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Transcriptional and post-translational regulations of junctional adhesion molecule-c in mouse germ cellsLeung, Tsz-ki, 梁子騏 January 2009 (has links)
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RET transcriptional regulation by HOXB5 in Hirschsprung's disease朱江, Zhu, Jiang January 2012 (has links)
Hirschsprung’s disease (HSCR) is the major enteric nervous system anomaly affecting newborns with high incidence in Asians. HSCR is a congenital complex genetic disorder characterized by a lack of enteric ganglia along a variable length of the intestine. The receptor tyrosine kinase gene (RET) is the major HSCR gene and cis-elements in the promoter and intron of RET gene are crucial for RET expression. Abnormal RET expression leading to insufficient RET activity causes defective development of the enteric nervous system and is implicated in the pathogenesis of the Hirschsprung’s disease. The human homeobox B5, HOXB5, has an important role in the development of enteric neural crest cells, and perturbation of HOXB5 signaling causes reduced RET expression and HSCR phenotypes in mice. To investigate the roles of HOXB5 in the regulation of RET expression and in the aetiology of HSCR, I sought to(i) elucidate the underlying mechanisms that HOXB5 mediates RET expression, and (ii) to examine the interactions between HOXB5 and other transcription factors including SOX10 and NKX2-1 that have been implicated in RET expression and HSCR.
In this study, I demonstrated that HOXB5 binds to the RET promoter and regulates RET expression. HOXB5 and NKX2-1 forma protein complex and mediate RET expression in a synergistic manner. In contrast, HOXB5 cooperates in an additive manner with SOX10in trans-activation from RET promoter. ChIP assay further revealed that HOXB5 and NKX2-1 interact with the same chromatin region proximate to the transcription start site of RET, suggesting that these two factors may interact with each other and regulate the transcription of RET.
In silico analysis, EMSA and ChIP analysis showed that HOXB5 also binds to an enhancer element (MCS+9.7)in the intron 1 of RET gene, and HSCR-associated SNPs have been identified in this enhancer element. To further access the HOXB5 trans-activity onMCS+9.7, RET mini-gene was constructed by ligating the RET promoter to the 5’and MCS+9.7 to the 3’of a luciferase gene. Luciferase assay indicated that MCS+9.7 enhances the HOXB5 trans-activation from the RET promoter. In addition, previously identified HSCR-associated SNPs inintron 1 markedly reduce the HOXB5 trans-activation from the RET mini-gene.
Moreover, the result of IP-LC-MS/MS indicated that HOXB5 could form protein-protein complexes with nuclear proteins involved in the transcription initiation of genes with TATA-less promoter. This evidence suggested that HOXB5 may cooperate with other activators or co-factors in the remodeling of chromatin conformation, local histone modification and recruitment of essential transcription factors for RNA Polymerase II based transcription from TATA-less promoter, such as RET.
My data indicated that HOXB5 in coordination with other transcription factors mediates RET expression. Therefore, defects in cis-or trans-regulation of RET by HOXB5 could lead to a reduction of RET expression and contribute to the manifestation of the HSCR phenotype. / published_or_final_version / Surgery / Doctoral / Doctor of Philosophy
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The induction of apoptosis by the E2F1 transcription factor and the emergence of a role for E2F1 in the DNA double strand break responsePowers, John Thomas 28 August 2008 (has links)
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Role of DksA and Hfq in Shigella flexneri virulenceSharma, Ashima Krishankumar 28 August 2008 (has links)
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Role of DksA and Hfq in Shigella flexneri virulenceSharma, Ashima Krishankumar, 1979- 18 August 2011 (has links)
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Grass carp activin: molecular cloning and functional role in regulating growth hormone gene expression in grasscarp pituitary cellsFung, Sai-kit., 馮世傑. January 2004 (has links)
published_or_final_version / abstract / toc / Zoology / Master / Master of Philosophy
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Study on the use of potential prognostic parameters in breast cancer patients胡夕春, Hu, Xichun. January 2001 (has links)
published_or_final_version / abstract / toc / Surgery / Doctoral / Doctor of Philosophy
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The effect of interferon on the transcription pattern of parainfluenza virus 5Norsted, Hanna January 2013 (has links)
Interferon (IFN) is activated in response to virus infections and upregulates interferon-stimulated genes (ISGs) resulting in the expression of hundreds of proteins, many of which have direct or indirect antiviral activity. Parainfluenza virus 5 (PIV5) of the Paramyxoviridae family is a non-segmented negative sense single-stranded RNA virus with seven genes encoding eight proteins. Here we present that IFN induces alterations in the pattern of both virus transcription and translation and that ISG56 is primarily responsible for these effects. We report that when cells were treated with IFN post-infection, virus protein synthesis was inhibited while virus transcription levels were increased. These results suggest that ISG56 selectively inhibits the translation of viral mRNAs. In addition, the relationship of various PIV5 isolates was analysed by next generation sequencing. Four areas with a high degree of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were identified and mapped to the intergenic regions of NP-V/P, M-F and HN-L, as well as the entire SH gene. Three of the isolates, the porcine strain SER and the canine strains CPI+ and CPI-, did not express an SH protein due to the lack of a start codon. A low degree of variation was found in the amino acid sequence of the HN glycoprotein suggesting that PIV5 may be less pressured to evolve in order to evade immune responses, such as neutralising antibodies.
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Stochastic modeling of eukaryotic transcription at the single nucleotide levelVashishtha, Saurabh January 2011 (has links)
DNA is the genetic material of a cell and is copied in the form of pre-mRNA through
transcription in eukaryotes. RNA polymerase II is responsible for the transcription of all
genes that express proteins. Transcription is a significant source of the stochasticity in
gene expression. In this thesis, I discuss the development of a biochemically detailed
model of eukaryotic transcription, which includes pre-initiation complex (PIC) assembly,
abortive initiation, promoter-proximal pausing and termination as the points that can be
slow steps for transcription. The stochastic properties of this model are studied in detail
by stochastic simulations with some preliminary mathematical analysis. The results of
this model suggest that PIC assembly can play the most significant role in affecting the
transcription dynamics. In addition, promoter-proximal pausing has been identified as a
potential noise regulatory step in eukaryotic transcription. These results show excellent
agreement with many experimental studies. / x, 107 leaves : ill. ; 29 cm
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Transcriptional control of the mitotic regulator string, in Drosophila / by Briony Patterson.Patterson, Briony January 1996 (has links)
Bibliography: p. 69-81. / 81, [52] p., [16] leaves of plates : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 30 cm. / Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library. / This thesis demonstrates that string (a homologue of the mitotic initiator cdc 25 from Schizosaccharomyces pombe) is a downstream target of the patterning genes, making a direct connection between patterning information and morphogenesis, which suggests that mitotic timing forms an independent and important part of morphogenesis. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Depts. of Biochemistry and Genetics, 1997
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