Heung May-sze. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2001. / Includes bibliographical references. / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Title Page --- p.i / Acknowledgement --- p.ii / Table of Contents --- p.iii / List of Abbreviations --- p.vi / List of Figures --- p.viii / List of Tables --- p.xii / Abstract --- p.xiv / Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction / Chapter 1.1 --- Epstein-Barr Virus --- p.1-1 / Chapter 1.1.1 --- Virus structure --- p.1-1 / Chapter 1.1.2 --- Genome structure --- p.1-1 / Chapter 1.1.3 --- Nomenclature for EBV open reading frames --- p.1-2 / Chapter 1.1.4 --- Biology of EBV --- p.1-2 / Chapter 1.1.5 --- EBV latency --- p.1-7 / Chapter 1.1.6 --- EBV latent gene promoters --- p.1-8 / Chapter 1.2 --- EBV Infection and Its Persisence --- p.1-9 / Chapter 1.3 --- DNA Methylation --- p.1-17 / Chapter 1.3.1 --- Aberrant CpG island methylation in cancer --- p.1-18 / Chapter 1.3.2 --- DNA methylation and EBV --- p.1-19 / Chapter 1.4 --- Demethylating Agents --- p.1-21 / Chapter 1.5 --- Aims of the Study --- p.1-23 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- EBV Latency Patterns / Chapter 2.1 --- Introduction --- p.2-1 / Chapter 2.2 --- Materials and Methods --- p.2-1 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Cell line culture --- p.2-1 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- NPC biopsies culture --- p.2-2 / Chapter 2.2.3 --- RNA extraction --- p.2-3 / Chapter 2.2.4 --- RNA quantification --- p.2-4 / Chapter 2.2.5 --- Deoxyribonuclease I treatment for NPC biopsies --- p.2-5 / Chapter 2.2.6 --- Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction --- p.2-5 / Chapter 2.2.7 --- Gel Electrophoresis --- p.2-10 / Chapter 2.3 --- Results --- p.2-11 / Chapter 2.3.1 --- Burkitt' s lymphoma and lymphoblastoid cell lines --- p.2-11 / Chapter 2.3.2 --- Nasopharyngeal carcinoma biopsies --- p.2-11 / Chapter 2.4 --- Discussion --- p.2-19 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- Treatment with Demethylating Agents on Rael / Chapter 3.1 --- Introduction --- p.3-1 / Chapter 3.2 --- Materials and Methods --- p.3-2 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- Rael cell line culture --- p.3-2 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- Drug treatment --- p.3-2 / Chapter 3.2.3 --- Viability staining --- p.3-2 / Chapter 3.2.4 --- Statistical analysis --- p.3-3 / Chapter 3.2.5 --- RNA extraction and quantification --- p.3-3 / Chapter 3.2.6 --- RT-PCR and gel electrophoresis --- p.3-3 / Chapter 3.2.7 --- DIG oligonucleotide 3'-end labeling --- p.3-3 / Chapter 3.2.8 --- Southern blot --- p.3-10 / Chapter 3.3 --- Results --- p.3-13 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- 5-azacytidine --- p.3-13 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- 5-aza-2-deoxycytidine --- p.3-26 / Chapter 3.4 --- Discussion --- p.3-39 / Chapter Chapter 4 --- Treatment with Demethylating Agents on NPC Biopsies / Chapter 4.1 --- Introduction --- p.4-1 / Chapter 4.2 --- Materials and Methods --- p.4-2 / Chapter 4.2.1 --- NPC biopsy culture --- p.4-2 / Chapter 4.2.2 --- Drug treatment --- p.4-2 / Chapter 4.2.3 --- RNA extraction and quantification --- p.4-2 / Chapter 4.2.4 --- DNase I treatment for NPC biopsies --- p.4-2 / Chapter 4.2.5 --- RT-PCR and gel electrophoresis --- p.4-2 / Chapter 4.3 --- Results --- p.4-3 / Chapter 4.4 --- Discussion --- p.4-3 / Chapter Chapter 5 --- Conclusion --- p.5-1 / Reference --- p.R-1 / Appendix --- p.A-l
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_323654 |
| Date | January 2001 |
| Contributors | Heung May-sze., 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, 1 v. (various paging) : 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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