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Experimentální ověření in silico predikovaného vazebného proteinu k transkripčnímu faktoru FOXO4 a analýza transkriptomu nádorů močového měchýře / Experimental verification of in silico predicted protein binder to FOXO4 transcription factor and transcriptome analysis of bladder cancer

This diploma thesis includes an experimental and a bioinformatic part. The two parts are linked together through the subject of transcription factors of 'forkhead box O' (FOXO) family. FOXO transcription factors have a key role in many cellular processes including cell cycle regulation, apoptosis and metabolism. For a long time, they have been considered strictly as the tumor-suppressors yet a growing number of evidence is pointing out to their pro-tumorigenic role. In consequence FOXO transcription factors are studied intensively as potential therapeutic targets in cancer. In the past decade, in silico prediction of protein-protein interactions has become popular in basic research as well as in drug development. Nonetheless, the predicted structures are still far from fitting to the expected behavior of the respective biomolecules. In the experimental part of this thesis, I verified the interaction of four in silico predicted protein binders based on naturally occurring PDZ domain with FOXO4 using microscale thermophoresis. Non-invasive bladder tumors represent a heterogeneous disease where reliable prediction of tumor aggressiveness is still lacking despite an intensive research. In the bioinformatic part of this thesis, I described the cellular composition of the tumor microenvironment and demonstrated...

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:nusl.cz/oai:invenio.nusl.cz:367766
Date January 2017
CreatorsTauš, Petr
ContributorsDrbal, Karel, Převorovský, Martin
Source SetsCzech ETDs
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
Typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesis
Rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess

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