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The physical structure of the chloroplast DNA of Nicotiana tabacum has been characterized. This chloroplast DNA like other chloroplast DNAs, can be isolated as covalently closed circular molecules on CsCl-ethidium bromide gradients. Electron microscopy was used to measure the contour lengths of nicked circular chloroplast DNA molecules. N. tabacum chloroplast DNA is 28.8 times the size of phi X174. This measurement agrees reasonably well with the 96 megadalton molecular weight obtained by restriction enzyme analysis. Digestion with Sal I restriction enzyme produces 10 fragments each of which are unique in molecular weight and range in size from 1.8 to 17.0 megadaltons. A map of these sites relative to the location of the 18 Sma I fragments has been constructed. A technique utilizing the separation of double digests in two dimensions is the primary source of mapping data. This technique has also assigned the location of most of the Xba I sites. Restriction mapping and hybridization experiments have revealed that not all of this 45 um circle is unique DNA. Approximately 15 megadaltons is present in two copies. These duplicated segments contain the genes for ribosomal RNAs and are arranged in an inverted orientation to each other. The mapping of 16S and 23S rRNA was accomplished by utilizing this restriction map and the Southern hybridization technique. The results described indicate that there may be a non-coding interruption (an intron) in the 23S gene. Further investigation is needed to confirm this conclusion. Hybridization of 125-iodine labeled 16S and 23S rRNA to various restriction enzyme digests has allowed mapping of all of the Kpn I, Xba I, Bam HI and Eco RI fragments which contain DNA sequences complimentary to these rRNAs. These data, combined with the Sal I, Sma I, Xba I restriction map, produces a total of 70 sites whose locations on chloroplast DNA have been determined. The coding capacity of the N. tabacum chloroplast DNA genome has been estimated with the utilization of a new technique for assaying gene numbers. This technique, called the ribosome binding method, utilizes the recently discovered phenomenon that single stranded DNA will substitute for messenger RNA in the in vitro formation of initiation complexes. Results of experiments in which the ribosome binding sites of denatured chloroplast DNA have been saturated indicate that the N. tabacum chloroplast DNA may contain the coding sequences for as many as 200 distinct polypeptides. Ribosome DNA complexes visualized by electron microscopy produce structures which contain an average of approximately 2 ribosomes per 10 megadaltons. In conclusion the experiments and characterizations described reveal that N. tabacum chloroplast DNA has many features which are common to several higher plant chloroplast DNAs.

A key mechanism utilized by plants to make iron (Fe) available for uptake is the reduction of Fe(III) to Fe(II) via an inducible, plasma membrane-bound Fe(III) reductase. Genes encoding such enzymes have not yet been isolated from plants; however, two Fe(III) reductases have been cloned from yeast. FRE1 and FRE2 account for the total membrane-associated Fe(III) reductase activity in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. If yeast reductase genes could be expressed in a plant system, root Fe(III) reduction may be enhanced, leading to a decrease in Fe chlorosis in transgenic plants. FRE1 and FRE2 were introduced into tobacco via Agrobacterium-mediated transformation. Fe(III) reductase activity was measured in homozygous transformants containing FRE1, FRE2, or both. The highest Fe(III) reduction levels were found in lines containing both FRE1 and FRE2. Liquid reductase assays showed three to four times more Fe(III) reduction in these transformants as compared to controls, and visual plate assays showed reduction along the entire length of the roots. One FRE1 containing line initially exhibited chlorosis on medium with low Fe at pH 7.5, but later recovered. Other transformants and the control remained chlorotic. Agrobacterium-mediated transformation often produces mutant phenotypes. A temperature-dependent morphological mutant was found among the progeny of tobacco transformed by Agrobacterium. The mutation is recessive and is expressed at low temperature (21��C). Mutant characteristics include formation of thick, narrow leaves with abnormal mesophyll cells and near absence of apical dominance. Also in the greenhouse (21-23��C), most plants remain vegetative, and the few flowers that are formed have petaloid stamens. High temperature (30��C) reverses the mutant phenotype, with formation of normal leaves and restoration of apical dominance. However, many flowers still have petaloid stamens. This mutant shares several phenotypic characteristics with transgenic tobacco plants overexpressing maize and Arabidopsis homeodomain proteins. / Graduation date: 1997

In flowering plants, pollen grains are surrounded by extremely strong outer walls providing solid and firm structure for protecting pollen and species-specific interactions with female stigma. The outer wall of pollen, referred to as exine, is composed of sporopollenin polymer, but the composition and synthesis of sporopollenin remains poorly understood. Previous studies have indicated that several genes such as Fatty Acyl-CoA Synthetase (ACOS5), Polyketide Synthases (PKSA and PKSB), and Tetraketide α-Pyrone Reductase (TKPR1) take part in the biosynthesis of sporopollenin in Arabidopsis thaliana. The existence of ancient biochemical pathways for sporopollenin biosynthesis has been widely proposed but experimental evidence from plant species other than Arabidopsis is not extensively available. In this study, two homologous PKS genes, NtPKS1 and NtPKS2, were found in tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum). Results of RT-PCR and in situ hybridization revealed that NtPKS1 and NtPKS2 are specifically and transiently expressed in tapetal cells during microspore development in tobacco anthers. RNAi plants of NtACOS1 and NtPKS1 were investigated. Comparing with wild-type tobacco (SR1), abnormal pollens, defect exine structure, and male sterility were found in the RNAi lines. Enzymatic assays show that NtPKS1 and NtPKS2 encode anther-specific enzymes using fatty acyl-coenzyme A and p-coumaroyl coenzyme A as substrates to yield tri- and tetra- ketide α-pyrone and bisnoryangonin respectively. In this study, the metabolic steps catalyzed by the anther-specific acyl- CoA synthetase (ACOS), polyketide synthase (PKS), and tetraketide α-pyrone reductase (TKPR) were investigated. Using fatty acids as starting substrates, sequential activities of heterologously-expressed tobacco enzymes NtACOS1, NtPKS1, and NtTKPR1 resulted in the production of reduced tetraketide α- pyrones which propose to contribute to the biosynthesis of sporopollenin precursors in tobacco. / published_or_final_version / Biological Sciences / Master / Master of Philosophy

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1995. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 118-133). / Microfiche. / xiii, 133 leaves, bound ill. 29 cm

Bibliography: leaves 94-108. / xi, 108, [88] leaves, [28] leaves of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm. / Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library. / The aim of this study is to characterize plastid DNA sequence homologies within higher plant nuclear genomes. It is concluded that integrated within the tobacco nuclear genome are multiple copies of large (ie. in excess of 18 kbp), contigous fracts of plastid DNA. The presence of large tracts of plastid DNA in the tobacco nuclear genome contrasts the arrangement of such sequences in the nuclear genomes of other studied plant species. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Genetics, 1993

Seto Tai Chi. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 122-138). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Thesis Committee --- p.ii / Statement --- p.iii / Acknowledgements --- p.iv / Abstract (in English) --- p.v / Abstract (in Chinese) --- p.vii / Table of Contents --- p.ix / List of Tables --- p.xvi / List of Figures --- p.xv / Chapter Chapter 1 --- General Introduction and Literature Review --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Introduction --- p.2 / Chapter 1.2 --- Tobacco seed as bioreactor --- p.4 / Chapter 1.2.1 --- Advantages of using tobacco seed to produce bioactive human lysosomal enzyme --- p.4 / Chapter 1.2.2 --- Disadvantages and potential problems of using tobacco seed to produce bioactive human lysosomal enzyme --- p.5 / Chapter 1.2.2.1 --- Difference of asparagine-linked N-glycosylation between plant and human protein --- p.8 / Chapter 1.2.2.2 --- Immunogenicity of recombinant protein with plant-derived N-glycan to human --- p.10 / Chapter 1.2.2.3 --- "Strategy to ""humanize"" plant-derived recombinant human lysosomal enzyme" --- p.10 / Chapter 1.2.2.4 --- Lack of specific glycan structure一mannose-6-phosphate (M6P) tag addition --- p.11 / Chapter 1.2.2.5 --- Strategy for M6P tag addition on plant-derived human lysosomal enzyme --- p.12 / Chapter 1.3 --- The plant secretory pathway --- p.13 / Chapter 1.3.1 --- Plant vacuole in tobacco seed --- p.16 / Chapter 1.3.2 --- Soluble protein trafficking in plant cell --- p.17 / Chapter 1.3.3 --- Integral membrane protein trafficking in plant cell --- p.17 / Chapter 1.3.4 --- Components involved in integral membrane protein trafficking to PSV crystalloid --- p.19 / Chapter 1.3.4.1 --- BP-80 (80-kDa binding protein) --- p.19 / Chapter 1.3.4.2 --- α-TIP (α-tonoplast intrinsic protein) --- p.20 / Chapter 1.3.5 --- Using specific integral membrane protein trafficking system to target recombinant human lysosomal enzyme to tobacco seed PSV --- p.21 / Chapter 1.4 --- Homo sapiens α-L-iduronidase (hIDUA) --- p.21 / Chapter 1.4.1 --- Global situation of lysosomal storage disease一hIDUA deficiency --- p.21 / Chapter 1.4.2 --- Physiological role --- p.22 / Chapter 1.4.3 --- Molecular property --- p.24 / Chapter 1.4.3.1 --- Mutation and polymorphism --- p.24 / Chapter 1.4.4 --- Lysosomal secretory pathway --- p.24 / Chapter 1.4.5 --- Biochemical property --- p.25 / Chapter 1.4.6 --- Clinical application --- p.27 / Chapter 1.4.6.1 --- Enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) --- p.27 / Chapter 1.4.6.2 --- Clinical trial --- p.28 / Chapter 1.4.6.3 --- Economic value --- p.29 / Chapter 1.4.7 --- Expression system --- p.29 / Chapter 1.4.7.1 --- Production (overexpression) of rhIDUA in CHO cell system --- p.30 / Chapter 1.4.7.2 --- Production of rhIDUA in tobacco plant leaf --- p.30 / Chapter 1.5 --- Project objective and long-term significance --- p.30 / Chapter 1.5.1 --- Project objective --- p.30 / Chapter 1.5.2 --- Long-term significance --- p.31 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- Generation and Characterization of Anti-IDUA Antibodies --- p.32 / Chapter 2.1 --- Introduction --- p.33 / Chapter 2.2 --- Materials --- p.33 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Chemical --- p.33 / Chapter 2.3 --- Methods --- p.35 / Chapter 2.3.1 --- Generation of polyclonal anti-IDUA antibody --- p.35 / Chapter 2.3.1.1 --- Design of synthetic peptide --- p.35 / Chapter 2.3.1.2 --- Conjugation of synthetic peptide to carrier protein --- p.39 / Chapter 2.3.1.3 --- Immunization of rabbit --- p.39 / Chapter 2.3.2 --- Characterization of polyclonal anti-IDUA antibody in rabbit serum --- p.40 / Chapter 2.3.2.1 --- Dot-blot analysis --- p.40 / Chapter 2.3.3 --- Purification of polyclonal anti-IDUA antibody --- p.42 / Chapter 2.3.3.1 --- Construction of anti-IDUA antibody affinity column --- p.42 / Chapter 2.3.3.2 --- Affinity-purification of anti-IDUA antibody --- p.42 / Chapter 2.3.4 --- Western blot detection of denatured rhIDUA --- p.42 / Chapter 2.4 --- Results --- p.43 / Chapter 2.4.1 --- Characterization of polyclonal anti-IDUA antibody --- p.43 / Chapter 2.5 --- Discussion --- p.51 / Chapter 2.6 --- Conclusion --- p.51 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- Generation and Characterization of Transgenic Tobacco Plants Expressing rhIDUA Fusions --- p.52 / Chapter 3.1 --- Introduction --- p.53 / Chapter 3.1.1 --- Signal peptide of hIDUA (hIDUA SP) --- p.54 / Chapter 3.1.2 --- Signal peptide of proaleurain (Pro. SP) --- p.54 / Chapter 3.1.3 --- Hypothesis to be tested in this study --- p.54 / Chapter 3.2 --- Materials --- p.55 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- Chemical --- p.55 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- Primers --- p.55 / Chapter 3.2.3 --- Bacterial strain --- p.58 / Chapter 3.2.4 --- The insert-Homo sapiens α-L-iduronidase (hIDUA) cDNA used in this study --- p.58 / Chapter 3.2.5 --- The vector-pLJ526 used in this study --- p.59 / Chapter 3.3 --- Methods --- p.61 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- Construction of chimeric gene construct --- p.61 / Chapter 3.3.1.1 --- Restriction endonuclease´ؤPfIMIl --- p.61 / Chapter 3.3.1.2 --- Recombinant DNA and molecular cloning techniques used in this study --- p.61 / Chapter 3.3.1.3 --- Cloning of pSPIDUA-FLAG --- p.62 / Chapter 3.3.1.4 --- Cloning of pSPIDUA-control --- p.62 / Chapter 3.3.1.5 --- Cloning of a universal construct (pUniversal) --- p.62 / Chapter 3.3.1.6 --- Cloning of pSP-IDUA-T7 --- p.66 / Chapter 3.3.1.7 --- Cloning of pSP-IDUA-control --- p.66 / Chapter 3.3.1.8 --- Cloning of chimeric gene construct into Agrobacterium binary vector --- p.66 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- Expression of chimeric gene construct in tobacco plant --- p.73 / Chapter 3.3.2.1 --- Tobacco plant --- p.73 / Chapter 3.3.2.2 --- Electroporation of Agrobacterium --- p.73 / Chapter 3.3.2.3 --- Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of tobacco plant --- p.74 / Chapter 3.3.2.4 --- Selection and regeneration of tobacco transformant --- p.75 / Chapter 3.3.3 --- Characterization of transgenic tobacco plant expressing rhIDUA fusion --- p.75 / Chapter 3.3.3.1 --- Genomic DNA polymerase chain reaction (PCR) --- p.75 / Chapter 3.3.3.2 --- Southern blot analysis --- p.76 / Chapter 3.3.3.3 --- Total RNA reverse transcription-PCR (RT-PCR) --- p.77 / Chapter 3.3.3.4 --- Northern blot analysis of tobacco leaf --- p.78 / Chapter 3.3.3.5 --- Western blot analysis --- p.79 / Chapter 3.3.4 --- Purification of plant-derived rhIDUA fusion --- p.81 / Chapter 3.3.4.1 --- Construction of affinity column with anti-IDUA antibody --- p.81 / Chapter 3.3.4.2 --- Affinity-purification of rhIDUA fusion from tobacco mature seed --- p.81 / Chapter 3.3.5 --- Confocal immunoflorescence study --- p.82 / Chapter 3.3.5.1 --- Preparation of paraffin section --- p.82 / Chapter 3.3.5.2 --- Single immunocytochemical labeling --- p.82 / Chapter 3.3.5.3 --- Double labeling with one monoclonal and one polyclonal antibodies --- p.83 / Chapter 3.3.5.4 --- Double labeling with two polyclonal antibodies --- p.83 / Chapter 3.3.5.5 --- Image collection --- p.84 / Chapter 3.4 --- Results --- p.85 / Chapter 3.4.1 --- Chimeric gene construction and confirmation --- p.85 / Chapter 3.4.2 --- Selection and regeneration of tobacco transformant with kanamycin- resistance --- p.86 / Chapter 3.4.3 --- Genomic DNA PCR screening of tobacco transformant --- p.88 / Chapter 3.4.4 --- Southern blot analysis of tobacco transformant --- p.91 / Chapter 3.4.5 --- Total RNA RT-PCR screening of tobacco transformant --- p.93 / Chapter 3.4.6 --- Northern blot analysis of tobacco transformant --- p.93 / Chapter 3.4.7 --- Western blot analysis --- p.96 / Chapter 3.4.7.1 --- Western blot analysis of pSP-IDUA-T7-121 transformant leaf --- p.96 / Chapter 3.4.7.2 --- Western blot analysis of pSP-IDUA-T7-121 transformant mature seed --- p.98 / Chapter 3.4.8 --- Affinity-purification of rhIDUA fusion --- p.98 / Chapter 3.4.9 --- Expression level of rhIDUA fusion --- p.102 / Chapter 3.4.10 --- Subcellular localization of rhIDUA fusion --- p.102 / Chapter 3.5 --- Discussion --- p.111 / Chapter Chapter 4 --- Summary and Future Perspectives --- p.117 / References --- p.122 / Appendix 1 --- p.139 / Appendix II (List of Abbreviations) --- p.141

by Fong Man Kim. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2001. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 127-137). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Thesis committee --- p.i / Acknowledgements --- p.ii / Abstract --- p.iii / List of figures --- p.viii / List of tables --- p.xi / Abbreviations --- p.xii / Table of contents --- p.xiv / Chapter CHAPTER 1 --- GENERAL INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Chapter CHAPTER 2 --- LITERATURE REVIEW --- p.3 / Chapter 2.1 --- MIH from Penaeus vannamei --- p.3 / Chapter 2.1.1 --- General Introduction to P. vannamei --- p.3 / Chapter 2.1.1.1 --- Morphology --- p.3 / Chapter 2.1.1.2 --- Geographical distribution --- p.5 / Chapter 2.1.1.3 --- Economic value --- p.5 / Chapter 2.1.2 --- Physiology of Molting in Crustacean --- p.7 / Chapter 2.1.2.1 --- The molt cycle --- p.7 / Chapter 2.1.2.2 --- Physiological effects of ecdysone --- p.8 / Chapter 2.1.2.3 --- Regulation of the secretion of ecdysone --- p.9 / Chapter 2.1.2.4 --- Physiological effects of Molt-inhibiting hormone --- p.10 / Chapter 2.1.3 --- Cloning of MIH cDNA from P. vannamei --- p.14 / Chapter 2.1.3.1 --- Molecular identity of MIH --- p.14 / Chapter 2.1.3.2 --- Cloning of MIH cDNA --- p.15 / Chapter 2.1.3.3 --- Comparison of the cloned MIH-like cDNA with the CHH/MIH/VIH peptide family --- p.16 / Chapter 2.2 --- Plants as Bioreactors --- p.20 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Principles & Techniques --- p.20 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Advantages of plant bioreactors --- p.21 / Chapter 2.2.3 --- Tobacco expression system --- p.22 / Chapter 2.2.3.1 --- Tobacco as model plants --- p.22 / Chapter 2.2.3.2 --- Transformation methods --- p.23 / Chapter 2.2.4 --- Phaseolin --- p.26 / Chapter CHAPTER 3 --- EXPRESSION OF MIH IN TRANSGENIC TOBACCO --- p.28 / Chapter 3.1 --- Introduction --- p.28 / Chapter 3.2 --- Materials & Methods --- p.29 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- Chemicals --- p.29 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- Plant materials --- p.29 / Chapter 3.2.3 --- Bacterial strains and plasmid vectors --- p.30 / Chapter 3.2.4 --- Construction of chimeric genes - --- p.30 / Chapter 3.2.4.1 --- PCR amplification of MIH --- p.30 / Chapter 3.2.4.2 --- Cloning of PCR-amplified MIH into vector pET --- p.31 / Chapter 3.2.4.3 --- Cloning of MIH into vector pBK/Phas-sp and pTZ/Phas --- p.31 / Chapter 3.2.4.4 --- Cloning of MIH into binary vector pBI121 --- p.32 / Chapter 3.2.5 --- Transformation of Agrobacterium with pBI121/Phas-sp-MIH and pBI121 /Phas-MIH by electroporation --- p.39 / Chapter 3.2.6 --- Transformation of tobacco --- p.40 / Chapter 3.2.7 --- Selection of transgenic plants --- p.41 / Chapter 3.2.8 --- GUS assay --- p.42 / Chapter 3.2.9 --- Extraction of leaf genomic DNA --- p.43 / Chapter 3.2.10 --- Extraction of total RNA from developing seeds --- p.44 / Chapter 3.2.11 --- Synthesis of DIG-labeled DNA and RNA probes --- p.45 / Chapter 3.2.12 --- Southern blot analysis of genomic DNA --- p.47 / Chapter 3.2.13 --- Reverse transcriptase - polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) --- p.47 / Chapter 3.2.14 --- Northern blot analysis of total RNA --- p.48 / Chapter 3.2.15 --- Protein extraction and tricine-SDS-PAGE --- p.49 / Chapter 3.2.16 --- Purification of 6xHis-tag proteins --- p.50 / Chapter 3.2.17 --- Western blot analysis --- p.50 / Chapter 3.2.18 --- In vitro transcription & translation --- p.52 / Chapter 3.2.18.1 --- Construction of transcription vector containing the chimeric MIH gene --- p.52 / Chapter 3.2.18.2 --- In vitro transcription --- p.56 / Chapter 3.2.18.3 --- In vitro translation --- p.56 / Chapter 3.2.19 --- Particle bombardment --- p.57 / Chapter 3.2.19.1 --- Construction of MIH-GUSN fusion chimeric genes --- p.57 / Chapter 3.2.19.2 --- Conditions of particle bombardment --- p.63 / Chapter 3.2.20 --- Codon modification of MIH gene --- p.63 / Chapter 3.3 --- Results --- p.73 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- Construction of chimeric MIH genes --- p.73 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- "Tobacco transformation, selection and regeneration" --- p.73 / Chapter 3.3.3 --- Detection of GUS activity --- p.74 / Chapter 3.3.4 --- Southern blot analysis --- p.79 / Chapter 3.3.5 --- Detection of MIH transcript in transgenic tobacco --- p.83 / Chapter 3.3.5.1 --- RT-PCR --- p.83 / Chapter 3.3.5.2 --- Northern blot analysis --- p.86 / Chapter 3.3.6 --- Detection of MIH protein by Tricine-SDS-PAGE --- p.86 / Chapter 3.3.7 --- Detection of MIH protein by western blot analysis --- p.88 / Chapter 3.3.7.1 --- Western blot analysis using Anti-MIH antibody --- p.88 / Chapter 3.3.7.2 --- Western blot analysis using Anti-His antibody --- p.90 / Chapter 3.3.7.3 --- Western blot analysis using Anti-MIHA & Anti-MIHB antibodies --- p.90 / Chapter 3.3.8 --- Purification of 6xHis-tag proteins by Ni-NTA column --- p.94 / Chapter 3.3.8.1 --- Western blot analysis of proteins purified by Ni-NTA column --- p.97 / Chapter 3.3.9 --- In vitro transcription and translation --- p.100 / Chapter 3.3.9.1 --- In vitro transcription --- p.100 / Chapter 3.3.9.2 --- In vitro translation --- p.100 / Chapter 3.3.10 --- Particle bombardments --- p.103 / Chapter 3.3.10.1 --- Transient expression of MIH in soybean & tobacco leaves --- p.103 / Chapter CHAPTER 4 --- DISCUSSION --- p.107 / Chapter 4.1 --- Transient expression of MIH genes --- p.109 / Chapter 4.1.1 --- In vitro transcription and translation --- p.109 / Chapter 4.1.2 --- Particle bombardments --- p.220 / Chapter 4.2 --- Post-transcriptional gene silencing (PTGS) --- p.114 / Chapter 4.2.1 --- Post-transcriptional cis-inactivation --- p.114 / Chapter 4.2.2 --- Post-transcriptional trans-inactivation --- p.116 / Chapter 4.2.3 --- MIH gene and PTGS --- p.118 / Chapter 4.3 --- Codon usage --- p.119 / Chapter 4.3.1 --- Codon usage of MIH in plants --- p.120 / Chapter 4.3.2 --- Codon modification of MIH and further study on MIH expression in plants --- p.122 / Chapter 4.4 --- Post-translational protein degradation --- p.123 / Chapter 4.4.1 --- Construction of LRP-MIH fusion proteins --- p.123 / CONCLUSION --- p.125 / REFERENCES --- p.127

by Lee Juon Kiu. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2002. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 139-152). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Thesis committee --- p.i / Statement --- p.ii / Acknowledgements --- p.iii / Abstract --- p.v / Table of contents --- p.ix / List of figures --- p.xv / List of tables --- p.xvii / List of graphs --- p.xviii / List of abbreviations --- p.xix / Chapter Chapter 1: --- General Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter Chapter 2: --- Literature Review --- p.4 / Chapter 2.1 --- Human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (hG-CSF) --- p.4 / Chapter 2.1.1 --- Physiological roles --- p.4 / Chapter 2.1.2 --- Molecular properties --- p.8 / Chapter 2.1.3 --- Biochemical properties --- p.9 / Chapter 2.1.4 --- Comparison to G-CSF of other specie --- p.10 / Chapter 2.1.5 --- Clinical application --- p.11 / Chapter 2.1.6 --- Economic value --- p.13 / Chapter 2.2 --- Expression systems producing recombinant hG-CSF --- p.15 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Bacteria --- p.15 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Yeasts --- p.17 / Chapter 2.2.3 --- Animal cell lines --- p.18 / Chapter 2.2.4 --- Transgenic animals --- p.19 / Chapter 2.2.5 --- Transgenic plants --- p.20 / Chapter 2.3 --- Plant as bioreactors --- p.21 / Chapter 2.3.1 --- Characteristics of using plant as bioreactors --- p.22 / Chapter 2.3.2 --- Transgenic plants producing hematopoietic growth factors --- p.24 / Chapter 2.3.2.1 --- Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) --- p.24 / Chapter 2.3.2.2 --- Erythropoietin (Epo) --- p.26 / Chapter 2.3.3 --- Arabidopsis and tobacco as model plants --- p.27 / Chapter 2.3.3.1 --- Arabidopsis --- p.28 / Chapter 2.3.3.2 --- Tobacco --- p.28 / Chapter 2.3.4 --- Phaseolin and its regulatory sequences --- p.29 / Chapter 2.4 --- Plant transformation methods --- p.31 / Chapter 2.4.1 --- Agrobacterium-mediated transformation --- p.31 / Chapter 2.4.1.1 --- Tissue culture methods --- p.31 / Chapter 2.4.1.2 --- Non-tissue culture (In planta) methods --- p.32 / Chapter 2.4.2 --- Direct DNA uptake transformation --- p.33 / Chapter 2.4.2.1 --- Chemical methods --- p.33 / Chapter 2.4.2.2 --- Electrical methods --- p.34 / Chapter 2.4.2.3 --- Physical methods --- p.34 / Chapter Chapter 3: --- Materials and Methods --- p.36 / Chapter 3.1 --- Introduction --- p.36 / Chapter 3.2 --- Chemicals --- p.37 / Chapter 3.3 --- Bacterial strains --- p.37 / Chapter 3.4 --- Chimeric gene construction --- p.37 / Chapter 3.4.1 --- Cloning of pTZ/Phas/His/EK/hG-CSF --- p.41 / Chapter 3.4.2 --- Cloning of pBK/Phas/SP/His/EK/hG-CSF --- p.44 / Chapter 3.4.3 --- Cloning of pBK/Phas/SP/hG-CSF --- p.47 / Chapter 3.4.4 --- Confirmation of sequence fidelity of chimeric genes --- p.50 / Chapter 3.4.5 --- Cloning of chimeric genes into Agrobacterium binary vector --- p.51 / Chapter 3.5 --- Expression in Arabidopsis --- p.52 / Chapter 3.5.1 --- Agrobacterium GV3101/pMP90 transformation --- p.52 / Chapter 3.5.2 --- Arabidopsis transformation --- p.53 / Chapter 3.5.2.1 --- Plant materials --- p.53 / Chapter 3.5.2.2 --- Vacuum infiltration --- p.54 / Chapter 3.5.3 --- Screening of successful R1 transformants --- p.55 / Chapter 3.5.4 --- Screening of hemizygous and homozygous transgenic Arabidopsis --- p.56 / Chapter 3.5.5 --- GUS assay --- p.57 / Chapter 3.5.6 --- Genomic DNA extraction --- p.57 / Chapter 3.5.7 --- Southern blot analysis --- p.58 / Chapter 3.5.8 --- Total RNA extraction from developing siliques --- p.59 / Chapter 3.5.9 --- Northern blot analysis --- p.60 / Chapter 3.5.10 --- Protein extraction and Tricine SDS-PAGE --- p.61 / Chapter 3.5.11 --- Western blot analysis --- p.62 / Chapter 3.5.12 --- Functional analysis --- p.63 / Chapter 3.5.12.1 --- Culture ofNFS-60 cells --- p.64 / Chapter 3.5.12.2 --- MTT assay --- p.65 / Chapter 3.6 --- Expression in tobacco --- p.67 / Chapter 3.6.1 --- Agrobacterium LBA4404/pAL4404 transformation --- p.67 / Chapter 3.6.2 --- Tobacco transformation --- p.68 / Chapter 3.6.2.1 --- Plant materials --- p.68 / Chapter 3.6.2.2 --- Tobacco transformation using leaf-disc technique --- p.68 / Chapter 3.6.3 --- Regeneration of transgenic tobacco --- p.69 / Chapter 3.6.4 --- GUS assay --- p.70 / Chapter 3.6.5 --- Genomic DNA extraction --- p.70 / Chapter 3.6.6 --- Southern blot analysis --- p.70 / Chapter 3.6.7 --- Total RNA extraction from immature seeds --- p.70 / Chapter 3.6.8 --- Northern blot analysis --- p.71 / Chapter 3.6.9 --- Protein extraction and Tricine SDS-PAGE --- p.71 / Chapter 3.6.10 --- Western blot analysis --- p.71 / Chapter 3.6.11 --- Functional analysis --- p.71 / Chapter 3.6.11.1 --- Culture of NFS-60 cells --- p.72 / Chapter 3.6.11.2 --- MTT assay --- p.72 / Chapter Chapter 4: --- Results --- p.73 / Chapter 4.1 --- Chimeric gene construction --- p.73 / Chapter 4.1.1 --- Cloning of pTZ/Phas/His/EK/hG-CSF --- p.73 / Chapter 4.1.2 --- Cloning of pBK/Phas/SP/His/EK/hG-CSF --- p.75 / Chapter 4.1.3 --- Cloning of pBK/Phas/SP/hG-CSF --- p.77 / Chapter 4.1.4 --- Cloning of chimeric genes into Agrobacterium binary vector --- p.79 / Chapter 4.2 --- Expression in Arabidopsis --- p.81 / Chapter 4.2.1 --- Agrobacterium GV3101/pMP90 transformation --- p.81 / Chapter 4.2.2 --- Arabidopsis transformation and screening of R1 transformants --- p.83 / Chapter 4.2.3 --- Screening of hemizygous transgenic R1 Arabidopsis --- p.84 / Chapter 4.2.4 --- Screening of homozygous transgenic R2 Arabidopsis --- p.86 / Chapter 4.2.5 --- GUS assay --- p.88 / Chapter 4.2.6 --- Genomic DNA extraction --- p.89 / Chapter 4.2.7 --- Southern blot analysis --- p.91 / Chapter 4.2.8 --- Total RNA extraction from developing siliques --- p.93 / Chapter 4.2.9 --- Northern blot analysis --- p.94 / Chapter 4.2.10 --- Protein extraction and Tricine SDS-PAGE --- p.96 / Chapter 4.2.11 --- Western blot analysis --- p.99 / Chapter 4.2.12 --- Functional analysis --- p.103 / Chapter 4.3 --- Expression in tobacco --- p.108 / Chapter 4.3.1 --- Agrobacterium LBA4404/pAL4404 transformation --- p.108 / Chapter 4.3.2 --- Tobacco transformation and regeneration of transformants --- p.109 / Chapter 4.3.3 --- GUS assay --- p.111 / Chapter 4.3.4 --- Genomic DNA extraction --- p.112 / Chapter 4.3.5 --- Southern blot analysis --- p.114 / Chapter 4.3.6 --- Total RNA extraction from immature seeds --- p.116 / Chapter 4.3.7 --- Northern blot analysis --- p.116 / Chapter 4.3.8 --- Protein extraction and Tricine SDS-PAGE --- p.118 / Chapter 4.3.9 --- Western blot analysis --- p.120 / Chapter 4.3.10 --- Functional analysis --- p.123 / Chapter Chapter 5: --- Discussion --- p.126 / Chapter 5.1 --- Introduction --- p.126 / Chapter 5.2 --- Successful in producing biologically active rhG-CSF from transgenic plants --- p.128 / Chapter 5.2.1 --- Production level --- p.129 / Chapter 5.2.2 --- O-glycosylation --- p.130 / Chapter 5.2.3 --- Phaseolin signal peptide --- p.131 / Chapter 5.2.4 --- Functional analysis --- p.131 / Chapter 5.3 --- Comparison of the productivity of other expression systems producing rhG-CSF --- p.132 / Chapter 5.4 --- Comparison of the productivity of plants producing different human proteins --- p.135 / Chapter 5.5 --- Future perspectives --- p.137 / Chapter Chapter 6: --- Conclusion --- p.138 / References --- p.139

by Ng Wang Kit. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2001. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 131-139). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Acknowledgements --- p.iii / Abstract --- p.v / List of Tables --- p.ix / List of Figures --- p.x / List of Abbreviations --- p.xiii / Table of Contents --- p.xv / Chapter Chapter 1: --- General Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter Chapter 2: --- Literature Review --- p.3 / Chapter 2.1 --- Malaria --- p.3 / Chapter 2.1.1 --- Global picture --- p.3 / Chapter 2.1.2 --- Malaria mechanics --- p.4 / Chapter 2.1.3 --- Life cycle of malaria parasite --- p.4 / Chapter 2.2 --- Treatment of malaria ´ؤ malaria drugs --- p.5 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Antimalarial drugs --- p.5 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Drug resistance --- p.6 / Chapter 2.3 --- Treatment of malaria - malarial vaccines --- p.7 / Chapter 2.3.1 --- Malarial vaccine developments --- p.7 / Chapter 2.3.2 --- Transmission blocking vaccines --- p.7 / Chapter 2.3.3 --- Pre-erythrocytic vaccines --- p.9 / Chapter 2.3.4 --- Blood stage vaccines --- p.10 / Chapter 2.4 --- The major merozoite protein - gpl95 --- p.11 / Chapter 2.5 --- Plants as bioreactors --- p.12 / Chapter 2.5.1 --- Products of transgenic plants --- p.13 / Chapter 2.6 --- Transgenic plants for production of subunit vaccines --- p.14 / Chapter 2.6.1 --- Norwalk virus capsid protein production --- p.15 / Chapter 2.6.2 --- Hepatitis B surface antigen production --- p.15 / Chapter 2.7 --- Tobacco and Arabidopsis as model plants --- p.16 / Chapter 2.7.1 --- Arabidopsis --- p.16 / Chapter 2.7.2 --- Tobacco --- p.17 / Chapter 2.8 --- Transformation methods --- p.17 / Chapter 2.8.1 --- Direct DNA uptake --- p.17 / Chapter 2.8.1.1 --- Plant protoplast transformation --- p.17 / Chapter 2.8.1.2 --- Biolistic transformation --- p.18 / Chapter 2.8.2 --- Agrobacterium-mediated transformation --- p.18 / Chapter 2.8.2.1 --- Leaf-disc technique --- p.18 / Chapter 2.8.2.2 --- In planta transformation --- p.19 / Chapter 2.9 --- Phaseolin --- p.20 / Chapter 2.10 --- Detection and purification of recombinant products - Histidine tag --- p.21 / Chapter 2.11 --- Aims of study and hypotheses --- p.22 / Chapter Chapter 3: --- Materials and Methods --- p.24 / Chapter 3.1 --- Introduction --- p.24 / Chapter 3.2 --- Chemicals --- p.24 / Chapter 3.3 --- Expression in tobacco system --- p.24 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- Plant materials --- p.24 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- Bacterial strains --- p.25 / Chapter 3.3.3 --- Chimeric gene construction for tobacco transformation --- p.25 / Chapter 3.3.3.1 --- The cloning of pTZPhasp/flgp42-His/Phast (F1) --- p.26 / Chapter 3.3.3.2 --- The cloning of pBKPhasp-sp/flgp42-His/Phast (P9) --- p.30 / Chapter 3.3.3.3 --- The cloning of pHM2Ubip/flgp42-His/Nost (C2) --- p.30 / Chapter 3.3.4 --- Confirmation of sequence fidelity of chimeric gene by DNA sequencing --- p.33 / Chapter 3.3.5 --- Cloning of chimeric gene into binary vector --- p.34 / Chapter 3.3.6 --- Triparental mating of Agrobacterium tumefaciens LBA4404/pAL4404 --- p.35 / Chapter 3.3.7 --- Tobacco transformation and regeneration --- p.36 / Chapter 3.3.8 --- GUS assay --- p.37 / Chapter 3.3.9 --- Genomic DNA isolation --- p.37 / Chapter 3.3.10 --- PCR amplification and detection of transgene --- p.38 / Chapter 3.3.11 --- Southern blot analysis --- p.38 / Chapter 3.3.12 --- Total seeds RNA isolation --- p.39 / Chapter 3.3.13 --- RT-PCR --- p.39 / Chapter 3.3.14 --- Northern blot analysis --- p.40 / Chapter 3.3.15 --- Protein extraction and SDS-PAGE --- p.40 / Chapter 3.3.16 --- Western blot analysis --- p.41 / Chapter 3.4 --- Expression in Arabidopsis system --- p.42 / Chapter 3.4.1 --- Plant materials --- p.42 / Chapter 3.4.2 --- Bacterial strains --- p.42 / Chapter 3.4.3 --- Chimeric gene construction --- p.42 / Chapter 3.4.3.1 --- The cloning of pBKPhasp-sp/His/EK/p42/Phast (DH) --- p.43 / Chapter 3.4.3.2 --- The cloning of pTZPhaSp/His/EK/p42/Phast (EH) --- p.45 / Chapter 3.4.3.3 --- The cloning of pBKPhasp-sp/His/EK/flgp42/Phast (DHF) and pTZPhasp/His/EK/flgp42/Phast (EHF) --- p.45 / Chapter 3.4.4 --- Confirmation of sequence fidelity of chimeric genes --- p.45 / Chapter 3.4.5 --- Cloning of chimeric gene into Agrobacterium binary vector --- p.49 / Chapter 3.4.6 --- Transformation of Agrobacterium tumefaciens GV3101/pMP90 with chimeric gene constructs --- p.49 / Chapter 3.4.7 --- Arabidopsis Transformation --- p.49 / Chapter 3.4.8 --- Vacuum infiltration transformation --- p.50 / Chapter 3.4.9 --- Selection of successful transformants --- p.51 / Chapter 3.4.10 --- Selection for homozygous plants with single gene insertion --- p.51 / Chapter 3.4.11 --- GUS assay --- p.52 / Chapter 3.4.12 --- Genomic DNA isolation --- p.52 / Chapter 3.4.13 --- PCR amplification and detection of transgenes --- p.52 / Chapter 3.4.14 --- Southern Blot analysis --- p.52 / Chapter 3.4.15 --- Total siliques RNA isolation --- p.53 / Chapter 3.4.16 --- RT-PCR --- p.53 / Chapter 3.4.17 --- Northern blot analysis --- p.53 / Chapter 3.4.17 --- Protein extraction and SDS-PAGE --- p.54 / Chapter 3.4.18 --- Western blot analysis --- p.54 / Chapter 3.5 --- In vitro transcription and translation --- p.54 / Chapter 3.5.1 --- In vitro transcription --- p.54 / Chapter 3.5.2 --- In vitro translation --- p.55 / Chapter 3.6 --- Particle bombardment of GUS fusion gene --- p.56 / Chapter 3.6.1 --- Chimeric gene constructs --- p.56 / Chapter 3.6.2 --- Particle bombardment using snow bean cotyledon --- p.61 / Chapter Chapter 4: --- Results --- p.63 / Chapter 4.1 --- Tobacco system --- p.63 / Chapter 4.1.1 --- Chimeric gene constructs --- p.63 / Chapter 4.1.2 --- Tobacco transformation and regeneration --- p.65 / Chapter 4.1.3 --- GUS activity assay --- p.67 / Chapter 4.1.4 --- Molecular analysis of transgene integration --- p.68 / Chapter 4.1.4.1 --- Genomic DNA extraction and PCR --- p.68 / Chapter 4.1.4.2 --- Southern blot analysis --- p.70 / Chapter 4.1.5 --- Molecular analysis of transgene expression --- p.72 / Chapter 4.1.5.1 --- Total RNA isolation and RT-PCR --- p.72 / Chapter 4.1.5.2 --- Northern blot analysis --- p.75 / Chapter 4.1.6 --- Genomic PCR to confirm whole gene transfer --- p.76 / Chapter 4.1.7 --- Biochemical analysis of transgene expression --- p.78 / Chapter 4.1.7.1 --- Protein extraction and SDS-PAGE --- p.78 / Chapter 4.1.7.2 --- Western blot analysis --- p.78 / Chapter 4.2 --- Arabidopsis system --- p.83 / Chapter 4.2.1 --- Chimeric gene constructs --- p.83 / Chapter 4.2.2 --- Arabidopsis transformation and selection --- p.85 / Chapter 4.2.3 --- Selection of transgenic plants --- p.87 / Chapter 4.2.4 --- Assay of GUS activity --- p.91 / Chapter 4.2.5 --- Molecular analysis of transgene integration --- p.92 / Chapter 4.2.5.1 --- Genomic DNA extraction and PCR --- p.92 / Chapter 4.2.5.2 --- Southern blot analysis --- p.96 / Chapter 4.2.6 --- Molecular analysis of transgene expression --- p.99 / Chapter 4.2.6.1 --- Total RNA isolation and RT-PCR --- p.99 / Chapter 4.2.6.2 --- Northern blot analysis --- p.106 / Chapter 4.2.7 --- Genomic PCR for confirmation of whole gene transfer --- p.107 / Chapter 4.2.8 --- Biochemical analysis of transgene expression --- p.108 / Chapter 4.2.8.1 --- Protein extraction and SDS-PAGE --- p.108 / Chapter 4.2.8.2 --- Western blot analysis --- p.108 / Chapter 4.3 --- In vitro transcription and translation --- p.112 / Chapter 4.4 --- Particle bombardment of p42/ GUS fusion gene --- p.115 / Chapter Chapter 5: --- Discussion and Future perspectives --- p.117 / Chapter 5.1 --- Failure in detecting transgene expression --- p.117 / Chapter 5.2 --- Poor transgene expression --- p.120 / Chapter 5.2.1 --- Bacillus thuringiensis toxin and green fluorescent protein --- p.120 / Chapter 5.2.2 --- AT-richness --- p.121 / Chapter 5.2.3 --- Deleterious sequence - AUUUA --- p.123 / Chapter 5.2.4 --- Presence of AAUAAA or AAUAAA-like motifs --- p.125 / Chapter 5.2.5 --- Codon usage --- p.126 / Chapter 5.3 --- Future perspectives --- p.127 / Chapter Chapter 6: --- Conclusion --- p.129 / References --- p.131