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神経細胞特異化の分子機構

Research Project

Project/Area Number 12053265
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Priority Areas

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Review Section Biological Sciences
Research InstitutionNational Institute of Genetics

Principal Investigator

広海 健  国立遺伝学研究所, 個体遺伝研究系, 教授 (70291888)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 浅岡 美穂  国立遺伝学研究所, 個体遺伝研究系, 助手 (40370118)
小瀬 博之  徳島大学, 医学部・動物実験施設, 助手 (90314856)
岡部 正隆  国立遺伝学研究所, 個体遺伝研究系, 助手 (10300716)
Project Period (FY) 2000 – 2004
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2004)
Budget Amount *help
¥53,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥53,500,000)
Fiscal Year 2004: ¥10,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥10,000,000)
Fiscal Year 2003: ¥10,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥10,300,000)
Fiscal Year 2002: ¥11,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥11,000,000)
Fiscal Year 2001: ¥11,400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥11,400,000)
Fiscal Year 2000: ¥10,800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥10,800,000)
Keywordsショウジョウバエ / COUP-TF / Seven-up / 神経細胞 / rasシグナル / Sprouty / 転写因子 / 神経芽細胞 / 幹細胞プログラム / seven-up / グリア細胞 / 光受容細胞 / 転写 / 神経幹細胞 / serev-up / 光受容ニューロン / Sprauty / Argos / 転写抑制
Research Abstract

神経回路の構築には、神経細胞の特異化やその制御が極めて正確に行われなければならない.我々は,ショウジョウバエ複眼の光受容細胞のニューロン分化において,核内リセプターCOUP-TFのショウジョウバエホモログであるSeven-upが,神経細胞数の恒常性維持に必須の働きをしていることを示した.
ショウジョウバエ複眼において,ニューロンはEGFによって活性化されるrasシグナルによって誘導される.ニューロンになりうる性質を持っている細胞は多数存在するのに,各個眼には必ず8個のニューロンが誘導され,偏差は0である.拡散性の因子による誘導がこのような高い精度で行われるには,誘導を正に制御するだけでなく,シグナル経路を負に制御することが重要な寄与をしていると考えられる.我々はこの正確な誘導は,転写因子Seven-upが2種類のrasシグナル抑制因子の発現を細胞種特異的に制御することによって達成されていることを見いだした.Seven-upはR1/R3/R4/R6の4個のニューロンでのみ発現し,rasシグナルの抑制因子をコードするsprouty遺伝子の転写を抑制する.そのため,これらの細胞ではrasシグナル活性が上昇し,rasシグナル依存的に転写されるargos遺伝子の発現が上昇する,Argos蛋白質は,分泌されて周囲の細胞のEGF受容をおさえることによってニューロン分化を抑制する.Seven-up変異やsprouty変異などにおいてこのシステムが破綻すると個眼内の神経細胞の数はもはや一定ではなく,大きなばらつきが生じる.つまり、個眼の神経細胞数の恒常性は,細胞自立的な抑制と非自立的な抑制の拮抗作用により維持されている.

Report

(5 results)
  • 2004 Annual Research Report
  • 2003 Annual Research Report
  • 2002 Annual Research Report
  • 2001 Annual Research Report
  • 2000 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (13 results)

All 2005 2004 Other

All Journal Article (3 results) Publications (10 results)

  • [Journal Article] Seven-up controls switching of transcription factors that specify temporal identities of Drosophilaneuroblasts2005

    • Author(s)
      Kanai, MI., Okabe, M., Hiromi, Y.
    • Journal Title

      Developmental Cell 8

      Pages: 203-213

    • Related Report
      2004 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Coactivator MBF1 preserves the redox-dependent AP-1 activity during oxidative stress in Drosophila2004

    • Author(s)
      Jindra, M., Gaziova, I., Uhlirova, M., Okabe, M., Hiromi, Y., Hirose, S.
    • Journal Title

      EMBO J. 23

      Pages: 3538-3547

    • Related Report
      2004 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] A conserved developmental program for sensory organformation in Drosophila melanoqaster2004

    • Author(s)
      Niwa, N., Hiromi, Y., Okabe, M.
    • Journal Title

      Nature Genetics 36

      Pages: 293-297

    • Related Report
      2004 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Niwa, N., Hiromi, Y., Okabe, M.: "A conserved developmental program for sensory organ formation in Drosophila melanogaster."Nature Genetics. 36. 293-297 (2004)

    • Related Report
      2003 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Yamada, T., Okabe, M., Hiromi, Y.: "EDL/MAE regulates EGF-mediatedinduction by antagonizing Ets transcription factor Pointed."Development. 130. 4085-4096 (2003)

    • Related Report
      2003 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Yuasa, Y., Okabe, M., Yoshikawa, S., Tabuchi, K., Xiong, W.C., Hiromi, Y., Okano, H.: "Drosophila homeodomain protein REPO controls glial differentiation by cooperating with ETS and BTB transcription factors."Development. 130. 2419-2428 (2003)

    • Related Report
      2003 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Liu, Q.X., Jindra, M., Ueda, H., Hiromi, Y., Hirose, S.: "Drosophila MBF1 is a co-activator for Tracheae Defective and contributes to the formation of tracheal and nervous systems."Development. 130. 719-728 (2003)

    • Related Report
      2003 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Umesono, Y., Hiromi, Y., Hotta, Y.(2002): "Context-dependent utilization of Notch activity in Drosophila glial determination"Development. 129. 2391-2399 (2002)

    • Related Report
      2002 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Liu, Q.X., Jindra, M., Ueda, H., Hiromi, Y., Hirose, S.: "Drosophila MBF1 is a co-activator for Tracheae Defective and contributes to the formation of tracheal and nervous systems"Development. 139. 719-728 (2003)

    • Related Report
      2002 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Yuasa, Y., Okabe, M., Yoshikawa, S., Tabuchi, K., Xiong, W.C., Hiromi, Y., Okano, H.: "Drosophila homeodomain protein REPO controls glial differentiation by cooperating with ETS and BTB transcription factors"Development. (In Press). (2003)

    • Related Report
      2002 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Okabe, M., Imai, T., Kurusu, M., Hiromi, Y., Okano, H.: "Translational repression determines a neuronal potential in Drosophila asymmetric cell division"Nature. 411. 94-98 (2001)

    • Related Report
      2001 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Hiramoto,M.,Hiromi,Y.,Giniger,E.and Hotta,Y.: "A Drosophila Netrin receptor, Frazzled, guides axons by controlling the distribution of Netrin."Nature. 406. 886-889 (2000)

    • Related Report
      2000 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Okabe,M.,Imai,T.,Kurusu,M.,Hiromi,Y.and Okano,H.: "Translational repression determines a neuronal potential in Drosophila asymmetric cell division."Nature. (in press.). (2001)

    • Related Report
      2000 Annual Research Report

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