Course title
生物制御科学Ⅲ   [Bioregulation and Biointeraction Ⅲ]
Course category   Requirement   Credit 2 
Department   Year 1  Semester 1st 
Course type 1st  Course code 05ac0009
Instructor(s)
福原 敏行, 夏目 雅裕, 中村 達   [FUKUHARA Toshiyuki, NATSUME Masahiro, NAKAMURA Satoshi]
Facility affiliation Faculty of Agriculture Office 8-212  Email address

Course description
Three professors, Drs. Toshiyuki Fukuhara, Masahiro Natsume and Satoshi Nakamura, give lectures about recent topics of Bioregulation and Biointeraction.
Fukuhara: Versatile functions of RNAs in plants, especially, RNA interference (RNA silencing) and RNA-derected DNA methylation.
Natsume: Growth and differentiation of microorganisms and interaction between microb-microb and microb-plant are regulated by not only genes or proteins but also low-molecular-weight organic substances. This course provides various examples of discovery, isolation and structure elucidation, biosynthesis and mode of action of such physiologically active substances.
Nakamura: This course provides students with Applied entomology and biological control of insect pests.
Expected Learning
To understand RNA interference, bio-active substances and Applied entomology.
Corresponding criteria in the Diploma policy:
See the curriculum maps.
https://www.tuat.ac.jp/campuslife_career/campuslife/policy/

Course schedule
Fukuhara
1. Regulation of gene expression by small RNAs I: Post-transcriptional gene silencing by miRNAs or siRNAs.
2. Regulation of gene expression by small RNAs II: Transcriptional gene silencing by small RNA-directed DNA methylation.
3. Defense against virus infection by RNA silencing.
4. Application of RNA interference and RNA-directed DNA methylation.

Natsume
1. How to proceed research in the chemistry of bio-active substances
2. Differentiation-inducing substance of the microorganism
3. Antagonism between microorganisms
4. Aerial mycelium-inducing substance in actinomycete
5. Chemical basis of plant-microb interactions
6. Chemical communication in plants

Nakamura
Understanding of characteristics of insect natural enemies, techniques for using insect natural enemies and spread the knowledge and techniques in the economically developing countries.
Prerequisites
In addition to the lectures in the class, you are recommended to prepare and review the class using the standard amount of time as specified by the university for each class.
Required Text(s) and Materials
Moodle
References
RNAi, CSHL press
Assessment/Grading
Examination, Report, and questions in every class.
Each professor will assess, and they will discuss to decide the final assessment.
Message from instructor(s)
Please check "Moodle" and print handouts before you take a class.
Course keywords
Bio-active substances, RNA interference, Natural enemies, biological control, economically developing countries
Office hours
10:30-17:00 in every Monday
Remarks 1
Remarks 2
Related URL
http://www.tuat.ac.jp/~mcb/
Lecture Language
Japanese
Language Subject
English
Last update
3/6/2020 6:51:28 PM