Diss. (sammanfattning) Linköping : Linköpings universitet, 2004. / Härtill 4 uppsatser.

Cheng, Wai Hang. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2009. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 76-88). / Abstract also in Chinese. / Acknowledgement --- p.i / 摘要 --- p.iii / List of Abbreviations --- p.iv / List of Figures --- p.vi / List of Tables --- p.vii / Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- FE65 --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1.1 --- FE65 Protein Family and Their Structures --- p.2 / Chapter 1.1.1.2 --- PTB domains --- p.5 / Chapter 1.1.2 --- Expression Pattern of FE65 Proteins --- p.6 / Chapter 1.1.3 --- FE65 Family-Transgenic Animals --- p.7 / Chapter 1.1.4 --- Interacting Partners of FE65 --- p.8 / Chapter 1.1.4.1 --- "APP, APLPl and APLP2" --- p.9 / Chapter 1.1.4.2 --- LRP1 and ApoEr2 --- p.10 / Chapter 1.1.4.3 --- c-Abl --- p.11 / Chapter 1.1.4.4 --- Mena and EVL --- p.11 / Chapter 1.1.4.5 --- Tip60 --- p.12 / Chapter 1.1.4.6 --- SET --- p.12 / Chapter 1.1.4.7 --- Estrogen Receptor a --- p.13 / Chapter 1.1.4.8 --- Teashirt --- p.13 / Chapter 1.1.4.9 --- CP2/LSF/LBP1 --- p.13 / Chapter 1.1.4.10 --- Dexra sl --- p.14 / Chapter 1.1.4.11 --- P2X2-receptor subunit --- p.14 / Chapter 1.1.4.12 --- Tau --- p.15 / Chapter 1.1.4.13 --- Notchl --- p.15 / Chapter 1.1.4.14 --- Alcadein --- p.16 / Chapter 1.1.4.15 --- CD95/Fas/Apo -1 ligand --- p.16 / Chapter 1.1.4.16 --- p68 subunit of pre -mRNA cleavage and polyadenylation factor Im (p68 CFIm) --- p.17 / Chapter 1.1.4.17 --- Ataxinl --- p.17 / Chapter 1.1.5.1 --- FE65 as an adaptor protein --- p.20 / Chapter 1.1.5.2 --- FE65 and Alzheimer´ةs disease --- p.20 / Chapter 1.1.5.3 --- Transcriptional / Post-transcriptional regulation --- p.22 / Chapter 1.1.5.4 --- Apoptosis and cell cycle regulation --- p.23 / Chapter 1.1.5.5 --- Neuronal positioning and cell migration --- p.23 / Chapter 1.1.5.6 --- Learning and memory --- p.25 / Chapter 1.2 --- Objectives --- p.26 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- Investigation of the interaction between FE65 and Arf6 --- p.27 / Chapter 2.1 --- Materials --- p.27 / Chapter 2.1.1 --- DNA contructs --- p.27 / Chapter 2.1.2 --- Cell culture --- p.27 / Chapter 2.1.3 --- Immunoblotting --- p.28 / Chapter 2.1.4 --- Miscellaneous --- p.28 / Chapter 2.2 --- Methods --- p.29 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Preparation of Escherichia coli competent cells --- p.29 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- DNA preparation with Intron Plasmid DNA --- p.30 / Chapter 2.2.3 --- DNA preparation with Macherey-Nagel NucleoBond Xtra Midi --- p.30 / Chapter 2.2.4 --- DNA preparation by the alkaline lysis method --- p.31 / Chapter 2.2.5 --- Spectrophotometric analysis of DNA --- p.32 / Chapter 2.2.6 --- Agarose gel electrophoresis --- p.32 / Chapter 2.2.7 --- Cell culture and transfection --- p.33 / Chapter 2.2.8 --- Bacterial GST-pull down assay --- p.33 / Chapter 2.2.9 --- GST-pull down assay for testing direct interaction between FE65 and Arf6 --- p.34 / Chapter 2.2.10 --- Mammalian GST-pull down assay --- p.35 / Chapter 2.2.11 --- Immunoprecipitation --- p.36 / Chapter 2.2.12 --- SDS-PAGE --- p.36 / Chapter 2.2.13 --- Immunoblotting --- p.39 / Chapter 2.3 --- Results --- p.40 / Chapter 2.3.1 --- Interaction between Arf6 and FE65 --- p.40 / Chapter 2.3.2 --- Determination of the interacting domain of FE65 with Arf6 --- p.43 / Chapter 2.3.3 --- Determination if FE65 and Arf6 interact directly --- p.45 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- Production of Antisera against Arf6 and Immunostaining of FE65-Arf6 --- p.47 / Chapter 3.1 --- Materials --- p.47 / Chapter 3.1.1 --- Protein expression and purification --- p.47 / Chapter 3.1.2 --- Immunization and harvest of antisera --- p.48 / Chapter 3.1.3 --- Immunostaining --- p.48 / Chapter 3.2 --- Methods --- p.48 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- Protein expression and purification --- p.48 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- Bradford assay --- p.50 / Chapter 3.2.3 --- Immunization --- p.50 / Chapter 3.2.4 --- Antibody purification --- p.51 / Chapter 3.2.5 --- Immunostaining --- p.52 / Chapter 3.3 --- Results --- p.53 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- Recombinant Arf6 expression and purification --- p.53 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- Titering of antisera --- p.57 / Chapter 3.3.3 --- Determination of antisera specificity --- p.59 / Chapter Chapter 4 --- Discussion --- p.68 / Chapter Chapter 5 --- Future Perspectives --- p.73 / References --- p.76

Diss. (sammanfattning) Stockholm : Karolinska institutet, 2007. / Härtill 4 uppsatser.

Diss. (sammanfattning) Stockholm : Karol. inst., 2005. / Härtill 4 uppsatser.

Diss. (sammanfattning) Stockholm : Karolinska institutet, 2007. / Härtill 3 uppsatser.

Diss. (sammanfattning) Stockholm : Karolinska institutet, 2006. / Härtill 5 uppsatser.

A cana-de-açúcar é uma cultura economicamente importante, cultivada especialmente pelo seu colmo, que constitui a matéria-prima para produtos como o açúcar e o bioetanol. Ademais, a compreensão do proteoma nuclear é essencial para decifrar os mecanismos que governam a regulação gênica. No presente estudo, é demonstrado o isolamento e a identificação através de 1D SDS-PAGE de proteínas nucleares originadas de folhas jovens de plantas de cana-de-açúcar. Os núcleos foram isolados de folhas F+1 frescas de cana-de-açúcar de 1 e 4 meses, usando o protocolo modificado de Folta e Kaufman (2000). O experimento consistiu em um delineamento inteiramente casualizado, com três repetições de 18 plantas cada. Após a purificação usando o gradiente de percoll, a integridade do núcleo foi avaliada por meio da coloração com orceína acetolática 1% e com DAPI. Os resultados obtidos revelam os núcleos como esferas uniformes com o diâmetro médio de 5 ?m. As proteínas nucleares foram isoladas usando o reagente TRI Reagent (Sigma) e quantificadas por meio do método de Bradford. As análises de Western blot foram usadas para demonstrar o enriquecimento de proteínas nucleares. As membranas foram incubadas com a RUBISCO, PEPCase, OEE1, Histona e PCNA. A presença da PCNA e da Histona foram detectadas apenas no extrato de proteínas nucleares, já a RUBISCO, a PEPCase e a OEE1 foram detectadas de forma abundante no extrato de proteínas total e reduzida na fração nuclear. Para a caracterização do proteoma nuclear, 60 ?g de proteínas foram separadas por SDS-PAGE e cada canaleta dividida em 20 bandas. As proteínas de cada banda foram digeridas e purificadas. A identificação foi realizada por meio de espectrometria de massas (Synapt G2 HDMS) e analisadas usando o ProteinLynx e o banco de dados SUCEST. Programas como BaCelLo, WoLF PSORT, Plant-mPloc, SherLoc e PSORT foram usados para a predição da localização subcelular das proteínas identificadas. A classe de proteínas identificadas mais abundante se relaciona à montagem de nucleossomos, e é representada principalmente pelas histonas, como H2A.2, H2A.8, H3.3, H2B.1, H2B.2, dentre outras. Ademais, ainda foram encontradas classes menos abundantes relacionadas ao metabolismo do DNA, do RNA, regulação da transcrição, dentre outras. Alguns fatores de transcrição e outras proteínas nucleares típicas também foram identificadas, porém, possivelmente em decorrência de sua baixa abundância, não foram observados em todas as repetições. Os resultados encontrados mostram a aplicabilidade da metodologia para criar um perfil preciso do proteoma nuclear de cana-de-açúcar. / Sugarcane is a cash crop, cultivated for its stalks which accumulate sucrose, the raw material for products like sugar and bioethanol. Nuclear proteome comprehension is essential for deciphering the mechanisms that governs genome regulation and function. In the present study, we report the isolation and identification by 1D SDS-PAGE of nuclear proteins from young sugarcane leaves. The nuclei were isolated from fresh tissue of one and four-month-old sugarcane F+1 leaves, using the modified protocol of Folta and Kaufman (2000). The experiment consisted on a completely randomized design, three biological repetitions each with 18 plants. After purification using a percoll gradient, nucleus integrity was evaluated by staining with 1% acetolactic orcein and with DAPI. The results obtained reveal nuclei as uniform spheres with an average diameter of 5 ?m. The nuclear proteins were isolated using TRI Reagent (Sigma) and quantified by Bradford. Western blot analysis were used to prove enrichment for nuclear proteins. Membranes were incubated with RUBISCO, PEPCase, OEE1, Histone and PCNA. The presence of PCNA and Histone were detected only in the nuclear fraction. RUBISCO, PEPCase and OEE1 were very abundant in the total protein fraction and reduced in the nuclear fraction. For the characterization of nuclear proteome, 60 ?g of proteins were separated by SDSPAGE and each lane divided into 20 sections, the proteins from each section were digested and purified. Protein identification was carried out by mass spectrometry (Synapt G2 HDMS) and analyzed using ProteinLynx and SUCEST database. Softwares, such as BaCelLo, WoLF PSORT, Plant-mPloc, SherLoc and PSORT were also used to predict the subcelular localization of the identified proteins. The most abundant protein class is related to the nucleosome assembly. It is represented specially by histones like H2A.2, H2A.8, H3.3, H2B.1, H2B.2, among others. Besides, less abundant classes like the ones related to DNA and RNA metabolism, regulation of transcription and others were also found. Some transcription factors and other typical nuclear proteins were identified as well, but, possibly due to their low abundance, they were not observed in all three repetitions. These results show the applicability of this method to create an accurate sugarcane nuclear proteome profile.

Yun Jing-ping. / "March 2002." / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2002. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-226). / Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Mode of access: World Wide Web. / Abstracts in English and Chinese.

A cana-de-açúcar é uma cultura economicamente importante, cultivada especialmente pelo seu colmo, que constitui a matéria-prima para produtos como o açúcar e o bioetanol. Ademais, a compreensão do proteoma nuclear é essencial para decifrar os mecanismos que governam a regulação gênica. No presente estudo, é demonstrado o isolamento e a identificação através de 1D SDS-PAGE de proteínas nucleares originadas de folhas jovens de plantas de cana-de-açúcar. Os núcleos foram isolados de folhas F+1 frescas de cana-de-açúcar de 1 e 4 meses, usando o protocolo modificado de Folta e Kaufman (2000). O experimento consistiu em um delineamento inteiramente casualizado, com três repetições de 18 plantas cada. Após a purificação usando o gradiente de percoll, a integridade do núcleo foi avaliada por meio da coloração com orceína acetolática 1% e com DAPI. Os resultados obtidos revelam os núcleos como esferas uniformes com o diâmetro médio de 5 ?m. As proteínas nucleares foram isoladas usando o reagente TRI Reagent (Sigma) e quantificadas por meio do método de Bradford. As análises de Western blot foram usadas para demonstrar o enriquecimento de proteínas nucleares. As membranas foram incubadas com a RUBISCO, PEPCase, OEE1, Histona e PCNA. A presença da PCNA e da Histona foram detectadas apenas no extrato de proteínas nucleares, já a RUBISCO, a PEPCase e a OEE1 foram detectadas de forma abundante no extrato de proteínas total e reduzida na fração nuclear. Para a caracterização do proteoma nuclear, 60 ?g de proteínas foram separadas por SDS-PAGE e cada canaleta dividida em 20 bandas. As proteínas de cada banda foram digeridas e purificadas. A identificação foi realizada por meio de espectrometria de massas (Synapt G2 HDMS) e analisadas usando o ProteinLynx e o banco de dados SUCEST. Programas como BaCelLo, WoLF PSORT, Plant-mPloc, SherLoc e PSORT foram usados para a predição da localização subcelular das proteínas identificadas. A classe de proteínas identificadas mais abundante se relaciona à montagem de nucleossomos, e é representada principalmente pelas histonas, como H2A.2, H2A.8, H3.3, H2B.1, H2B.2, dentre outras. Ademais, ainda foram encontradas classes menos abundantes relacionadas ao metabolismo do DNA, do RNA, regulação da transcrição, dentre outras. Alguns fatores de transcrição e outras proteínas nucleares típicas também foram identificadas, porém, possivelmente em decorrência de sua baixa abundância, não foram observados em todas as repetições. Os resultados encontrados mostram a aplicabilidade da metodologia para criar um perfil preciso do proteoma nuclear de cana-de-açúcar. / Sugarcane is a cash crop, cultivated for its stalks which accumulate sucrose, the raw material for products like sugar and bioethanol. Nuclear proteome comprehension is essential for deciphering the mechanisms that governs genome regulation and function. In the present study, we report the isolation and identification by 1D SDS-PAGE of nuclear proteins from young sugarcane leaves. The nuclei were isolated from fresh tissue of one and four-month-old sugarcane F+1 leaves, using the modified protocol of Folta and Kaufman (2000). The experiment consisted on a completely randomized design, three biological repetitions each with 18 plants. After purification using a percoll gradient, nucleus integrity was evaluated by staining with 1% acetolactic orcein and with DAPI. The results obtained reveal nuclei as uniform spheres with an average diameter of 5 ?m. The nuclear proteins were isolated using TRI Reagent (Sigma) and quantified by Bradford. Western blot analysis were used to prove enrichment for nuclear proteins. Membranes were incubated with RUBISCO, PEPCase, OEE1, Histone and PCNA. The presence of PCNA and Histone were detected only in the nuclear fraction. RUBISCO, PEPCase and OEE1 were very abundant in the total protein fraction and reduced in the nuclear fraction. For the characterization of nuclear proteome, 60 ?g of proteins were separated by SDSPAGE and each lane divided into 20 sections, the proteins from each section were digested and purified. Protein identification was carried out by mass spectrometry (Synapt G2 HDMS) and analyzed using ProteinLynx and SUCEST database. Softwares, such as BaCelLo, WoLF PSORT, Plant-mPloc, SherLoc and PSORT were also used to predict the subcelular localization of the identified proteins. The most abundant protein class is related to the nucleosome assembly. It is represented specially by histones like H2A.2, H2A.8, H3.3, H2B.1, H2B.2, among others. Besides, less abundant classes like the ones related to DNA and RNA metabolism, regulation of transcription and others were also found. Some transcription factors and other typical nuclear proteins were identified as well, but, possibly due to their low abundance, they were not observed in all three repetitions. These results show the applicability of this method to create an accurate sugarcane nuclear proteome profile.

The ability of cells to respond to their microenvironment is controlled by a complex communication system. Cell signaling utilizes a series of post-translational events to regulate and coordinate cellular activities. Although phosphorylation is thought to be the key regulator of these events, recent findings implicate the O-GlcNAc modification as an additional control mechanism. Modulation of signal transduction requires compartmentalization of the kinases and phosphatases. Based on the evidence of subcellular localization of OGT isoforms, the diversity of O-GlcNAcylated proteins upon stimulation, and its role during insulin signaling, it can be hypothesized that O-GlcNAc is involved and regulates signal transduction in a compartmentalized manner. To investigate the spatio-temporal dynamics of O-GlcNAc in cell signaling, we have generated a series of genetically encoded O-GlcNAc reporters based on fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET). These reporters and localized variants have allowed compartment specific visualization of O-GlcNAc activity in the nucleus, cytoplasm and plasma membrane. Herein we describe these reporters and their use to examine O-GlcNAc dynamics in signaling using serum stimulation and environmentally relevant concentrations of arsenite. Acute exposure to arsenite through drinking water has become an environmental health concern worldwide. Our results imply a complex regulation of O-GlcNAc on a fast timescale that is tied to more canonical kinase pathways. / text