Project/Area Number |
22700309
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
Research Field |
Bioinformatics/Life informatics
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Research Institution | The University of Tokyo |
Principal Investigator |
OHTA Yoshihiro 東京大学, 先端科学技術研究センター, 特任助教 (80436592)
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Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2011
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Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2011)
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Budget Amount *help |
¥3,510,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥810,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2010: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
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Keywords | 転写 / シミュレーション / RNAPII / RNA / セルオートマトン / バイオインフォマティクス |
Research Abstract |
RNA polymerase II(RNAPII) is the responsible motor protein for transcription. Here we studied the formulation and results of a cellular automaton model of the RNAPII dynamics of gene transcription that takes account the effect of the velocity change according to the gene position, such as occurs in introns and exons. It was found that the RNAPII molecules move as a free-flow state, though regions of reduced velocity do exist such as exons, as far as the time interval between nearest RNAPII molecules is larger than the time required for an RNAPII passing the exclusion length in the velocity reduction region.
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