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ミジンコにおける生殖戦略としてのクオラムセンシングシステムの解明

Research Project

Project/Area Number 20657008
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Research Field Ecology/Environment
Research InstitutionOsaka University (2009)
National Institutes of Natural Sciences Okazaki Research Facilities (2008)

Principal Investigator

渡辺 肇  Osaka University, 工学研究科, 教授 (80212322)

Project Period (FY) 2008 – 2009
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2009)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000)
Fiscal Year 2009: ¥1,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000)
Fiscal Year 2008: ¥1,700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000)
Keywordsミジンコ / 単為生殖 / 環境性決定 / オートインデューサー / クオラムセンシング
Research Abstract

ミジンコは環境に応じて異なった生殖戦略をとることが知られている。適切な環境下では、単為生殖によりメスがメスを産むことにより急速に増殖する一方で、個体密度の上昇、餌の枯渇、日照時間の短縮、水温の低下など、その生存環境が悪化した場合には生殖戦略は単為生殖から有性生殖へと変化する。この有性生殖においてはまずメスがオスを産生し、このオスと交尾したメスは耐久卵と呼ばれる特殊な卵を産生する。この耐久卵は長期の乾燥にも耐えることから、生存戦略上有利に働いていると考えられる。特に個体密度が上昇した場合に生殖戦略が変化することは、ミジンコがその個体密度を何らかの方法で感知していることを示唆している。すなわち微生物などでよく知られ研究が進んでいるクオラムセンシングに類似したシステムがミジンコにおいても存在している可能性がある。このセンシングシステムの実態を明らかにするために、耐久卵を人工的に産生する条件を設定し解析を行った。耐久卵をつくる割合についていくつかの系統のミジンコについて検討を行い、ベルギー由来のミジンコが高率で耐久卵をつくることを明らかにした。およそ10Lの水槽でミジンコを一定時間培養し、過密状態になるまで飼育し耐久卵の産生を誘導した。耐久卵を高頻度で産生した水槽から飼育水を回収し、固相法により抽出を行った。生理活性については、通常はオス産生かおきない濃度で培養したミジンコの飼育水に溶出画分を添加することにより評価した。その結果、高密度でミジンコを培養した飼育水には、オス産生を誘導するインデューサーの存在が示唆された。さらにこの物質の同定を目指して、より大きな水槽を用いて培養を行い、オス産生誘導成分の精製を進めた。現時点では最終的な画分に至らないものの、バイオアッセイ法と部分精製法を確立したことから最終的な画分まで精製をすすめ最終的にその物質の同定をめざしている。

Report

(2 results)
  • 2009 Annual Research Report
  • 2008 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (28 results)

All 2010 2009 2008 Other

All Journal Article (14 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 12 results) Presentation (12 results) Book (1 results) Remarks (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Introduction of foreign DNA into the water flea, Daphnia magna, by electroporation.2010

    • Author(s)
      Kato Y, Kobayashi K, Watanabe H, Iguchi T.
    • Journal Title

      Ecotoxicology 19

      Pages: 589-592

    • Related Report
      2009 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Sequence divergence and expression of a transformer gene in the branc hiopod crustacean, Daphnia magna.2010

    • Author(s)
      Kato Y, Kobayashi K, Oda S, Tatarazako N, Watanabe H, Iguchi T.
    • Journal Title

      Genomics. 95

    • Related Report
      2009 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Effects of diethylstilbestrol on programmed oocyte death and induction of polyovular follicles in neonatal mouse ovaries.2009

    • Author(s)
      Kim H, Nakajima T, Haysahi S, Chambon P, Watanabe H, Iguchi T, Sato T.
    • Journal Title

      Biol Reprod. 27

      Pages: 1002-1009

    • Related Report
      2009 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Mono-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate targets glycogen debranching enzyme and affects glycogen metabolism in rat testis2009

    • Author(s)
      C.Kuramori, Y.Hase, K.Hoshi kawa, K.Watanabe, T.Nishi, T.Hishiki, T.Soga, A.Nashimoto, Y.Kabe, Y.Yamaguchi, H.Watanabe K.Kataoka, M.Suematsu, H.Handa
    • Journal Title

      Toxicol.Sci. 109

      Pages: 143-151

    • Related Report
      2009 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Pax6-5a promotes neuronal differentiation of murine embryonic stem cells2009

    • Author(s)
      N.Shimizu, H.Watanabe, J.Kubota, J.Wua, R.Saitoa, T.Yokoia, T.Erad, T.Iwatsubo, T.Watanabe, S.Nishina, N.Azumag, T.Katada, H.Nishina
    • Journal Title

      Biol Pharm.Bull. 32

      Pages: 999-1003

    • NAID

      130000117177

    • Related Report
      2009 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Effects of diethylstilbestrol on ovarian follicle development in neonatal mice2009

    • Author(s)
      H. Kim, S. Hayashi, P. Chambon, H. Watanabe, T. Iguchi, T. Sato
    • Journal Title

      Reprod. Toxicol. 27

      Pages: 55-62

    • Related Report
      2008 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Molecular cloning and sexually dimorphic expression of DM-domain genes in Daphnia magna2008

    • Author(s)
      Y. Kato, K. Kobayashi, S. Oda, J. K. Colbourne, N. Tatarazako, H. Watanabe, T. Iguchi
    • Journal Title

      Genomics 91

      Pages: 94-101

    • Related Report
      2008 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Linking molecular and population stress responses in Daphnia magna exposed to cadmium2008

    • Author(s)
      R. Connon, H. L. Hooper, R. M. Sibly, F. L. Lim, L. H. Heckmann, D. J. Moore, H. Watanabe, A. Soetaert, K. Cook, S. J. Maund, T. H. Hutchinson, J. Moggs, W. De Coen, T. Iguchi, A. Callaghan
    • Journal Title

      Environ. Sci. Technol. 42

      Pages: 2181-2188

    • Related Report
      2008 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Activation of steroid and xenobiotic receptor (SXR, NR112) and its orthologs in laboratory, toxicological, and genome model species2008

    • Author(s)
      M. R. Milnes, A. Garcia, E. Grossman, F. Grun, J. Shiotsugu, M. M. Tabb, Y. Kawashima, Y. Katsu, H. Watanabe, T. Iguchi, B. Blumberg
    • Journal Title

      Eviron. Health Perspect. 116

      Pages: 880-885

    • Related Report
      2008 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Estrogen receptor subtypes selectively mediate female mouse reproductive abnormalities induced by neonatal exposure to estrogenic chemicals2008

    • Author(s)
      T. Nakamura, Y. Katsu, H. Watanabe, T. Iguchi
    • Journal Title

      Toxicology 253

      Pages: 117-124

    • Related Report
      2008 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Transcriptome profiling in crustaceans as a tool for ecotoxico genomics2008

    • Author(s)
      H. Watanabe, K. Kobayashi, Y. Kato, S. Oda, R. Abe, N. Tatarazako, T. Iguchi
    • Journal Title

      Cell Biol. Toxicol. 24

      Pages: 641-647

    • Related Report
      2008 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Developmental effects : estrogen induced vaginal changes and organotin induced adipogenesis2008

    • Author(s)
      T. Iguchi, H. Watanabe, Y. Ohta, B. Blumberg
    • Journal Title

      Int. J. Androl. 31

      Pages: 263-268

    • Related Report
      2008 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article]2008

    • Author(s)
      T. Iguchi, H. Watanabe, Y. Katsu
    • Journal Title

      Toxicogenomics and ecotoxicogenomics : Studying chemical effects and basic biology in vertebrates and invertebrates." In : Toxicogenomics : A Powerful Tool for Toxicology Assessment(John Wiley & Sons)

      Pages: 143-158

    • Related Report
      2008 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article]2008

    • Author(s)
      H. Watanabe, K. Kobayashi, Y. Kato, S. Oda, R. Abe, N. Tatarazako, T. Iguchi
    • Journal Title

      Genomic response in Daphnia to chemical pollutants." In : Interdis ciplinary Studies on Environmental Chemistry-Biological Response to Chemical Pollutants. Eds. Y. Murakami, K. Nakayama, S.-I. Kitamura, H. Iwata and S. Tanabe(TERAPUB)

      Pages: 133-142

    • Related Report
      2008 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Epigenetic effect of endocrine disruptors2010

    • Author(s)
      Hajime Watanabe
    • Organizer
      14^<th> International Congress of Endocrinology
    • Place of Presentation
      Kyoto, Japan
    • Year and Date
      2010-03-29
    • Related Report
      2009 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Genomic Approaches for Evaluation of Chemicals Released into the Environment2010

    • Author(s)
      渡邉肇
    • Organizer
      フロンティア産業バイオシンポジウム
    • Place of Presentation
      大阪
    • Year and Date
      2010-02-09
    • Related Report
      2009 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] ゲノミクスデータのフェノタイプアンカリングの試み2010

    • Author(s)
      渡邉肇
    • Organizer
      Q-Bio(定量生物学)の会
    • Place of Presentation
      大阪
    • Year and Date
      2010-01-10
    • Related Report
      2009 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 新生児期エストロゲン曝露によるエピジェネティックな影響2009

    • Author(s)
      渡邉肇
    • Organizer
      第82回日本生化学会大会
    • Place of Presentation
      神戸
    • Year and Date
      2009-10-24
    • Related Report
      2009 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Cloning and characterization of DM domain genes from the water flea, Daphnia magna2008

    • Author(s)
      Y. Kato, K. Kobayashi, J. K. Colbourne, H. Watanabe, T. Iguchi
    • Organizer
      Gordon Research Conference on Environmental Endocrine Disruptors
    • Place of Presentation
      Waterville Valley Resort, NH, USA
    • Related Report
      2008 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Analysis of ligand-independent activation of the estrogen receptor in mouse vagina2008

    • Author(s)
      N. Kikuchi, H. Watanabe, T. Iguchi
    • Organizer
      7^<th> OIB Symposium, Frontiers of Biological Imaging, Synergy of the Advanced Techniques
    • Place of Presentation
      Okazaki
    • Related Report
      2008 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Epigenetic effect of estrogen exposure in prenatal mice2008

    • Author(s)
      S. Yoshida-Koide, H. Watanabe, T. Iguchi
    • Organizer
      7^<th> OIB Symposium, Frontiers of Biological Imaging, Synergy of the Advanced Techniques
    • Place of Presentation
      Okazaki
    • Related Report
      2008 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Molecular analysis of csd gene from the water flea, Daphnia magna2008

    • Author(s)
      Y. Kato, K. Kobayashi, S. Oda, N. Tatarazako, H. Watanabe, T. Iguchi
    • Organizer
      7^<th> OIB Symposium, Frontiers of Biological Imaging, Synergy of the Advanced Techniques
    • Place of Presentation
      Okazaki
    • Related Report
      2008 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Analysis of ligand-independent activation of the estrogen receptor in mouse vagina2008

    • Author(s)
      N. Kikuchi, H. Watanabe, T. Iguchi
    • Organizer
      第11回環境ホルモン学会
    • Place of Presentation
      東京
    • Related Report
      2008 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Molecular analysis of the csd gene from the water flea, Daphnia magna2008

    • Author(s)
      Y. Kato, K. Kobayashi, S. Oda, N. Tatarazako, H. Watanabe, T. Iguchi
    • Organizer
      第11回環境ホルモン学会
    • Place of Presentation
      東京
    • Related Report
      2008 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Epigenetic effect of estrogen exposure in prenatal mice2008

    • Author(s)
      S. Yoshida-Koide, H. Watanabe, T. Iguchi
    • Organizer
      第11回環境ホルモン学会
    • Place of Presentation
      東京
    • Related Report
      2008 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] BPA投与により誘起した雌ラット卵管異常における網羅的遺伝子解析の試み2008

    • Author(s)
      太田康彦, 生川亮一郎, 竹内崇師, 鈴木敦子, 加藤英男, 渡邉肇, 井口泰泉
    • Organizer
      第11回環境ホルモン学会
    • Place of Presentation
      東京
    • Related Report
      2008 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] 環境分析ガイドブック 2.7 化学物質の毒性試験2010

    • Author(s)
      渡邉肇(分担)
    • Publisher
      丸善(株)出版(印刷中)
    • Related Report
      2009 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks]

    • URL

      http://www.nibb.ac.jp/bioenvl/index-j.html

    • Related Report
      2008 Annual Research Report

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