2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Association between ebony gene polymorphism and mate preference in Drosophila
| Project/Area Number |
20770007
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Genetics/Genome dynamics
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| Research Institution | National Institute of Genetics |
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Principal Investigator |
TAKAHASHI Aya National Institute of Genetics, 集団遺伝研究系, 助教 (90370121)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2010
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| Keywords | 種分化 / ebony / 昆虫 / 多型 / 上流解析 / 多面発現 / 交尾行動 / ショウジョウバエ |
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| Research Abstract |
The goal of this project is to study the association between mate preference and polymorphism in the 5' cis-regulatory region of the ebony gene in Drosophila. The gene codes for an enzyme in the melanin synthesis pathway and is also known to function in the nervous system. Natural variation in the 5' cis-regulatory region was shown to be responsible for the expression level variation in epidermis as well as that in brain. The expression level variation in brain was shown to influence the mating behavior. Therefore, the results indicated that the variation in 5' cis-regulatory region affects mate preference in this species.
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Research Products
(15 results)
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[Journal Article] Introgression of Drosophila simulans Nup160 (nuclear pore protein 160) in Drosophila melanogaster alone does not cause inviability but does cause female sterility.2010
Author(s)
Sawamura, K., Maehara, K., Mash ino, S., Kagesawa, T., Kajiwara, M., Matsuno, K., Takahashi, A., Takano-Shimizu, T.
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Journal Title
Genetics 186
Pages: 669-676
Peer Reviewed
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[Journal Article] Characteristics of genes up-regulated and down-regulated after 24 h starvation in the head of Drosophila.2009
Author(s)
Fujikawa, K., Takahashi, A., Nishimura, A., Itch, M., Toshiyuki Takano-Shimizu, T., Ozaki, M.
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Peer Reviewed
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[Journal Article] Mosaic genealogy of the Mus musculus genome revealed by 21 nuclear genes from its three subspecies.2008
Author(s)
Liu, Y.-H., Takahashi, A., Kitano, T., Koide, T., Shiroishi, T., Moriwaki, K., Saitou, N.
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Journal Title
Genes Genet.Syst. 83
Pages: 77-88
Peer Reviewed
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