| Budget Amount *help |
¥89,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥89,100,000)
Fiscal Year 2009: ¥14,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥14,600,000)
Fiscal Year 2008: ¥19,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥19,200,000)
Fiscal Year 2007: ¥17,700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥17,700,000)
Fiscal Year 2006: ¥18,700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥18,700,000)
Fiscal Year 2005: ¥18,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥18,900,000)
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| Research Abstract |
We analyzed the mechanism of skin pattern formation in zebrafish in order to have the substantial evidence to prove the hypothesis, "the basic mechanism of biological pattern formation is the Turing wave". We found,(1)the skin pattern of zebrafish has the specific dynamics of Turing wave, (2)the interactions among the pigment cells satisfies the required conditions for the Turing pattern formation, and (3)the key molecules those critical to the wave formation are gap-junction, Notch-Delta and Kir channels. About 90% of the aim of this project is completed. Now our final goal, the detailed identification of the molecular network of Turing wave, should be very close.
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