Tsang Po Ting. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 135-152). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Acknowledgements --- p.i / Abstract --- p.ii / Abstract 摘要 --- p.iv / List of Figures --- p.vi / List of Tables --- p.viii / List of Abbreviations --- p.ix / Table of Contents --- p.xii / Chapter Chapter 1: --- General Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- The Role of Glucose in Biological System --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Glucose Transporter Families --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2.1 --- Na+-Dependent Glucose Transporters --- p.2 / Chapter 1.2.2 --- Facilitative Glucose Transporters --- p.3 / Chapter 1.3 --- Glucose Transporter Type1 --- p.7 / Chapter 1.3.1 --- Primary Structure of the Glutl Protein --- p.7 / Chapter 1.3.2 --- Secondary Structure --- p.8 / Chapter 1.3.3 --- Tertiary Structure --- p.8 / Chapter 1.3.4 --- Kinetics Properties --- p.11 / Chapter 1.3.5 --- Tissue Distribution --- p.12 / Chapter 1.3.6 --- Multifunctional Property --- p.13 / Chapter 1.3.7 --- Characterization of GLUT1 Gene --- p.13 / Chapter 1.3.8 --- Regulation of GLUT1 Expression --- p.14 / Chapter 1.4 --- Glucose Transporter Type 1 and the Brain --- p.16 / Chapter 1.5 --- Glucose Transporter Type 1 Deficiency Syndrome (GIutlDS) --- p.19 / Chapter 1.5.1 --- Backgronnd of GIutlDS --- p.19 / Chapter 1.5.2 --- Clinical Features of GIutlDS --- p.23 / Chapter 1.5.3 --- Genotype-Phenotype Correlations --- p.24 / Chapter 1.5.4 --- Diagnosis --- p.26 / Chapter 1.5.5 --- Manage nent --- p.27 / Chapter 1.5.5.1 --- Ketogenic Diet --- p.27 / Chapter 1.6 --- Hypothesis and Objectives --- p.29 / Chapter Chapter 2: --- Biochemical and Molecular Analysis of GLUT1 in a Suspected GlutlDS Case --- p.31 / Chapter 2.1 --- Materials --- p.32 / Chapter 2.1.1 --- Clinical History of Suspected GlutlDS Patient --- p.32 / Chapter 2.1.2 --- Blood Samples --- p.32 / Chapter 2.1.3 --- Reagents and Buffers for Reverse Transcription --- p.32 / Chapter 2.1.4 --- Reagents and Buffers for TA Cloning --- p.34 / Chapter 2.1.5 --- Reagents for Genomic DNA Extraction --- p.34 / Chapter 2.1.6 --- Reagents and Buffers for Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) --- p.34 / Chapter 2.1.7 --- Reagents and Buffers for Agarose Gel Electrophoresis --- p.35 / Chapter 2.1.8 --- Reagents for Zero-trans 3-OMG Influx in Erythrocytes --- p.37 / Chapter 2.1.9 --- Reagents for Zero-trans 3-OMG Efflux from Erythrocytes --- p.38 / Chapter 2.1.10 --- Reagents for Erythrocytes Membrane Extraction and Detection --- p.39 / Chapter 2.2 --- Methods --- p.44 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- GLUT1 Gene Analysis --- p.44 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Zero-trans 3-OMG Influx into Erythrocytes --- p.51 / Chapter 2.2.3 --- Zero-trans 3-OMG Efflux from Erythrocytes --- p.52 / Chapter 2.2.4 --- Glutl Protein Expression --- p.54 / Chapter 2.2.5 --- Statistics --- p.57 / Chapter 2.3 --- Results --- p.58 / Chapter 2.3.1 --- Molecular Analysis of the GLUT1 Gene of a Suspected GlutlDS Patient --- p.58 / Chapter 2.3.2 --- Functional Analysis of the GlutlDS Patient's Glutl Protein --- p.61 / Chapter 2.3.3 --- Glutl Protein Expression in the GlutlDS Patient --- p.64 / Chapter 2.4 --- Discussion --- p.66 / Chapter Chapter 3: --- Pathogenicity Studies of GLUT1 Mutations --- p.71 / Chapter 3.1 --- Materials --- p.72 / Chapter 3.1.1 --- Construction of Glutl-Encoding Vectors --- p.72 / Chapter 3.1.2 --- Cell Lire --- p.73 / Chapter 3.1.3 --- "Cell Culture Media, Buffers and Other Reagents" --- p.73 / Chapter 3.1.4 --- Cell Culture Wares --- p.75 / Chapter 3.1.5 --- Reagents for Transfection --- p.75 / Chapter 3.1.6 --- Reagents for Protein Determination and Western Blot Analysis --- p.76 / Chapter 3.1.7 --- Consumables for Confocal Microscopy --- p.77 / Chapter 3.1.8 --- Reagents and Buffers for Flow Cytometry --- p.77 / Chapter 3.1.9 --- Reagents for 2-DOG Uptake in CHO-K1 Cells --- p.77 / Chapter 3.2 --- Methods --- p.79 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- Cell Culture Methodology --- p.79 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- Construction of GLUT1 Mutants --- p.80 / Chapter 3.2.3 --- Establishment of Wild Type and Mutant Glutl Expressing Cell Lines --- p.84 / Chapter 3.2.4 --- Protein Expression Study --- p.85 / Chapter 3.2.5 --- 2-DOG Influx Assay in CHO-K1 Cells --- p.87 / Chapter 3.2.6 --- Confocal Microscopy Studies on Glutl Cellular Localization --- p.89 / Chapter 3.2.7 --- Statistics --- p.90 / Chapter 3.3 --- Results --- p.91 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- Molecular Analysis of 1034-1035Insl2 Mutation --- p.91 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- Expression of the Wild Type and Mutant GFP-Glutl Fusion Proteins --- p.92 / Chapter 3.3.3 --- Functional Analysis of the 1034-1035Insl2 Mutant --- p.95 / Chapter 3.4 --- Discussion --- p.97 / Chapter Chapter 4: --- GLUT1 Promoter Study --- p.100 / Chapter 4.1 --- Materials --- p.101 / Chapter 4.1.1 --- Construction of GLUT1 Promoter Vectors --- p.101 / Chapter 4.1.2 --- Cell Lines --- p.102 / Chapter 4.1.3 --- Cell Culture Media and Other Reagents --- p.103 / Chapter 4.1.4 --- Dual Luciferase Reporter Assay System --- p.103 / Chapter 4.2 --- Methods --- p.105 / Chapter 4.2.1 --- Bioinformatics --- p.105 / Chapter 4.2.2 --- Cell Culture --- p.105 / Chapter 4.2.3 --- Construetion of GLUT1 Promoter Vectors --- p.105 / Chapter 4.2.4 --- 5'-Deletion Analysis of GLUT1 Promoter --- p.108 / Chapter 4.2.5 --- Determination of the Activities of GLUT1 Promoter Fragments --- p.110 / Chapter 4.2.6 --- Statistics --- p.113 / Chapter 4.3 --- Results --- p.114 / Chapter 4.3.1 --- Determination of the Promoter Activity of the 5'-deletion Fragments --- p.114 / Chapter 4.3.2 --- Prediction of Transcription Factors in the 5'-deletion Fragments --- p.119 / Chapter 4.4 --- Discussion --- p.121 / Chapter Chapter 5: --- General Conclusion and Future Perspectives --- p.133 / References --- p.135
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_325647 |
| Date | January 2006 |
| Contributors | Tsang, Po Ting., 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, xv, 152 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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