Budget Amount *help |
¥17,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥13,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥3,960,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥900,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥3,770,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥870,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥900,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥5,590,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,290,000)
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Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Selenoprotein P (SeP) is plasma selenoprotein containing essential trace element selenium. SeP functions as a transporter of selenium, delivering selenium to the cells. However, details of selenium-transport mechanisms of SeP remain unknown. In the present study, we identified SeP receptors in several tissues such as skeletal muscle, pancreas, and lymphocytes. Further, we identified SeP receptors with different affinity for SeP, and found a different molecular pathway to transport selenium of SeP to the cells. Collectively, we revealed selenium-transport mechanisms of SeP.
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