Leung, Hoi Ching. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2007. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 114-128). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / THESIS/ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE --- p.i / STATEMENT FROM AUTHOR --- p.ii / ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --- p.iii / ABSTRACT --- p.v / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.xi / LIST OF FIGURES --- p.xvi / LIST OF TABLES --- p.xviii / LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS --- p.xix / Chapter CHAPTER 1. --- GENERAL INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Chapter CHAPTER 2. --- LITERATURE REVIEW --- p.4 / Chapter 2.1 --- Nutritional quality of rice --- p.4 / Chapter 2.1.1 --- Classification of seed proteins --- p.4 / Chapter 2.1.2 --- Amino acid composition of rice proteins --- p.5 / Chapter 2.1.3 --- Other nutritional components of rice --- p.6 / Chapter 2.2 --- Rice seed storage proteins --- p.7 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Properties and classification of seed storage proteins --- p.7 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Composition and stucture --- p.9 / Chapter 2.2.2.1 --- Glutelin --- p.9 / Chapter 2.2.2.2 --- Prolamin --- p.10 / Chapter 2.2.2.3 --- Albumin and globulin --- p.12 / Chapter 2.2.3 --- "Synthsis, assembly and deposition of rice seed storage proteins" --- p.13 / Chapter 2.2.3.1 --- Storage protein folding and assembly in the ER --- p.14 / Chapter 2.2.3.2 --- Storage protein transport and protein body formation --- p.16 / Chapter 2.2.3.3 --- Protein bodies and their distribution in endosperm --- p.18 / Chapter 2.3 --- Transgenic approaches to improve the nutritional quality of rice seed proteins --- p.19 / Chapter 2.3.1 --- General introduction --- p.19 / Chapter 2.3.2 --- Attempts to improve the nutritional quality of seed proteins --- p.20 / Chapter 2.3.3 --- Rice grain quality improvement by genetic engineering --- p.22 / Chapter 2.3.3.1 --- Increase in the lysine content of rice endosperm --- p.22 / Chapter 2.2.3.2 --- Other examples of rice nutritional quality improvement --- p.25 / Chapter 2.3.4 --- Expression of recombinant protein in transgenic plants --- p.26 / Chapter 2.3.5 --- Effects of recombinant proteins on the high-lysine rice --- p.27 / Chapter 2.4 --- Proteomics --- p.28 / Chapter 2.4.1 --- General overview --- p.28 / Chapter 2.4.1.1 --- Two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis for proteome analysis --- p.29 / Chapter 2.4.1.2 --- Protein visualization --- p.32 / Chapter 2.4.1.3 --- Computer-aided image analysis --- p.34 / Chapter 2.4.1.4 --- Mass spectrometry-based methods for protein identification --- p.35 / Chapter 2.4.1.5 --- Database search --- p.36 / Chapter 2.4.1.6 --- Protein sequence database --- p.37 / Chapter 2.4.2 --- Plant proteomics --- p.40 / Chapter 2.4.2.1 --- Rice proteomics --- p.41 / Chapter 2.4.2.2 --- Comparative proteomics --- p.43 / Chapter 2.5 --- Hypothesis and objectives --- p.45 / Chapter CHAPTER 3. --- MATERIALS AND METHODS --- p.47 / Chapter 3.1 --- Materials --- p.47 / Chapter 3.1.1 --- Chemicals and commercial kits --- p.47 / Chapter 3.1.2 --- Instruments --- p.47 / Chapter 3.1.3 --- Softwares --- p.48 / Chapter 3.1.4 --- Plant materials --- p.48 / Chapter 3.2 --- Methods --- p.49 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- Collection of developing rice seeds --- p.49 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- Extraction of rice seed proteins --- p.51 / Chapter 3.2.2.1 --- Extraction of total protein --- p.51 / Chapter 3.2.3.2 --- Extraction of four fractions of rice seed proteins --- p.51 / Chapter 3.2.3 --- 2D gel electrophoresis --- p.53 / Chapter 3.2.3.1 --- Protein precipitation and quantification --- p.53 / Chapter 3.2.3.2 --- Isoelectric focusing (IEF) --- p.54 / Chapter 3.2.3.3 --- IPG strips equilibration --- p.54 / Chapter 3.2.3.4 --- Second-dimension SDS-PAGE --- p.55 / Chapter 3.2.3.5 --- Silver staining of 2D gel --- p.55 / Chapter 3.2.3.6 --- Image and data analysis --- p.56 / Chapter 3.2.4 --- MALDI-ToF mass spectrometry (Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight) --- p.56 / Chapter 3.2.4.1 --- Sample destaining --- p.56 / Chapter 3.2.4.2 --- In-gel digestion with trypsin --- p.57 / Chapter 3.2.4.3 --- Desalination of the digested sample with Zip Tip --- p.58 / Chapter 3.2.4.4 --- Protein identification by mass spectrometry and database searching --- p.58 / Chapter 3.2.5 --- Detection of LRP fusion protein in 2D PAGE --- p.59 / Chapter 3.2.5.1 --- 2D gel electrophoresis --- p.59 / Chapter 3.2.5.2 --- Western blotting using anti-LRP antibody --- p.60 / Chapter 3.2.6 --- Antiserum production --- p.61 / Chapter 3.2.6.1 --- Purification of glutelin and prolamin proteins --- p.61 / Chapter 3.2.6.2 --- Immunization of rabbits and mice --- p.62 / Chapter 3.2.6.3 --- Testing of antibody specificity --- p.62 / Chapter 3.2.7 --- Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) --- p.63 / Chapter 3.2.7.1 --- Sample fixation and section preparation --- p.63 / Chapter 3.2.7.2 --- TEM observation --- p.64 / Chapter 3.2.7.3 --- Immunocytochemical observation --- p.64 / Chapter CHAPTER 4. --- RESULTS --- p.66 / Chapter 4.1 --- Proteomic analysis of high-lysine rice --- p.66 / Chapter 4.1.1 --- Extraction of proteins --- p.66 / Chapter 4.1.2 --- The proteomic profiles of different storage proteins in developing high-lysine rice seeds --- p.67 / Chapter 4.1.3 --- Quantitative analysis of protein spots --- p.76 / Chapter 4.1.4 --- Proteomic analysis of salt-soluble proteins --- p.79 / Chapter 4.1.5 --- Proteomic analysis of alcohol-soluble proteins --- p.81 / Chapter 4.1.6 --- Proteomic analysis of salt-soluble proteins --- p.82 / Chapter 4.1.7 --- Proteomic analysis of water-soluble proteins --- p.89 / Chapter 4.1.8 --- Comparison of changes in expression patterns of specific proteins in the high lysine rice --- p.89 / Chapter 4.2 --- Antibody production --- p.92 / Chapter 4.2.1 --- The production of anti-prolamin and anti-glutelin antibodies --- p.92 / Chapter 4.2.2 --- The specificity of anti-prolamin and anti-glutelin antibodies --- p.93 / Chapter 4.3 --- Transmission electron microscopy observation of rice protein bodies --- p.95 / Chapter 4.3.1 --- Morphology of protein bodies in high-lysine rice --- p.95 / Chapter 4.3.2 --- Subcellular localization of storage proteins and LRP --- p.98 / Chapter CHAPTER 5. --- DISCUSSION --- p.100 / Chapter 5.1 --- Protein profiling of LRP fusion protein and its effects on the expression of other proteins --- p.100 / Chapter 5.2 --- Over-expression of glutelin and its effects on the expression of other proteins --- p.102 / Chapter 5.3 --- Formation of malformed protein bodies and deposition of storage proteins --- p.103 / Chapter 5.4 --- Relationship between changes in protein expression and the Unfolded Protein Response --- p.105 / Chapter 5.5 --- Effects of transgenes on rice grain quality --- p.108 / Chapter 5.6 --- Allergenic effects of transgenic rice --- p.109 / Chapter 5.7 --- Future perspectives --- p.110 / Chapter CHAPTER 6. --- CONCLUSIONS --- p.112 / REFERENCES --- p.114
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_325950 |
| Date | January 2007 |
| Contributors | Leung, Hoi Ching., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Biology. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English, Chinese |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, xxi, 128 leaves : ill. (some col.) ; 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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