2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Molecular neurobiological studies on the functions of α-Synuclein
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20500303
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Neuroscience in general
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| Research Institution | Tokyo Metropolitan Organization for Medical Research |
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Principal Investigator |
UEDA Kenji Tokyo Metropolitan Organization for Medical Research, 東京都精神医学総合研究所, 主任研究員 (90261180)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2010
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| Keywords | シヌクレイン / ミトコンドリア |
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| Research Abstract |
After the biochemical examination of SDS-insoluble materials of the brains with Alzheimer's disease, we identified human α-Synuclein by cDNA cloning. Later, some missense mutations of the gene of α-Synuclein were found in the cases with familial Parkinson's disease. α-Synuclein turned out to be the major component of Lewy bodies. In the present studies, we identified that α-Synuclein is localized in the inner membrane of neuronal mitochondria.
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