Project/Area Number |
14035235
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Priority Areas
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Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
Review Section |
Biological Sciences
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Research Institution | Kobe University |
Principal Investigator |
SAKAMOTO Hiroshi Kobe University, Graduate School of Science, Professor (00187048)
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Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
YAMASHITA Akira University of Tokyo, Molecular Genetics Research Laboratory, Research Associate (30312276)
渡辺 嘉典 東京大学, 分子細胞生物学研究所, 教授 (20212326)
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Project Period (FY) |
2002 – 2006
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Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2006)
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Budget Amount *help |
¥117,400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥117,400,000)
Fiscal Year 2006: ¥22,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥22,200,000)
Fiscal Year 2005: ¥22,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥22,200,000)
Fiscal Year 2004: ¥24,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥24,300,000)
Fiscal Year 2003: ¥24,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥24,300,000)
Fiscal Year 2002: ¥24,400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥24,400,000)
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Keywords | RNA-binding protein / neuronal cell / translational regulation / germ cell / rRNA processing / meiosis / mRNA decay / HuD / キャップ構造依存的翻訳 / クロモドメインタンパク質 / MRG-1 / 遺伝子発現抑制 / Huタンパク質 / Mei2 / Mmi1 / Hu蛋白質 / RNA結合蛋白質 / TAP / NXF1 / mRNA核外輸送受容体 / リボソーム生合成 / 体細胞分裂 / mRNAの安定性 / クロモドメイン / 神経分化 / 性分化 / スプライシング / 始原生殖細胞 |
Research Abstract |
We have shown the following findings : 1. Neuronal RNA-binding protein HuD acts as adaptor molecule for the general mRNA transport receptor TAP/NXF1. HuD also functions as a translational activator through interaction with both translation initiation factors and polyA-binding protein PABP. 2. EXC-7, a C. elegans homologue of HuD, is involved in the formation of the excretory canal. 3. An RNA-binding protein Y14, a component of exon-exon junction complex, is involved in the sexual differentiation of germ cells in C. elegans. 4. An RNA-binding protein RBD-1 is required for processing of 18S ribosomal RNA in C. elegans. 5. MRG-1, a C. elegans chromodomain protein, is a maternal factor which is required for germ cell formation and is involved in repression of sex chromosome gene expression. 6. Mmi1p, a S. pombe RNA-binding protein, functions to remove meiosis-specific mRNAs in mitotic stage cells.
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