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A U.S. Technology Transfer Arm for Nagoya University, Japan

Technology Partnership of Nagoya University, Inc, (NU Tech) promotes tech transfer and research collaboration between US partners and Nagoya University, mainly focusing on Life Sicence and Biotech in Research Triangle Park in North Carolina.

 

Nagoya University: Home to Four Nobel Prizes

Nagoya University is one of seven prestigious "Imperial" universities in Japan. As the primary education hub in the Central Japan, NU has 13 Graduate Schools and 9 Schools, plus 3 Research Institutions and 18 Research Centers. 16,000 full time students study and work with 2,000 full time faculty members and 2,000 support staff. NU enrolls 1,200 international students from all over the world.

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Featured Technologies

Wingless Ladybug (B-11)

The researchers identified master control genes for ladybug wing development. They used a larval RNA interference (RNAi) technique to disrupt the function of the gene and impede the development of wings during the pupal state. The resulting ladybugs' wings are too small to fly, while other characters such as the ladybug's feeding behavior and voracious appetite remained unchanged.

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Deepwater Rice (B-10)

Researchers at Nagoya University successfully identified the genes of SNORKEL 1 and SNORKEL 2, which trigger deepwater responses by encoding ethylene response factors involved in ethylene signaling. Discovered molecular responses are: (1) Under deepwater conditions, ethylene accumulates in the plant and induces expression of these two genes, SNORKEL 1 and SNORKEL 2; (2) The products of SNORKEL 1 and SNORKEL 2 then trigger remarkable internode elongation via gibberellins.

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Germ Responsive Plant (B-02)

Researchers at Nagoya University have found novel promoter that is activated by pathogen infection. Gene transfer using the present promoter allows creation of transgenic plant wherein a desired gene is expressed specifically on the occasion of pathogen infection. Accordingly, by transferring any gene involved in protective response, pathogen-resistant plant can be created which evokes a prompt protective response to pathogen infection.

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