2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Localization mechanism of a Ca^<2+> pump modulator, phospholamban in cardiac sarcoplasmic reticulum
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20790208
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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 |
General pharmacology
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| Research Institution | Yamaguchi University |
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Principal Investigator |
HONDA Takeshi Yamaguchi University, 大学院・医学系研究科, 助教 (30457311)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2009
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| Keywords | 化学架橋 / 筋小胞体 / 心不全 / ホスホランバン |
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| Research Abstract |
Phospholamban (PLN) is a regulator of the myocardiac contractility in cardiac sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR). Controling the subcellular localization of PLN leads to the prospect for new therapy of heart failure. In this study, it was suggested that the C-terminal region of PLN is critical for localization of PLN to SR. Based on this finding, the identification of a putative protein interacting to the C-terminal region of PLN was attempted. Furthermore, a novel PLN-targeted aptamer was successfully developed as the useful molecular tool for detection of the PLN-binding protein.
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Research Products
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