シアル酸代謝酵素の逆遺伝学的および生化学的解析によるシアル酸の機能探索
| Project/Area Number |
13J03566
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 国内 |
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| Research Field |
Applied molecular and cellular biology
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| Research Institution | Nagoya University |
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Principal Investigator |
呉 迪 名古屋大学, 生命農学研究科, 特別研究員(DC1)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥2,700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,700,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000)
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| Keywords | sialic acid / TILLING / CMP-Sia synthetase / insect / Sialic acid / localization / シアル酸 / CMP-シアル酸合成酵素 / 昆虫 / 細胞内局在 / メダカ |
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
Sialic acid (Sia) has a variety of natural modifications, which are often regulated developmentally and organ-specificically. However, the significance of the structural diversity and the spatiotemporally regulated expression of Sia have remained largely mysterious up to now. Thus, our long goal is to give an insight into biological function and its molecular mechanisms of Sia. For this purpose, we focus on CMP-Sia synthetase (CSS): (1) To reveal the significance of the structural diversity and the spatiotemporally regulated expression of Sia-glycoconjugates at an animal level; (2) To understand how important CSS is in invertebrates, focusing on the intracellular localization and the role of C-terminal half domain.
For Objective (1), CSS knock-down (KD) medakas were generated using TILLING methods. Two mutant medaka strains I230N and L303Q, which had very low in vitro activity, were established. CSS knock-out (KO) medaka was also made by TALEN methods.
For Objective-(2), the CSS cDNAs were cloned from Tribolium castaneum (red flour beetle), Aedes aegypti (yellow fever mosquito), and Drosophila melanogaster (fruit fly) to analyze kinetics for Sia species and intracellular localization using the recombinant enzymes.
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| Research Progress Status |
27年度が最終年度であるため、記入しない。
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| Strategy for Future Research Activity |
27年度が最終年度であるため、記入しない。
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