Lee, Kwan Yeung. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2007. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 103-113). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstract --- p.i / Acknowledgements --- p.v / Table of Content --- p.vi / List of Figures --- p.xi / List of Tables --- p.xiii / List of Abbreviations --- p.xiv / List of papers published during the study --- p.xvi / Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction and Aim of Study --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- General Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Project objective and potential significances --- p.5 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- Literatures Review --- p.6 / Chapter 2.1 --- Cancer genetics and Tumor suppressor genes --- p.6 / Chapter 2.2 --- Epigenetic --- p.7 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- DNA methylation and promoter CpG island --- p.8 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Establishment and maintenance of DNA methylation --- p.9 / Chapter 2.2.3 --- Transcriptional silencing by DNA hypermethylation --- p.9 / Chapter 2.3 --- Cancer epigenetic --- p.11 / Chapter 2.3.1 --- Hypomethylation of the cancer genome --- p.12 / Chapter 2.3.2 --- Hypermethylation in cancers --- p.12 / Chapter 2.3.3 --- Clinical relevance of cancer epigenetic --- p.13 / Chapter 2.4 --- Nasopharyngeal carcinoma --- p.14 / Chapter 2.4.1 --- NPC genetic and epigenetic --- p.15 / Chapter 2.5 --- 12p as a putative tumor suppressor locus --- p.16 / Chapter 2.5.1 --- Hematological malignancies associated with 12p loss --- p.17 / Chapter 2.5.2 --- Prostate cancer associated with 12p loss --- p.20 / Chapter 2.5.3 --- Lung cancer associated with 12p loss --- p.22 / Chapter 2.5.4 --- 12p deletion in other cancers --- p.23 / Chapter 2.6 --- 16q as a tumor suppressor locus --- p.24 / Chapter 2.6.1 --- Breast cancer and 16q --- p.25 / Chapter 2.6.2 --- Loss of 16q and prostate cancer --- p.26 / Chapter 2.6.3 --- Loss of 16q and hepatocellular carcinoma --- p.28 / Chapter 2.6.4 --- 16q deletion associated with other cancers --- p.29 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- Materials and Methods --- p.30 / Chapter 3.1 --- Cell lines and tissue samples --- p.30 / Chapter 3.1.1 --- Cell lines --- p.30 / Chapter 3.1.2 --- Maintenance of cell lines --- p.31 / Chapter 3.1.3 --- Drugs treatment of cell lines --- p.31 / Chapter 3.1.4 --- Normal tissues --- p.32 / Chapter 3.1.5 --- Total RNA extraction --- p.32 / Chapter 3.1.6 --- Genomic DNA extraction --- p.32 / Chapter 3.2 --- General techniques --- p.33 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- TA cloning and blunt end cloning of PCR product --- p.33 / Chapter 3.2.3 --- Transformation of cloning products to E. coli competent cells --- p.34 / Chapter 3.2.4 --- Preparation of plasmid DNA --- p.34 / Chapter 3.2.4.1 --- Mini-prep plasmid DNA extraction --- p.34 / Chapter 3.2.4.2 --- Midi-prep of plasmid DNA --- p.35 / Chapter 3.2.5 --- Measurement of DNA or RNA concentrations --- p.36 / Chapter 3.2.6 --- DNA sequencing of plasmid DNA and PCR products --- p.36 / Chapter 3.3 --- Preparation of reagents and medium --- p.37 / Chapter 3.4 --- Semi-quantitative Reverse-Transcription (RT) PCR expression analysis --- p.38 / Chapter 3.4.1 --- Reverse transcription reaction --- p.38 / Chapter 3.4.2 --- Semi-quantitative RT-PCR --- p.39 / Chapter 3.4.2.1 --- Primers design --- p.39 / Chapter 3.4.2.2 --- PCR reaction --- p.39 / Chapter 3.5 --- Methylation analysis of candidate genes --- p.40 / Chapter 3.5.1 --- Bisulfite treatment of genomic DNA --- p.41 / Chapter 3.5.2 --- Methylation-specific PCR (MSP) --- p.42 / Chapter 3.5.2.1 --- Bioinformatics prediction of CpG island --- p.42 / Chapter 3.5.2.2 --- Primers design --- p.42 / Chapter 3.5.2.3 --- PCR reaction --- p.42 / Chapter 3.5.3 --- Bisulfite Genomic Sequencing (BGS) --- p.43 / Chapter 3.5.3.1 --- Primers design --- p.43 / Chapter 3.5.3.2 --- PCR reaction --- p.44 / Chapter 3.6 --- Construction of expression vectors of candidate genes --- p.44 / Chapter 3.6.1 --- Construction of IRF8 expression vector --- p.44 / Chapter 3.6.2 --- Construction of PTPRO expression vector --- p.44 / Chapter 3.6.2.1 --- Experimental design --- p.44 / Chapter 3.6.2.2 --- PCR and cloning of PCR products --- p.46 / Chapter 3.6.2.3 --- Restriction digestion of cloning vectors and expression vector --- p.48 / Chapter 3.6.2.4 --- Ligation of cloning fragments --- p.48 / Chapter 3.7 --- Colony formation assay on monolayer culture --- p.48 / Chapter 3.8 --- Statistical analysis --- p.49 / Chapter Chapter 4 --- Identification of candidate TSGs in deleted regions --- p.50 / Chapter 4.1 --- Research plan --- p.50 / Chapter 4.2 --- Results --- p.50 / Chapter 4.2.1 --- Mapping of the deleted B AC clones on their chromosomal locations --- p.50 / Chapter 4.2.2 --- Identification of down-regulated genes in NPC by semi-quantitative RT-PCR analysis --- p.51 / Chapter 4.3 --- Discussion --- p.55 / Chapter Chapter 5 --- Tumor suppressor function studies of candidate TSGs --- p.60 / Chapter 5.1 --- Research plan --- p.60 / Chapter 5.2. --- IRF8 is the 16q candidate TSG --- p.60 / Chapter 5.2.1 --- Frequent silencing of IRF8 mRNA expression in multiple carcinomas --- p.60 / Chapter 5.2.2 --- Methylation status of IRF8 promoter region correlated with its transcriptional silencing --- p.62 / Chapter 5.2.3 --- Restoration of IRF8 expression by pharmacological and genetic demethylation --- p.65 / Chapter 5.2.4 --- IRF8 inhibited the anchorage dependent growth of tumor cells on monolayer culture --- p.67 / Chapter 5.2.5 --- Discussion --- p.68 / Chapter 5.3 --- PTPRO is the down-regulated target at 12pl3.2-12.3 tumor suppressor locus --- p.73 / Chapter 5.3.1 --- Frequent silencing of PTPRO in multiple carcinoma cell lines --- p.73 / Chapter 5.3.2 --- Frequent methylation of PTPRO promoter CpG island in multiple carcinoma cell lines correlated with its reduced expression --- p.74 / Chapter 5.3.3 --- Re-expression of PTPRO by pharmacological and genetic demethylation --- p.77 / Chapter 5.3.4 --- PTPRO inhibited the growth of tumor cells in vitro --- p.79 / Chapter 5.3.5 --- Discussion --- p.81 / Chapter 5.4 --- RERG is another candidate TSG in 12pl3.2 - 12.3 region --- p.87 / Chapter 5.4.1 --- Down-regulation of RERG mRNA expression in carcinoma cell line --- p.87 / Chapter 5.4.2 --- Hypermethylation of RERG promoter is a frequent event in multiple carcinomas --- p.88 / Chapter 5.4.3 --- Re-expression of RERG mRNA following pharmacological and genetic demethylation --- p.90 / Chapter 5.4.4 --- Discussion --- p.92 / Chapter Chapter 6 --- General discussion --- p.96 / Chapter Chapter 7 --- Summary --- p.101 / Reference --- p.103
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_326017 |
| Date | January 2007 |
| Contributors | Lee, Kwan Yeung., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Medical Sciences. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English, Chinese |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, xvi, 113 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm. |
| 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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