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Mechanisms of tunic softening in Halocynthia roretzi affected with soft tunic syndrome

Research Project

Project/Area Number 25292119
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypePartial Multi-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Aquatic bioproduction science
Research InstitutionEhime University

Principal Investigator

KITAMURA Shin-Ichi  愛媛大学, 沿岸環境科学研究センター, 准教授 (40448379)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) HIROSE Euichi  琉球大学, 理学部, 教授 (30241772)
NAKAYAMA Kei  愛媛大学, 沿岸環境科学研究センター, 講師 (80380286)
YAMADA Lixy  名古屋大学, 理学部, 助教 (10551020)
Project Period (FY) 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
Budget Amount *help
¥16,250,000 (Direct Cost: ¥12,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥3,750,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥4,680,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,080,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥4,810,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,110,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥6,760,000 (Direct Cost: ¥5,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,560,000)
Keywordsマボヤ / マボヤ被嚢軟化症 / Azumiobodo hoyamsuhi / 被嚢軟化症 / 鞭毛虫 / 寄生虫
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Soft tunic syndrome is a problem in ascidian aquaculture. In this study, we tried to clarify the mechanism of tunic softening. Cellulose was not decomposed in diseased ascidians. As a next step, we focused on proteins around tunic (tunic, epidermis, extracellular matrix (ECM) and muscle). Proteomic analysis was performed to identify the protein involved in tunic softening. The HR-29 stabilizing the myofibrillary structure was detected as the most degraded protein. It is cleared that the protein existed in muscle and the cells around ECM by immunohistochemistry analysis using anti-HR-29 antibody. Although the significant difference of the protein between healthy and softened individuals, we observed disturbed cell alignment in epidermis and collapse of ECM in diseased individual. In this study, we could not elucidate direct cause of tunic softening, however newly found occurrence of destruction of epidermis and ECM in softening process.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2015 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2014 Annual Research Report
  • 2013 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (9 results)

All 2016 2015 2014 2013

All Journal Article (3 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 3 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 2 results) Presentation (6 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 3 results)

  • [Journal Article] Encystment and excystment of kinetoplastid Azumiobodo hoyamushi, causal agent of soft tunic syndrome in ascidian aquaculture2015

    • Author(s)
      Nawata A, Hirose E, Kitamura SI, Kumagai A
    • Journal Title

      Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

      Volume: 115 Issue: 3 Pages: 253-262

    • DOI

      10.3354/dao02897

    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Cellulose is not degraded in the tunic of the edible ascidian Halocynthia roretzi contracting soft tunic syndrome2015

    • Author(s)
      Kimura S, Nakayama K, Wada M, Kim UJ, Azumi K, Ojima T, Nozawa A, Kitamura SI, Hirose E
    • Journal Title

      Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

      Volume: 116 Issue: 2 Pages: 143-148

    • DOI

      10.3354/dao02913

    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Azumiobodo hoyamushi, the kinetoplastid causing soft tunic syndrome in ascidians, may invade through the siphon wall2014

    • Author(s)
      Euichi Hirose, Akira Kumagai, Akatsuki Nawata, Shin-Ichi Kitamura
    • Journal Title

      Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

      Volume: 未定

    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] 被嚢軟化症原因鞭毛虫Azumiobodo hoyamushiの被嚢抽出液に対する走化性2016

    • Author(s)
      縄田暁・熊谷明・広瀬裕一・北村真一
    • Organizer
      日本魚病学会
    • Place of Presentation
      日本獣医生命科学大学・東京都・武蔵野市境南町
    • Year and Date
      2016-03-12
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Proteomic analyses of soft tunic in ascidian Halocynthia roretzi infected with a kinetoplastid, Azumiobodo hoyamushi2015

    • Author(s)
      Kitamura SI, Nozawa A, Koyama Y, Nakayama K, Odaka T, Yamada L, Hirose E
    • Organizer
      9th International Symposium on Fish Parasites
    • Place of Presentation
      Valencia, Spain
    • Year and Date
      2015-08-31
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Cellulose is not degraded in the tunic of Halocynthia roretzi contracting soft tunic syndrome caused by the infectious kinetoplastid2015

    • Author(s)
      Kimura S, Nakayama K, Wada M, Kim U-J, Azumi K, Ojima T, Nozawa A, Kitamura SI, Hirose E
    • Organizer
      8th International Tunicate Meeting
    • Place of Presentation
      青森市文化会館・青森県・堤町
    • Year and Date
      2015-07-13
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Mechanisms of tunic softening in Halocynthia roretzi affected with soft tunic syndrome: detection of extracellular proteases from the pathogenic parasite and proteomic analyses in soft tunic2015

    • Author(s)
      Koyama Y, Nozawa A, Yamada L, Nakayama K, Hirose E, Hirao A, Murakami Y, Odaka T, Kitamura SI
    • Organizer
      8th International Tunicate Meeting
    • Place of Presentation
      青森市文化会館・青森県・堤町
    • Year and Date
      2015-07-13
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] マボヤ被嚢軟化症の被嚢軟化機構に関する研究 ~病原鞭毛虫からのプロテアーゼ検出と軟化時に量的変化する被嚢タンパク質の探索~2014

    • Author(s)
      北村 真一
    • Organizer
      日本魚病学会
    • Place of Presentation
      九州大学(福岡県福岡市)
    • Year and Date
      2014-09-22
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Soft tunic syndrome in Halocynthia roretzi caused by the pathogenic kinetoplastid, Azumiobodo hoyamushi2013

    • Author(s)
      Shin-Ichi Kitamura, Akino Nozawa, Akira Kumagai, Euichi Hirose
    • Organizer
      7th Tunicate Meeting
    • Place of Presentation
      University Parthenope, Napoli, Italy
    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report

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