Research Projects

Apr, 2014 - Mar, 2017

Study on nuclear size control

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science  Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research  Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research

Grant number
26660089
Japan Grant Number (JGN)
JP26660089
Grant amount
(Total)
3,900,000 Japanese Yen
(Direct funding)
3,000,000 Japanese Yen
(Indirect funding)
900,000 Japanese Yen

Nucleus is one of membrane-bound organelles and important for maintenance of genome DNA in eukaryotic cells. Nuclear size, required for nuclear function, is proportional to cell size, resulting in a constant ratio between nuclear and cellular volumes (N/C ratio). However, how this is achieved remains elusive. To understand molecular mechanisms of nuclear size control in eukaryotic cells, we studied N/C ratio mutants using fission yeast, a model organism of eukaryotic cell. We found that properly regulated nucleocytoplasmic transport and membrane growth are critical for appropriate nuclear size control in growing cells. This finding may contribute to understanding a cause of cancer, because cancer cells have enlarged nucleus.

Link information
Kaken Url
https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/file/KAKENHI-PROJECT-26660089/26660089seika.pdf
KAKEN
https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/grant/KAKENHI-PROJECT-26660089
ID information
  • Grant number : 26660089
  • Japan Grant Number (JGN) : JP26660089