Ho Kar Fai, William. / Thesis submitted in: July 2002. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2003. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 121-129). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstract --- p.I / Acknowledgement --- p.V / Table of Contents --- p.VI / Abbreviations --- p.VIII / Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- The recent situation of hepatitis B infection and HBV-induced HCC in Hong Kong / Chapter 1.2 --- Natural history of HBV infection in human / Chapter 1.3 --- The genomic organization of HBV / Chapter 1.4 --- Potential oncogenic mechanism of HBV-induced hepatocarcinogenesis / Chapter 1.5 --- Aim of the present study / Chapter Chapter 2 --- Materials and methods --- p.16 / Chapter 2.1 --- Transformation in E.coli for subtracted normal-counterpart library / Chapter 2.2 --- PCR amplification of subtracted clones / Chapter 2.3 --- Sequencing of subtracted clones with dye-terminator cycle sequencing technology / Chapter 2.4 --- Sequence analysis and database construction / Chapter 2.5 --- Molecular cloning and characterization of novel gene / Chapter 2.6 --- In silico structural and functional analysis of Z313 / Chapter 2.7 --- Cloning and sequencing analysis of zinc finger protein 313 (Z313) / Chapter 2.7.1 --- PCR amplification of target gene -Z313 / Chapter 2.7.2 --- Mini-preparation of plasmid DNA / Chapter 2.7.3 --- Cycle sequencing of cloned cDNA -Z313 with dye-primer technology / Chapter 2.8 --- Multiple Tissue Northern (MTN) blot hybridisation / Chapter 2.9 --- RT-PCR analysis of Z313 / Chapter 2.10 --- Subcellular localization study of Z313 by Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP) / Chapter 2.10.1 --- Directional cloning of Z313 into pEGFP-Cl / Chapter 2.10.2 --- Mini-preparation of plasmid DNA / Chapter 2.10.3 --- Transient transfection of plasmids in different cell lines / Chapter 2.10.4 --- Microscope observation of GFP transfected cells / Chapter Chapter 3 --- Results --- p.49 / Chapter 3.1 --- PCR selection of subtracted clones for sequencing analysis / Chapter 3.2 --- Partial sequencing of selected subtracted clones / Chapter 3.3 --- DNA homology searching using program - BLASTN / Chapter 3.4 --- Catalogue of the 467 ESTs from the subtracted normal-counterpart library / Chapter 3.5 --- Classification and frequency of the subtracted normal-counterpart cDNA clones / Chapter 3.6 --- Identification of putative differentially expressed genes in HCC surrounding normal liver / Chapter 3.7 --- Categorization of ESTs exclusively appeared in the subtracted normal- counterpart library / Chapter 3.8 --- In silico structural and functional analysis of zinc finger protein313 (Z313) / Chapter 3.9 --- Molecular cloning of zinc finger protein 313 (Z313) / Chapter 3.10 --- Northern analysis of zinc finger protein 313 (Z313) / Chapter 3.11 --- RT-PCR analysis of zinc finger protein 313 (Z313) / Chapter 3.12 --- Subcellular localization study of zinc finger protein 313 (Z313) / Chapter Chapter 4 --- Discussion --- p.104 / Chapter 4.1 --- EST analysis on the subtracted normal-counterpart cDNA clones / Chapter 4.1.1 --- Characterization of ESTs generated from the subtracted normal-counterpart library / Chapter 4.1.2 --- Putative differentially expressed genes in HCC surrounding normal liver related to hepatocellular carcinoma / Chapter 4.2 --- Molecular cloning and characterization of zinc finger protein313 (Z313) / Chapter 4.3 --- Future aspects / References --- p.121
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_324401 |
| Date | January 2003 |
| Contributors | Ho, Kar Fai., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Biochemistry. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English, Chinese |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, viii, 129 leaves : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm. |
| Coverage | Hong Kong, Hong Kong |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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