Yuen, Yee Lok. / On t.p. "alpha" appears as the Greek letter. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2008. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 165-177). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstract --- p.i / 摘要 --- p.iv / Acknowledgement --- p.vii / Table of Contents --- p.viii / List of Abbreviations --- p.xiii / List of Figures --- p.xv / List of Tables --- p.xx / Chapter Chapter 1 --- Literature review --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1.1 --- PPARα isoforms --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- PPARα ligands --- p.2 / Chapter 1.3 --- Biological roles of PPARα --- p.3 / Chapter 1.3.1 --- Lipid metabolism --- p.3 / Chapter 1.3.2 --- Bile acid metabolism --- p.4 / Chapter 1.3.3 --- Biotransformation --- p.6 / Chapter 1.4 --- Roles of PPARα in hepatocarcinogenesis --- p.7 / Chapter 1.4.1 --- Cell proliferation and apoptosis --- p.7 / Chapter 1.4.2 --- Oxidative stress --- p.8 / Chapter 1.5 --- Discovery of novel PPARα target genes --- p.9 / Chapter 1.5.1 --- Identification of a novel PPARα-regulated gene L5#55 by fluorescent differential mRNA display (FDD) analysis --- p.9 / Chapter 1.6 --- Sulfotransferase (SULT) --- p.15 / Chapter 1.7 --- Objective of the present study --- p.16 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- Molecular cloning and characterization of mouse liver sulfotransferase-like (mL-STL) gene --- p.17 / Chapter 2.1 --- Introduction --- p.17 / Chapter 2.2 --- Materials and methods --- p.17 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Animals --- p.17 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Treatments --- p.18 / Chapter 2.2.3 --- Total RNA extraction --- p.18 / Chapter 2.2.3.1 --- Materials --- p.18 / Chapter 2.2.3.2 --- Methods --- p.19 / Chapter 2.2.4 --- Rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE) --- p.19 / Chapter 2.2.4.1 --- Materials --- p.19 / Chapter 2.2.4.2 --- Methods --- p.20 / Chapter 2.2.4.2.1 --- Primer design --- p.20 / Chapter 2.2.4.2.2 --- Rapid amplification of 5'- and 3'-cDNA ends --- p.20 / Chapter 2.2.5 --- Cloning of the 5'- and 3' RACE products --- p.25 / Chapter 2.2.5.1 --- Materials --- p.25 / Chapter 2.2.5.2 --- Methods --- p.25 / Chapter 2.2.6 --- Northern blot analysis --- p.28 / Chapter 2.2.6.1 --- Materials --- p.28 / Chapter 2.2.6.2 --- Methods --- p.28 / Chapter 2.2.6.2.1 --- Formaldehyde-agarose gel electrophoresis and blotting of RNA --- p.31 / Chapter 2.2.6.2.2 --- PCR DIG-labeling --- p.31 / Chapter 2.2.6.2.3 --- Hybridization and signal detection --- p.32 / Chapter 2.2.7 --- Reverse transcription (RT)-PCR --- p.34 / Chapter 2.2.7.1 --- Materials --- p.34 / Chapter 2.2.7.2 --- Methods --- p.34 / Chapter 2.3 --- Results and discussion --- p.37 / Chapter 2.3.1 --- Cloning of the full-length mL-STL cDNA --- p.37 / Chapter 2.3.2 --- In silico analysis of the mL-STL cDNAs --- p.50 / Chapter 2.3.3 --- Genomic organization of the mL-STL gene --- p.61 / Chapter 2.3.4 --- Tissue distribution of mL-STL mRNA transcript --- p.68 / Chapter 2.3.5 --- "PPARα-dependent regulation of mL-STL mRNA expression by fasting and Wy-14,643 treatment" --- p.74 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- Identification of the native mL-STL protein in mouse liver --- p.86 / Chapter 3.1 --- Introduction --- p.86 / Chapter 3.2 --- Materials and methods --- p.87 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- Animal and treatments --- p.87 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- Cloning of the mL-STL cDNA into a modified pRSET (mpRSET) expression vector --- p.88 / Chapter 3.2.2.1 --- Materials --- p.88 / Chapter 3.2.2.2 --- Methods --- p.88 / Chapter 3.2.2.2.1 --- Amplification of mL-STL cDNA fragments --- p.88 / Chapter 3.2.2.2.2 --- Preparation of mpRSET expression vector --- p.92 / Chapter 3.2.2.2.3 --- "Ligation, transformation, and screening of recombinants" --- p.92 / Chapter 3.2.3 --- Over-expression of the mL-STL recombinant proteins in E coli strains --- p.94 / Chapter 3.2.3.1 --- Materials --- p.94 / Chapter 3.2.3.2 --- Methods --- p.94 / Chapter 3.2.4 --- Mass spectrometry analysis of the mL-STL recombinant proteins --- p.95 / Chapter 3.2.4.1 --- Materials --- p.96 / Chapter 3.2.4.2 --- Methods --- p.96 / Chapter 3.2.4.2.1 --- Trypsin digestion and peptide extraction --- p.96 / Chapter 3.2.4.2.2 --- Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of- flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry --- p.97 / Chapter 3.2.5 --- Purification of the mL-STL recombinant proteins --- p.98 / Chapter 3.2.5.1 --- Materials --- p.98 / Chapter 3.2.5.2 --- Methods --- p.98 / Chapter 3.2.5.2.1 --- Semi-purification of the mL-STL recombinant proteins by preparative SDS-PAGE --- p.98 / Chapter 3.2.5.2.2 --- Purification of mL-STL recombinant proteins by column chromatography --- p.99 / Chapter 3.2.6 --- Rabbit immunization using purified mL-STL recombinant proteins --- p.101 / Chapter 3.2.7 --- Subcellular fractionation of mouse liver by ultracentrifugation --- p.101 / Chapter 3.2.7.1 --- Materials --- p.101 / Chapter 3.2.7.2 --- Methods --- p.102 / Chapter 3.2.8 --- Western blot analysis of the native mL-STL protein --- p.104 / Chapter 3.2.8.1 --- Materials --- p.104 / Chapter 3.2.8.2 --- Methods --- p.104 / Chapter 3.2.8.2.1 --- SDS-PAGE and electro-blotting of proteins --- p.104 / Chapter 3.2.8.2.2 --- Immunostaining and signal detection --- p.105 / Chapter 3.3 --- Results and discussion --- p.106 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- Cloning of the mL-STLl and mL-STL2 cDNAs into a modified pRSET (mpRSET) vector --- p.106 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- IPTG induction of the mpRSET-mL-STL protein expression --- p.106 / Chapter 3.3.3 --- Confirmation of mL-STL recombinant proteins by mass spectrometry --- p.118 / Chapter 3.3.4 --- Purification of mL-STL recombinant proteins for rabbit immunization and polyclonal antisera production --- p.130 / Chapter 3.3.5 --- Antigenicity of mL-STL antisera --- p.134 / Chapter 3.3.6 --- Identification of mL-STL native protein and its induction pattern in mouse liver --- p.139 / Chapter 3.3.7 --- "Time-course of fasting and Wy-14,643 treatment on the mL- STLl native protein expression" --- p.147 / Chapter Chapter 4 --- Overall discussion --- p.153 / Future study --- p.163 / References --- p.165 / "Appendix A. Alignment of nucleotide sequences of mouse chromosome 7，Riken2810007J24, mL-STLl, and mL-STL2 cDNA sequences" --- p.178 / Appendix Bl. Theoretical tryptic peptide masses of mpRSET- mL-STLl protein --- p.217 / Appendix B2. Raw data from mass spectrometry analysis of mpRSET-mL-STLl protein --- p.218 / Appendix C1. Residue molecular mass of amino acids --- p.219 / Appendix C2. Di-peptide table --- p.220 / Appendix D1. Theoretical tryptic peptide masses of mpRSET- mL-STL2 protein --- p.221 / Appendix D2. Raw data from mass spectrometry analysis of mpRSET-mL-STL2 protein --- p.222

Xu, Jian. / Thesis Ph.D. Chinese University of Hong Kong 2015. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 238-255). / Abstracts also in Chinese. / Title from PDF title page (viewed on 24, October, 2016).