2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Exploring the meaning of the conversion mechanism of sexual and asexual reproduction in Enchytraeus japonensis
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26650085
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Developmental biology
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| Research Institution | Kyorin University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2014-04-01 – 2016-03-31
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| Keywords | ヤマトヒメミミズ / 有性生殖 / 無性生殖 / 生殖器分化 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The Oligochaete Enchytraeus japonensis was found as potworm to aggrandize the first time asexual reproduction in Japan, depending on the growth environment, it has a feature that can be switched sexual or asexual reproduction. Fragments of autotomy the earthworm in the asexual reproduction are, and gonads differentiate keep in sexual-inducing conditions. Although the involvement of neoblast that were placed in the regeneration process of asexual reproduction has been suggested is considered a different mechanism than neoblast in sexual reproduction.
Genetic information for Enchytraeus japonensis is very poor, not sufficient to explain the two life cycles. In this study, we created a complementary DNA cells was induced sexual into the material, it performs a de novo RNA sequencing. We attempted to identify genes associated with sexual differentiation.
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| Free Research Field |
分子生物学
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