学生命科学研究科(篠崎和子研究室)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
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| Keywords | 環境応答 / 植物ホルモン / トランスポーター / 組織間情報伝達 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Abscisic acid (ABA) is a phytohormone that responds to environmental stresses such as water deficiency. ABA inter-tissue transport mechanisms have not completely been figured out yet. This time, I detected the expression of genes encoding ABA biosynthetic enzymes and ABA transporters mainly in vascular cells. Additionally, I observed that enhancement of ABA biosynthesis in vascular cells induced guard-cell responses, even under normal growth conditions. These results demonstrate that ABA is synthesized in vascular cells and can be transported to target cells in different tissues.
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| Free Research Field |
分子生物学
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