Tsang, Wan Hong. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2011. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 156-165). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstract --- p.iii / Abstract in Chinese (摘要） --- p.V / Acknowledgement --- p.vi / Table of Content --- p.vii / List of Figures and Tables --- p.xiv / List of Abbreviations --- p.xvii / Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.Page / Chapter 1.1 --- Developmental Dyslexia --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1.1 --- Study of Developmental Dyslexia --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1.2 --- Genetic Basis of Developmental Dyslexia --- p.2 / Chapter 1.1.3 --- Susceptibility Gene for Developmental Dyslexia --- p.3 / Chapter 1.2 --- Dyslexia-Susceptibility Gene KIAA0319-Like --- p.5 / Chapter 1.2.1 --- Association Studies of KIAA0319-Like --- p.5 / Chapter 1.2.2 --- KIAA0319-Like Gene and Protein --- p.6 / Chapter 1.2.3 --- Functional prediction of KIAA0319-Like Protein --- p.10 / Chapter 1.3 --- Potential Interacting Partners of KIAA0319-Like Protein --- p.12 / Chapter 1.3.1 --- Nogo Receptor 1 (NgR) --- p.12 / Chapter 1.3.2 --- SH2B Adaptor Protein 1 (SH2) --- p.13 / Chapter 1.3.3 --- FEM-1-like death receptor binding protein (FEM) --- p.14 / Chapter 1.3.4 --- Adaptor-related protein complex 2，mu 1 subunit (AP2) --- p.14 / Chapter 1.4 --- Notch Signaling Pathway and KIAA0319-Like --- p.16 / Chapter 1.5 --- Previous Research on KIAA0319-Like --- p.18 / Chapter 1.6 --- Research Objectives --- p.20 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- Materials and Methods --- p.Page / Chapter 2.1 --- Gene Cloning --- p.21 / Chapter 2.1.1 --- Cloning of Human KIAA0319-Like into expression vectors --- p.21 / Chapter 2.1.2 --- Gel Extraction of PCR Product --- p.22 / Chapter 2.1.3 --- Restriction enzyme digestion --- p.22 / Chapter 2.1.4 --- Ligation of gene products with vector --- p.23 / Chapter 2.1.5 --- "Cloning of Human SH2, FEM, AP2 and NgR gene" --- p.23 / Chapter 2.1.7 --- Preparation of chemically competent E.coli strain DH5a --- p.26 / Chapter 2.1.8 --- Transformation of the ligation product into competent cells --- p.26 / Chapter 2.1.9 --- Diagnostic PCR for confirmation of successful ligation --- p.27 / Chapter 2.1.10 --- Small scale preparation of bacterial plasmid DNA --- p.27 / Chapter 2.1.11 --- DNA sequencing of the cloned plasmid DNA --- p.28 / Chapter 2.1.12 --- Large scale preparation of target recombinant plasmid DNA --- p.28 / Chapter 2.2 --- Cell Culture --- p.30 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Culture medium --- p.30 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Cell lines --- p.30 / Chapter 2.2.3 --- Freezing and thawing cells --- p.31 / Chapter 2.3 --- DNATransfection --- p.32 / Chapter 2.3.1 --- Transfection of HEK293 Cells with LipofectaminéёØ Reagent --- p.32 / Chapter 2.3.2 --- Transfection of Neuronal Cells with Tranfas´tёØ Reagent --- p.32 / Chapter 2.4 --- Immunocytochemical Staining --- p.33 / Chapter 2.5 --- Immunohistochemical Staining --- p.34 / Chapter 2.6 --- Western Blotting --- p.36 / Chapter 2.6.1 --- Collection of Cell Lysate --- p.36 / Chapter 2.6.2 --- Collection of Mouse Tissue Lysate --- p.36 / Chapter 2.6.3 --- Protein concentration determination by Bradford Protein Assay --- p.36 / Chapter 2.6.4 --- Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis --- p.37 / Chapter 2.6.5 --- Semidry Transfer to PVDF Membrane --- p.37 / Chapter 2.6.6 --- Blocking and Antibody Probing --- p.38 / Chapter 2.6.7 --- Enhanced chemiluminescence (ECL) --- p.38 / Chapter 2.6.8 --- Synthetic peptide based neutralization --- p.39 / Chapter 2.7 --- Quantitative Real-Time PCR --- p.40 / Chapter 2.7.1 --- RNA extraction from Cell culture --- p.40 / Chapter 2.7.2 --- Genomic DNA Elimination and Reverse Transcription --- p.40 / Chapter 2.7.3 --- Quantitative Real-Time PCR --- p.41 / Chapter 2.8 --- Coimmunoprecipitation --- p.42 / Chapter 2.9 --- Luciferase Reporter Assay --- p.43 / Chapter 2.10 --- Wound-Healing Assay --- p.44 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- Distribution of KIAA0319-Like Protein --- p.Page / Chapter 3.1 --- Study of the Distribution of KIAA0319-Like Protein --- p.45 / Chapter 3.1.1 --- Anti-KIAA0319-Like Antisera H635 --- p.45 / Chapter 3.1.2 --- Affinity Purification of Anti-KIAA0319-Like Antisera H635 --- p.45 / Chapter 3.2 --- C57/BL6 Mouse Tissue Expression Pattern of KIAA0319-Like --- p.48 / Chapter 3.3 --- C57/BL6 Mouse Brain Regional Expression Pattern of KIAA0319-Like --- p.50 / Chapter 3.4 --- Immunostaining of Sagittal Section of C57/BL6 Mouse Brain --- p.52 / Chapter 3.5 --- Mouse Brain Co-staining with KIAA0319-Like Protein and Markers --- p.54 / Chapter 3.6 --- Subcelluar Localization of KIAA0319-Like Protein in Human Neurons --- p.57 / Chapter 3.7 --- Discussion --- p.59 / Chapter 3.7.1 --- Affinity Purification of Anti-KIAA0319-Like Antisera --- p.59 / Chapter 3.7.2 --- Mouse Tissue Expression Pattern of KIAA0319-Like --- p.59 / Chapter 3.7.3 --- Mouse Brain Regional Expression Pattern of KIAA0319-Like --- p.59 / Chapter 3.7.4 --- Brain Cell Types expressing KIAA0319-Like Protein --- p.61 / Chapter 3.7.5 --- Subcellular Localization of KIAA0319-Like Protein --- p.62 / Chapter 3.7.6 --- Future Perspectives --- p.63 / Chapter Chapter 4 --- KIAA0319-Like Modulates Neuronal Migration --- p.Page / Chapter 4.1 --- Study of the effect of KIAA0319-Like on Neuronal Migration --- p.64 / Chapter 4.2 --- Establish Stable Cell Lines with Altered KIAA0319-Like Expression --- p.65 / Chapter 4.2.1 --- Cloning of siRNA into Lentiviral Vector pLVTHM --- p.65 / Chapter 4.2.2 --- Lentivirus packaging in HEK293 Cells --- p.67 / Chapter 4.2.3 --- Checking of Lentivirus by HEK293 Cells Transduction --- p.70 j / Chapter 4.2.4 --- Lentiviral Transductions to Neuronal Cells --- p.70 / Chapter 4.2.5 --- Fluorescent-Activated Cell Sorting of Transduced Cells --- p.70 / Chapter 4.2.6 --- KIAA0319-Like Expression Changes in Stable Cell Lines --- p.71 / Chapter 4.3 --- Effects of KIAA0319-Like Overexpression on Neuronal Migration --- p.75 / Chapter 4.4 --- Effects of KIAA0319-Like Knockdown on Neuronal Migration --- p.77 / Chapter 4.5 --- Effect of Anti-KIAA0319-Like Antibody on Neuronal Migration --- p.79 / Chapter 4.6 --- Discussion --- p.81 / Chapter 4.6.1 --- Stable Cell line with altered KIAA0319-Like Level --- p.81 / Chapter 4.6.2 --- Disruption of KIAA0319-Like expression affects Cell Migration --- p.81 / Chapter 4.6.3 --- Antibody Blockade of KIAA0319-Like Inhibits Cell Migration --- p.81 / Chapter 4.6.4 --- Possible existence of Multiple Regulatory Pathways --- p.82 / Chapter 4.6.5 --- Possible Limitations of Expression alternations by Transduction --- p.83 / Chapter 4.6.6 --- Possible Susceptibility Polymorphism of KIAA0319-Like --- p.83 / Chapter 4.6.7 --- Future Perspectives X --- p.84 / Chapter Chapter 5 --- Interacting Partners of KIAA0319-Like Protein --- p.Page / Chapter 5.1 --- Study of Interacting Partners of KIAA0319-Like Protein --- p.85 / Chapter 5.1.1 --- Identification of Potential Interacting Partners of KIAA0319-Like --- p.85 / Chapter 5.1.2 --- Identification of Domains involved in Interactions --- p.86 / Chapter 5.1.3 --- Subcloning of KIAA0319-Like Protein Domain Deletion Mutant --- p.86 / Chapter 5.2 --- Interaction between NgR and KIAA0319-Like Protein --- p.92 / Chapter 5.2.1 --- Reciprocal Coimmunoprecipitation of NgR for KIAA0319-Like --- p.92 / Chapter 5.2.2 --- Colocalization of NgR and KIAA0319-Like Protein --- p.94 / Chapter 5.2.3 --- Interaction between NgR and KIAA0319-Like Deletion Mutants --- p.97 / Chapter 5.3 --- Interaction between SH2 and KIAA0319-Like Protein --- p.99 / Chapter 5.3.1 --- Coimmunoprecipitation between SH2 and KIAA0319-Like --- p.» 99 / Chapter 5.3.2 --- Colocalization of SH2 and KIAA0319-Like Protein --- p.101 / Chapter 5.3.3 --- Interaction between SH2 and KIAA0319-Like Deletion Mutants --- p.103 / Chapter 5.4 --- Interaction between FEM and KIAA0319-Like Protein --- p.105 / Chapter 5.4.1 --- Coimmunoprecipitation between FEM and KIAA0319-Like --- p.105 / Chapter 5.4.2 --- Colocalization of FEM and KIAA0319-Like Protein --- p.107 / Chapter 5.4.3 --- Interaction between FEM and KIAA0319-Like Deletion Mutants --- p.109 / Chapter 5.5 --- Interaction between AP2 and KIAA0319-Like Protein --- p.111 / Chapter 5.5.1 --- Coimmunoprecipitation between AP2 and KIAA0319-Like --- p.111 / Chapter 5.5.2 --- Colocalization of AP2 and KIAA0319-Like Protein --- p.113 / Chapter 5.5.3 --- Interaction between AP2 and KIAA0319-Like Deletion Mutants --- p.115 / Chapter 5.6 --- Discussion --- p.117 / Chapter 5.6.1 --- The Interaction of KIAA0319-Like with NgR and SH2 Protein --- p.118 / Chapter 5.6.2 --- Interaction between FEM and KIAA0319-Like Protein --- p.121 / Chapter 5.6.3 --- Interaction between AP2 and KIAA0319-Like Protein --- p.121 / Chapter 5.6.4 --- Future Perspectives --- p.122 / Chapter Chapter 6 --- KIAA0319-Like Association with Notch Pathway --- p.Page / Chapter 6.1 --- Study of KIAA0319-Like association with Notch Pathway --- p.123 / Chapter 6.1.1 --- Luciferase Reporter System for quantifying y-Secretase Activity --- p.123 / Chapter 6.2 --- Effects of KIAA0319-Like Expression Alternations on y-Secretase Activity in HEK293 Cells --- p.126 / Chapter 6.3 --- Effects of Increasing KIAA0319-Like Protein Level in Culture Medium on y-Secretase Activity in HEK293 Cells --- p.128 / Chapter 6.4 --- Effects of KIAA0319-Like Expression Alternations on y-Secretase Activity in SH-SY5Y Cells --- p.130 i / Chapter 6.5 --- Effects of KIAA0319-Like Expression Alternations on y-Secretase Activity in Neuro-2a Cells --- p.132 / Chapter 6.6 --- Effect of Notch Blockade on SH-SY5Y Cells Migration Rate --- p.134 / Chapter 6.7 --- Effect of KIAA0319-Like Expression changes on Notch Inhibited SH-SY5Y Cells Migration Rate --- p.136 / Chapter 6.8 --- Discussion --- p.139 / Chapter 6.8.1 --- Luciferase Reporter System for quantifying y-Secretase Activity --- p.139 / Chapter 6.8.2 --- Cell-Type Specific association of KIAA0319-Like expression level and y-Secretase activity --- p.139 / Chapter 6.8.3 --- Entry Point of KIAA0319-Like to the Notch Signaling Pathway --- p.140 / Chapter 6.8.4 --- Functional relationship between KIAA0319-Like and Notch --- p.141 / Chapter 6.8.5 --- Future Perspectives --- p.142 / Chapter Chapter 7 --- Discussions and Conclusions --- p.Page / Chapter 7.1 --- Discussions --- p.143 / Chapter 7.1.1 --- Further Evidence for KIAA0319-Like Association with Dyslexia --- p.143 / Chapter 7.1.2 --- Possible Pathways connecting KIAA0319-Like with Cell Motility --- p.145 / Chapter 7.1.3 --- Nogo Receptor Pathway association with Cell Motility --- p.146 / Chapter 7.1.4 --- Notch Signaling Pathway association with Cell Motility --- p.146 / Chapter 7.1.5 --- Combined Effects of NgR and Notch Pathway on Cell Migration --- p.149 / Chapter 7.1.6 --- Cellular Compartment for Interactions of KIAA0319-Like --- p.151 / Chapter 7.2 --- Conclusions --- p.153 / Chapter Chapter 8 --- References --- p.156 / Chapter Chapter 9 --- Appendix --- p.166
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_327398 |
| Date | January 2011 |
| Contributors | Tsang, Wan Hong., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Biomedical Sciences. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English, Chinese |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, xviii, 179 leaves : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm. |
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