Searching of a new classification method for scleractinian coral

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26292107
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Partial Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Aquatic bioproduction science
• Research Institution: Kochi University
• Principal Investigator: TAGUCHI TAKAHIRO 高知大学, 教育研究部総合科学系黒潮圏科学部門, 准教授 (80127943)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 久保田 賢 高知大学, 総合科学系黒潮圏科学部門, 准教授 (00314980) ; 奥田 一雄 高知大学, 総合科学系黒潮圏科学部門, 教授 (40152417) ; 富永 明 高知大学, 総合科学系黒潮圏科学部門, 教授 (50172193) ; 関田 諭子 高知大学, 総合科学系黒潮圏科学部門, 准教授 (70314979)
• Research Collaborator: MEZAKI Takuma 公益財団法人黒潮生物研究所, 主任研究員
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 染色体分析

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Molecular cytogenetical analysis with fluorescent in situ hybridization techniques and other molecular experiments on Acropora, Echinophyllia, Coelastrea and Platygra corals in temperate area were performed. Detection of homogenously staining region (hsr), heterochromatin, ribosomal RNA genes, sex chromosome by comparative genomic hybridization and Alu region (repetitive element) were successfully carried out. In addition, protein expression patterns and comprehensive identification of protein extracted from soft tissue of corals were analyzed. Together with these results, molecular cytogenetics and proteome analysis will be a good classification method for scleractinian corals.

Free Research Field

分子細胞遺伝学