Wang, Yajun. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2007. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 118-126). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstract --- p.i / Acknowledgements --- p.v / Table of Contents --- p.vi / List of Figures --- p.xi / List of Tables --- p.xii / Abbreviations and Symbols --- p.xiii / List of Publications and Sequence Submissions during the Study --- p.xv / Chapter Chapter One: --- General Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter Chapter Two: --- Literature Review --- p.8 / Chapter 2.1 --- DNA methylation --- p.8 / Chapter 2.1.1 --- Epigenetic changes --- p.8 / Chapter 2.1.2 --- Differential methylation pattern in normal and tumor cells --- p.10 / Chapter 2.2 --- TSGs --- p.13 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- "Cancer initiation, progression and cancer genes" --- p.13 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- TSGs could be inactivated through promoter hypermethylation --- p.14 / Chapter 2.3 --- NPC --- p.17 / Chapter 2.3.1 --- Epidemiology ofNPC --- p.18 / Chapter 2.3.2 --- Molecular genetic and epigenetic studies ofNPC --- p.19 / Chapter 2.3.3 --- NPC and chromosome 11q --- p.21 / Chapter 2.4 --- ESCC --- p.21 / Chapter 2.4.1 --- Epidemiology of ESCC --- p.22 / Chapter 2.4.2 --- Genetic and epigenetic studies of ESCC --- p.23 / Chapter 2.4.3 --- ESCC and chromosome 11q --- p.24 / Chapter 2.5 --- Chromosome 11q and other carcinomas --- p.24 / Chapter 2.5.1 --- Breast cancer --- p.24 / Chapter 2.5.2 --- Ovarian cancer --- p.25 / Chapter 2.5.3 --- Neuroblastoma --- p.26 / Chapter 2.5.4 --- Melanoma --- p.27 / Chapter 2.5.5 --- Multiple myeloma --- p.27 / Chapter 2.5.6 --- Lung Cancer --- p.27 / Chapter 2.6 --- Important candidate genes located at the project study 1 lq region --- p.28 / Chapter 2.6.1 --- ETS1 --- p.28 / Chapter 2.6.2 --- FLI1 --- p.29 / Chapter 2.6.3 --- P53AIP1 --- p.30 / Chapter 2.6.4 --- RICS --- p.30 / Chapter 2.6.5 --- BARX2 --- p.30 / Chapter 2.6.6 --- ST14 --- p.32 / Chapter 2.6.7 --- ADAMTS8 --- p.33 / Chapter 2.6.8 --- ADAMTS15 --- p.35 / Chapter 2.6.9 --- HNT --- p.36 / Chapter 2.6.10 --- OPCML --- p.36 / Chapter Chapter Three: --- Materials and Methods --- p.37 / Chapter 3.1 --- Cell lines and primary tumor samples --- p.37 / Chapter 3.2 --- Cell line demethylation treatment --- p.38 / Chapter 3.3 --- DNA and RNA extraction from cell lines and tissues --- p.39 / Chapter 3.4 --- Semiquantitative RT-PCR --- p.41 / Chapter 3.5 --- DNA bisulfite treatment --- p.42 / Chapter 3.6 --- Promoter analysis and identification of 5' CpG islands of target genes --- p.45 / Chapter 3.7 --- Methylation-Specific PCR (MSP) --- p.45 / Chapter 3.8 --- Bisulfite Genomic Sequencing (BGS) --- p.46 / Chapter 3.8.1 --- BGS PCR reaction --- p.46 / Chapter 3.8.2 --- TA cloning of the PCR products into the sequencing vector --- p.47 / Chapter 3.8.3 --- Plasmid mini-preparation on 96-well plate --- p.48 / Chapter 3.8.4 --- Plasmid sequencing --- p.49 / Chapter 3.9 --- Homozygous deletion detection --- p.50 / Chapter 3.10 --- Construction of expression plasmids --- p.51 / Chapter 3.10.1 --- The strategy of full length cDNA cloning --- p.51 / Chapter 3.10.2 --- Obtaining of full length covered cDNA by cloning PCR --- p.53 / Chapter 3.10.3 --- Ligation and transformation --- p.54 / Chapter 3.10.4 --- Mini preparation of plasmid in Eppendorf tubes --- p.54 / Chapter 3.10.5 --- Verification of correct inserts in the plasmid --- p.55 / Chapter 3.10.6 --- Subcloning --- p.55 / Chapter 3.10.7 --- Bacteria storage --- p.57 / Chapter 3.11 --- Colony formation assays (CFA) --- p.57 / Chapter 3.11.1 --- Midiprep of the transfection grade plasmid --- p.57 / Chapter 3.11.2 --- Transfection --- p.58 / Chapter 3.11.3 --- Selection of the transfected cells with G418 --- p.59 / Chapter 3.11.4 --- Colony staining --- p.60 / Chapter 3.12 --- Statistical analysis --- p.60 / Chapter Chapter Four: --- Results --- p.61 / Chapter 4.1 --- Narrow down the candidate genes for further study --- p.61 / Chapter 4.1.1 --- Define the study chromosome region --- p.61 / Chapter 4.1.2 --- Database search of all candidate genes --- p.61 / Chapter 4.1.3 --- Transcriptional expression analysis of the candidate genes --- p.63 / Chapter 4.1.4 --- Selection of the genes with tumor specific expression downregulation for further intensive study --- p.64 / Chapter 4.2 --- Further characterization of ADAMTS8 --- p.69 / Chapter 4.2.1 --- Tissue transcriptional expression panel --- p.69 / Chapter 4.2.2 --- Semiquantitative RT-PCR results in tumor cell lines --- p.70 / Chapter 4.2.3 --- Promoter CpG island identification and promoter methylation study --- p.70 / Chapter 4.2.4 --- Transcription reactivation by demethylation treatment --- p.72 / Chapter 4.2.5 --- High resolution promoter methylation analysis by BGS --- p.72 / Chapter 4.2.6 --- Detection of homozygous deletion --- p.73 / Chapter 4.2.7 --- Analysis of ADAMTS8 promoter methylation in clinical samples --- p.74 / Chapter 4.2.8 --- ADAMTS8 full length cDNA cloning --- p.74 / Chapter 4.2.9 --- Colony formation assay --- p.75 / Chapter 4.3 --- Further characterization of HNT --- p.80 / Chapter 4.3.1 --- Tissue transcriptional expression panel --- p.80 / Chapter 4.3.2 --- Semiquantitative RT-PCR results in tumor cell lines --- p.80 / Chapter 4.3.3 --- Promoter CpG island identification and promoter methylation study --- p.81 / Chapter 4.3.4 --- Transcription reactivation by demethylation treatment --- p.82 / Chapter 4.3.5 --- HNT full length cDNA cloning --- p.82 / Chapter 4.4 --- Further characterization of BARX2 --- p.87 / Chapter 4.4.1 --- Tissue transcriptional expression panel --- p.87 / Chapter 4.4.2 --- Semiquantitative RT-PCR results in tumor cell lines --- p.87 / Chapter 4.4.3 --- Promoter CpG island identification and promoter methylation study --- p.88 / Chapter 4.4.4 --- Transcription reactivation by demethylation treatment --- p.89 / Chapter 4.4.5 --- BARX2 full length cDNA cloning --- p.89 / Chapter 4.5 --- Further study of other downregulated genes --- p.92 / Chapter 4.5.1 --- FLII --- p.92 / Chapter 4.5.2 --- ADAMTS15 --- p.94 / Chapter 4.5.3 --- P53AIP1 --- p.97 / Chapter Chapter Five: --- Discussion --- p.100 / Reference List --- p.118 / Appendix I: Reagents Preparation Recipe --- p.127 / Appendix II: PCR Primers for cDNA Cloning --- p.129
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_325935 |
| Date | January 2007 |
| Contributors | Wang, Yajun., 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, xv, 129 leaves : 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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