2022 Fiscal Year Annual Research Report
Comprehensive understanding of the mechanotransduction of microtubule
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22F22050
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Institution | Kyoto University |
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Principal Investigator |
角五 彰 京都大学, 理学研究科, 教授 (10374224)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
NASRIN SYEDA 京都大学, 理学(系)研究科(研究院), 外国人特別研究員
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| Project Period (FY) |
2022-09-28 – 2025-03-31
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| Keywords | Kinesin / Dynein / Microtubule / Mechanical stress / Mechano-transducer |
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
The current research hypothesizes that microtubules are mechanotransducers of mechanical stress. In this study, a comprehensive understanding of the issue will be made. Last year the modulation of cargo transport in response to mechanical stress on the microtubule is a universal phenomenon independent of the motor protein by using kinesin was verified. Kinesin-driven transport of fluorescent quantum dots was carried out on microtubules fixed on a stretchable substrate. The effect of the mechanical stress on the cargo transport was systematically evaluated by applying compressive strain or tensile strain using the microstretcher chamber developed previously. Parameter analysis e.g., run length, velocities, pause frequencies, etc., from the fluorescence microscopy observation was done.
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| Current Status of Research Progress |
Current Status of Research Progress
2: Research has progressed on the whole more than it was originally planned.
Reason
Because the research is progressing as planned, it was concluded that the project was on track.
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| Strategy for Future Research Activity |
This year, we will verify if the modulation of cargo transport in response to mechanical stress is recovered if the applied stress on the microtubule is withdrawn. For this research, I will first apply compressive stress on the microtubule using my micro-stretcher and release the stress. Then I will observe dynein or kinesin-driven cargo transport and compare it with the case of undeformed microtubules to explore the restoration of the transport dynamics.
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