Analysis of p73 gene in hepatocellular carcinoma

Simple item page
buir.advisorÖztürk, Mehmet
dc.contributor.authorFındıklı, Necati
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-08T20:15:32Z
dc.date.available2016-01-08T20:15:32Z
dc.date.issued1998
dc.descriptionAnkara : The Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics and Institute of Engineering and Science, Bilkent Univ., 1998.en_US
dc.descriptionThesis (Master's) -- Bilkent University, 1998.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references leaves 79-100.en_US
dc.description.abstractHepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the eighth most frequent cancer worldwide, iipidemiologically-studied risk factors include hepatitis B virus (greater than 80%), hepatitis C virus and aflatoxins. Molecular mechanisms of hepatocarcinogenesis are poorly understood. The only gene known to be consistently involved in these tumors is the p53 tumor suppressor gene. However, this gene was found to be mutated or ifiactivated in about 30% of HCC. There is a need to study additional genes in order to fully understand hepatocellular carcinogenesis. p73 has been identified recently as a p5i -homolog gene. In this study, we analyzed the possible involvement of this gene in HCC. We investigated both the expression and structure of p73 gene in HCC for possible alterations.We first developed a novel method to analyze the expression of alternatively spliced transcripts of p73 (p73a and p73p) simultaneously. This technique, based on RT-PCR, allows the analysis of p73 transcripts semi-quantitatively. We found that p73a was expressed ubiquituously in 8 cell lines derived from normal liver or HCC tumors. Interestingly, p73|3 was present only in 5 differentiated but not in 3 undifferentiated cell lines. The differentiation status of these cell lines were tested by the analysis of albumin and a-fetoprotein transcripts by RT-PCR. These transcripts were present in 3/5 differentiated but not in 3 undifferentiated cell lines. Next, we screened 25 HCC samples for possible mutations of p73 gene at selected exons with non-radioactive heteroduplex test, radioactive SSCP analysis, restriction enzyme analysis and DNA sequencing. No alterations were found in exons homologous to those of p53 known to harbor mutational hotspots.From these observations, we conclude that i) /3 gene is not mutated in HCC, but it may play a critical role in hepatocellular differentiation. As p73p was found in differentiated cell lines, this form may be involved in transcriptional regulation of liver-specific genes. Additional studues are needed to confirm this hypothesis.en_US
dc.description.provenanceMade available in DSpace on 2016-01-08T20:15:32Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 1.pdf: 78510 bytes, checksum: d85492f20c2362aa2bcf4aad49380397 (MD5)en
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityFındıklı, Necatien_US
dc.format.extentxii, 100 leavesen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11693/18028
dc.language.isoEnglishen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subject.lccWC536 .F56 1998en_US
dc.subject.lcshHepatitis,Viral--Human--Diagnosis.en_US
dc.subject.lcshHepatitis,Viral--Human--Therapy.en_US
dc.subject.lcshHepatitis,Viral--Human--Epidemiology.en_US
dc.subject.lcshCarcinoma, Hepatocellular.en_US
dc.subject.lcshLiver--Cancer.en_US
dc.titleAnalysis of p73 gene in hepatocellular carcinomaen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineMolecular Biology and Genetics
thesis.degree.grantorBilkent University
thesis.degree.levelMaster's
thesis.degree.nameMS (Master of Science)

Files

Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
B043941.pdf
Size:
15.7 MB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Full printable version
Download

Collections

Graduate School of Engineering and Science