Yu, Man Ying Susana. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2007. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 103-117). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstract (in English) --- p.i / Abstract (in Chinese) --- p.iv / Acknowledgement --- p.vi / Table of contents --- p.viii / Symbols and abbreviations --- p.xii / Scientific names --- p.xiv / List of figures --- p.xv / Chapter Chapter 1 --- General Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Structure of ovarian follicles --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Regulation of ovarian follicle development --- p.3 / Chapter 1.2.1 --- Endocrine regulation --- p.3 / Chapter 1.2.1.1 --- Gonadotropins- FSH and LH --- p.3 / Chapter 1.2.1.2 --- Co-gonadotropin- growth hormone --- p.5 / Chapter 1.2.2. --- Paracrine regulation --- p.6 / Chapter 1.2.2.1 --- Activin --- p.6 / Chapter 1.2.2.2 --- Insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) --- p.7 / Chapter 1.3 --- The GH-IGF-I axis --- p.7 / Chapter 1.3.1 --- The somatomedin hypothesis --- p.8 / Chapter 1.3.2 --- "Structure and signaling of GH, GHR" --- p.8 / Chapter 1.3.3 --- Structure and signaling of IGF system --- p.9 / Chapter 1.3.4 --- Role of GH-IGF system in reproduction --- p.11 / Chapter 1.3.5 --- GH action in ovarian functions --- p.12 / Chapter 1.3.6 --- IGF-I action in ovarian functions --- p.13 / Chapter 1.3.7 --- The mini GH-IGF axis within the ovary --- p.14 / Chapter 1.4 --- Objectives of present study --- p.14 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- "Expression Profiles of the GH-IGF System in the Ovary of Zebrafish, Danio rerio" --- p.19 / Chapter 2.1 --- Introduction --- p.19 / Chapter 2.2 --- Material and Methods --- p.21 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Animals --- p.21 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Isolation of tissues and different stages of follicles from the zebrafish --- p.22 / Chapter 2.2.3 --- Separation of somatic follicle layers and oocytes --- p.22 / Chapter 2.2.4 --- Primary follicle cell culture --- p.22 / Chapter 2.2.5 --- Total RNA extraction --- p.23 / Chapter 2.2.6 --- Reverse transcription --- p.23 / Chapter 2.2.7 --- "Validation of semi-quantitative RT-PCR assays for GH (gh), GHR (ghr), IGF-I (igf1), IGF-II (igf2), and IGF-I receptor (igf1r)" --- p.24 / Chapter 2.2.8 --- Data analysis --- p.25 / Chapter 2.3 --- Results --- p.25 / Chapter 2.3.1 --- Validation of semi-quantitative RT-PCR assays --- p.25 / Chapter 2.3.2 --- Spatial expression of GH-IGF in different tissues of zebrafish --- p.26 / Chapter 2.3.3 --- "Localization of gh, ghr, igf1, igf2 and igf1r within the zebrafish follicle" --- p.26 / Chapter 2.3.4 --- Temporal expression profiles of GH-IGF system during folliculogenesis --- p.28 / Chapter 2.4 --- Discussion --- p.28 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- Regulation of the GH-IGF-I System and Its Cross-talk with the Activin System in the Zebrafish Ovary --- p.43 / Chapter 3.1 --- Introduction --- p.43 / Chapter 3.2 --- Material and methods --- p.45 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- Animals --- p.45 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- Chemicals and hormones --- p.45 / Chapter 3.2.3 --- Primary follicle cell culture --- p.45 / Chapter 3.2.4 --- Preparation of ovarian fragments --- p.45 / Chapter 3.2.5 --- Total RNA extraction --- p.45 / Chapter 3.2.6 --- RT-PCR --- p.47 / Chapter 3.2.7 --- Construction of real-time PCR standards --- p.47 / Chapter 3.2.8 --- Real-time PCR and semi-quantitative RT-PCR --- p.48 / Chapter 3.2.9 --- Data analysis --- p.49 / Chapter 3.3 --- Results --- p.49 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- "Expression of growth hormone (gh), growth hormone receptors (ghr1 and ghr2\ IGF-I (igf1), IGF-II (igf2), IGF-I receptor (igf1ra and igf1rb), activin subunits (inhba and inhbb) and follistatin (fst) in cultured zebrafish ovarian fragments" --- p.49 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- "Establishment of real-time RT-PCR for zebrafish inhba, inhbb and bactin" --- p.50 / Chapter 3.3.3 --- GH regulation of activin expression in cultured zebrafish follicle cells --- p.50 / Chapter 3.3.4 --- GH regulation of IGF-I in cultured zebrafish follicle cells --- p.51 / Chapter 3.3.5 --- IGF-I regulation of activin expression in cultured zebrafish follicle cells --- p.51 / Chapter 3.3.6 --- Activin regulation of IGF system --- p.52 / Chapter 3.4 --- Discussion --- p.52 / Chapter Chapter 4 --- Production of recombinant zebrafish growth hormone --- p.69 / Chapter 4.1 --- Introduction --- p.69 / Chapter 4.2 --- Material and Methods --- p.71 / Chapter 4.2.1 --- Animals --- p.71 / Chapter 4.2.2 --- Construction of expression plasmids pPIC9K/zfGH --- p.71 / Chapter 4.2.3 --- Production of recombinant zebrafish GH using Pichia pastoris --- p.73 / Chapter 4.2.4 --- SDS-PAGE and silver staining --- p.74 / Chapter 4.2.5 --- Purification --- p.74 / Chapter 4.2.6 --- Primary follicle cell culture --- p.75 / Chapter 4.2.7 --- Zebrafish hepatic cell culture --- p.76 / Chapter 4.2.8 --- RNA extraction and RT-PCR --- p.76 / Chapter 4.2.9 --- Real-time PCR --- p.77 / Chapter 4.2.10 --- Cell culture and transient transfection --- p.78 / Chapter 4.2.11 --- Luciferase reporter gene assay --- p.78 / Chapter 4.2.12 --- Data analysis --- p.79 / Chapter 4.3 --- Results --- p.79 / Chapter 4.3.1 --- Production of recombinant zebrafish GH --- p.79 / Chapter 4.3.2 --- Effect of recombiant zfGH on the expression of activin β Aand βB in cultured zebrafish follicle cells --- p.80 / Chapter 4.3.3 --- Effect of zfGH on the expression of igf1 in cultured zebrafish hepatic cells --- p.80 / Chapter 4.3.4 --- Luciferase reporter gene assay --- p.81 / Chapter 4.4 --- Discussion --- p.81 / Chapter Chapter 5 --- General Discussion --- p.94 / Chapter 5.1 --- Overview --- p.94 / Chapter 5.2 --- Major achievements of the present study --- p.95 / Chapter 5.2.1 --- Demonstration of a local mini-GH-IGF-I axis within the zebrafish ovary --- p.96 / Chapter 5.2.2 --- Differential expression profiles of the GH-IGF system during folliculogenesis --- p.96 / Chapter 5.2.3 --- The inter-relationship of GH-IGF and activin-follistatin systems --- p.96 / Chapter 5.2.4 --- Production of recombinant zebrafish GH --- p.97 / Chapter 5.3 --- Future prospects --- p.97 / References --- p.102 / Symbols and Abbreviations / Symbols / α Alpha / β Beta / Abbreviations / 20β-HSD 20β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase / bp Base pair / cAMP Cyclic adenosine monophosphate / cDNA Complementary cDNA / CHO Chinese hamster ovary / "DHP 17α, 20β-dihydroxy-4-prenane-3 -one" / DNA Deoxyribonucleic acid / EGF Epidermal growth factor
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_326181 |
| Date | January 2007 |
| Contributors | Yu, Man Ying Susana., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Molecular Biotechnology. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English, Chinese |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, xvii, 117 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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