2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Bacterial networking though membrane vesicles
| Project/Area Number |
25701012
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (A)
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| Allocation Type | Partial Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Modeling and technologies for environmental conservation and remediation
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| Research Institution | University of Tsukuba |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
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| Keywords | ベシクル / 細菌間情報伝達 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Most bacteria release membrane vesicles (MVs) to the environment. These MVs are reported to have various functions that are important to the biological system, while they are not fully understood. During this project we have revealed a novel mechanism of how these MVs are released from the cell. Furthermore, we found that MVs can carry hydrophobic cell-cell communication signals (long chain AHLs), that will trigger the gene expression of the MV receiving cells. MVs showed some tendency to attach to the same species. Our data will allow us to understand the MV driven bacterial interactions and could also serve as a platform for nanotechnology.
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| Free Research Field |
微生物学
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