Budget Amount *help |
¥5,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,200,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
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Research Abstract |
It is an important research subject to understand the mechanisms of pancreatic beta-cell development and maturation for the achievement of regeneration therapy for diabetes. The project yielded these three results: (1) To analyze the function of large Maf transcription factors in pancreatic endocrine cells, we generated floxed MafB mice. (2) To monitor the newly induced beta-like cells in mouse liver, we established the in vivo imaging system capable to quantify the insulin gene activity (3) Dominant role of MafA in the beta-like cell conversion in comparison with MafB.
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