2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Acceleration of functional genomics by virus-induced gene silencing
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24248006
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Horticulture/Landscape architecture
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| Research Institution | Tohoku University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
田尾 龍太郎 京都大学, (連合)農学研究科(研究院), 准教授 (10211997)
高橋 英樹 東北大学, (連合)農学研究科(研究院), 教授 (20197164)
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| Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
TAO Ryutaro 京都大学, 大学院農学研究科, 教授 (10211997)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2012-04-01 – 2017-03-31
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| Keywords | サイレンシング / 園芸作物 / 果樹 / 野菜 / 花き |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Accumulation of genome-related information is advanced in horticultural crops; however, its contribution to horticultural production is not necessarily high. One of the main reasons is that the functional genomics method to prove the function of a gene has not been established in the field of horticulture including various species. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to accelerate the identification of the function of useful genes by applying virus-induced gene silencing to horticultural crops. In this study, we analyzed the physiological role and horticultural importance of genes to be controlled in fruit trees, vegetables, and flowers. In addition, we tried to develop viral vectors applicable to various horticultural crops, and to examine the mechanism of infection related to the use of cucumber mosaic virus with potentially general versatility because of wide host range.
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| Free Research Field |
園芸学
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