Lau Yee Lam. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 147-157). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstract --- p.i / Acknowledgements --- p.iv / Abbreviations --- p.v / List of Figures --- p.viii / List of Tables --- p.xi / Contents --- p.xii / Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction / Chapter 1.1 --- Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1.1 --- Background of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1.2 --- Etiology of HCC --- p.2 / Chapter 1.1.3 --- Relationship between HCC and HBV --- p.3 / Chapter 1.1.4 --- Differential gene expression under induction of HBx protein by microarray analysis --- p.5 / Chapter 1.1.5 --- Confirmation of candidate genes --- p.6 / Chapter 1.2 --- Ras-Oncogene --- p.8 / Chapter 1.2.1 --- Ras superfamily --- p.8 / Chapter 1.2.1.1 --- Rho family --- p.9 / Chapter 1.2.1.2 --- Rab family --- p.10 / Chapter 1.2.2 --- Functional mechanism of small GTPase --- p.11 / Chapter 1.2.3 --- Possible functions of Rho and Rab family members --- p.14 / Chapter 1.3 --- RhoC --- p.16 / Chapter 1.3.1 --- The genomic and protein structures of RhoC --- p.16 / Chapter 1.3.2 --- Relationship between RhoC and tumours --- p.19 / Chapter 1.4 --- Rabl4 --- p.20 / Chapter 1.4.1 --- The genomic and protein structures of Rabl4 --- p.20 / Chapter 1.4.2 --- Relationship between Rabl4 and tumours --- p.23 / Chapter 1.5 --- Aims of study --- p.23 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- Materials and Methods / Chapter 2.1 --- Materials --- p.25 / Chapter 2.1.1 --- Cell lines --- p.25 / Chapter 2.1.2 --- Cell culture reagents --- p.26 / Chapter 2.1.3 --- Reagents for total RNA isolation --- p.29 / Chapter 2.1.4 --- Reagents for reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) --- p.30 / Chapter 2.1.5 --- Reagents and buffers for Western blot analysis --- p.31 / Chapter 2.1.6 --- Vectors for cloning --- p.39 / Chapter 2.1.7 --- Reagents for polymerase chain reaction (PCR) --- p.39 / Chapter 2.1.8 --- Restriction digestion reagents --- p.42 / Chapter 2.1.9 --- Reagents for agarose gel electrophoresis --- p.42 / Chapter 2.1.10 --- Ligation reagents --- p.44 / Chapter 2.1.11 --- Bacterial culture medium --- p.44 / Chapter 2.1.12 --- Dyes and reagents for fluorescent microscope --- p.46 / Chapter 2.1.13 --- Reagents for flow cytometry --- p.48 / Chapter 2.1.14 --- Detection of apoptosis --- p.48 / Chapter 2.2 --- Methods --- p.50 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Identification of gene expression of candidate genes in HCC --- p.50 / Chapter 2.2.1.1 --- cDNA preparation --- p.50 / Chapter (1) --- Cell culture of HepG2 and WRL-68 cell lines --- p.50 / Chapter (2) --- Total RNA isolation --- p.50 / Chapter (3) --- First-strand cDNA synthesis --- p.51 / Chapter 2.2.1.2 --- RT-PCR of candidate genes --- p.52 / Chapter 2.2.1.3 --- Western blotting --- p.53 / Chapter (1) --- Cell culture --- p.53 / Chapter (2) --- Protein extraction --- p.53 / Chapter (3) --- Quantification of proteins --- p.53 / Chapter (4) --- Detection of RhoC and Rabl4 protein by western blot analysis --- p.54 / Chapter (5) --- Western blotting luminol detection --- p.56 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Cloning protocol --- p.57 / Chapter 2.2.2.1 --- Amplification of RhoC and Rabl4 genes --- p.57 / Chapter 2.2.2.2 --- Purification of PCR product --- p.58 / Chapter 2.2.2.3 --- Restriction enzymes digestion --- p.53 / Chapter 2.2.2.4 --- Insert/vector ligation --- p.59 / Chapter 2.2.2.5 --- Preparation of chemically competent bacterial cells (E. coli strain DH5a) --- p.60 / Chapter 2.2.2.6 --- Transformation of ligation product into chemically competent bacterial cells --- p.61 / Chapter 2.2.2.7 --- Small-scale preparation of bacterial plasmid DNA --- p.61 / Chapter 2.2.2.8 --- Screening for recombinant clones --- p.62 / Chapter 2.2.2.9 --- DNA sequencing of cloned plasmid DNA --- p.63 / Chapter 2.2.2.10 --- Midi-scale preparation of recombinant plasmid DNA --- p.64 / Chapter 2.2.3 --- Visualization of the subcellular localization patterns --- p.66 / Chapter 2.2.3.1 --- Cell culture of AML12 and HepG2 cell lines --- p.66 / Chapter 2.2.3.2 --- Transfection of GFP fusion constructs into cells --- p.66 / Chapter 2.2.3.3 --- DAPI staining --- p.67 / Chapter 2.2.3.4 --- ER-Tracker´ёØ Blue-White DPX staining --- p.68 / Chapter 2.2.3.5 --- Subcellular localization study using Epi-fluorescence microscopy --- p.68 / Chapter 2.2.4 --- Analysis of cell cycle --- p.69 / Chapter 2.2.4.1 --- Transfection of GFP vectors / GFP-tagged proteins into cells --- p.69 / Chapter 2.2.4.2 --- Analysis of cell cycle by flow cytometry --- p.69 / Chapter 2.2.5 --- Detection of apoptosis --- p.70 / Chapter 2.2.5.1 --- Transfection --- p.70 / Chapter 2.2.5.2 --- Detection of DNA fragmentation --- p.70 / Chapter 2.2.6 --- Reorganization of Actin cytoskeleton by RhoC --- p.71 / Chapter 2.2.6.1 --- Transfection of GFP vectors/GFP-tagged proteins into cells --- p.71 / Chapter 2.2.6.2 --- Rhodamine phalloidin (RP) staining --- p.71 / Chapter 2.2.6.3 --- Epi-fluorescence microscopy --- p.72 / Chapter 2.2.7 --- Analysis of cell invasion under induction of RhoC --- p.72 / Chapter 2.2.7.1 --- "Sub-cloning of human RhoC gene into a mammalian expression vector, pHM6" --- p.72 / Chapter 2.2.7.2 --- Transfection of pHM6-RhoC --- p.73 / Chapter 2.2.7.3 --- Cell invasion assay --- p.73 / Chapter 2.2.8 --- Analysis of downstream effectors in RhoC-mediated pathway --- p.75 / Chapter 2.2.8.1 --- RT-PCR --- p.75 / Chapter 2.2.8.2 --- Western blotting --- p.75 / Chapter 2.2.9 --- Analysis of role of Rabl4 in membrane trafficking --- p.76 / Chapter 2.2.9.1 --- Cloning and transfection --- p.76 / Chapter 2.2.9.2 --- Alexa 594 transferrin conjugate staining --- p.76 / Chapter 2.2.9.3 --- Epi-fluorescence microscopy --- p.77 / Chapter 2.2.10 --- Statistics --- p.77 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- Results / Chapter 3.1 --- Expression of RhoC and Rabl4 in hepatoma cells --- p.78 / Chapter 3.1.1 --- RT-PCR --- p.78 / Chapter 3.1.2 --- Western blotting --- p.81 / Chapter 3.2 --- Subcellular localization of RhoC and Rab 14 --- p.85 / Chapter 3.3 --- Characterization of RhoC --- p.93 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- Cell cycle analysis --- p.93 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- Apoptosis --- p.95 / Chapter 3.3.3 --- Actin cytoskeleton reorganization --- p.97 / Chapter 3.3.4 --- Cell invasion ability --- p.99 / Chapter 3.3.5 --- Downstream effectors of RhoC in cytoskeletal reorganization --- p.102 / Chapter 3.4 --- Characterization of Rabl4 --- p.107 / Chapter 3.4.1 --- Cell cycle analysis --- p.107 / Chapter 3.4.2 --- Apoptosis --- p.109 / Chapter 3.4.3 --- Roles in intracellular transportation --- p.111 / Chapter Chapter 4 --- Discussion / Chapter 4.1 --- Strong expression of RhoC and Rabl4 in hepatoma cells --- p.117 / Chapter 4.2 --- Subcellular localization of RhoC and Rabl4 --- p.119 / Chapter 4.3 --- The effects of RhoC in normal liver cells --- p.122 / Chapter 4.3.1 --- Cell cycle progression by RhoC through regulating of G1 to S phase transition --- p.122 / Chapter 4.3.2 --- RhoC shows no apoptotic effect in normal liver cell systems --- p.123 / Chapter 4.3.3 --- Formation of actin filaments and stress fibers --- p.124 / Chapter 4.3.4 --- Induction of cell invasion in RhoC-expressing cells --- p.125 / Chapter 4.3.5 --- Downstream effectors in signaling pathway of RhoC in actin filment reorganization and cell invasion --- p.126 / Chapter 4.4 --- The effects of Rabl4 in normal liver cells --- p.132 / Chapter 4.4.1 --- Cell proliferation effects of Rabl4 by increasing percentage of cells in S phase for DNA synthesis --- p.132 / Chapter 4.4.2 --- Rabl4 has no apoptotic effects --- p.133 / Chapter 4.4.3 --- Roles of Rabl4 in vesicular transport --- p.134 / Chapter 4.5 --- Conclusion --- p.138 / Chapter 4.6 --- Future prospects --- p.140 / Appendix --- p.143 / References --- p.147
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| Date | January 2004 |
| Contributors | Lau, Yee Lam., 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, xvii, 157 leaves : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm. |
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