| Budget Amount *help |
¥97,240,000 (Direct Cost: ¥74,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥22,440,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥15,860,000 (Direct Cost: ¥12,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥3,660,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥15,990,000 (Direct Cost: ¥12,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥3,690,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥16,120,000 (Direct Cost: ¥12,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥3,720,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥16,640,000 (Direct Cost: ¥12,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥3,840,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥32,630,000 (Direct Cost: ¥25,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥7,530,000)
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Magnetotactic bacteria synthesize a nano-sized magnetic organelle termed the magnetosome, which they use to assist with their magnetic navigation in a specific bacterial motility called magnetotaxis. Magnetotactic bacteria are ubiquitous in aquatic environments in the world. However, the detailed molecular mechanisms of magneto-reception and magnetotaxis are still an enigma. Here, we focused on the function of MamK cytoskeleton, and analyzed molecular mechanisms of magnetotactic motility through the newly developed method for magnetotaxis quantification and the cutting-edge microscopic techniques, TIRF and high-speed AFM, for imaging dynamics of magnetosome and flagellum in living cells.
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