The Correlation of Keratin Expression with In-Vitro Epithelial Cell Line Differentiation Aden, Deeqo
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The correlation of keratin expression with in-vitro epithelial cell line differentiation Aden, Deeqo The copyright of this thesis rests with the author and no quotation from it or information derived from it may be published without the prior written consent of the author For additional information about this publication click this link. https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/jspui/handle/123456789/308 Information about this research object was correct at the time of download; we occasionally make corrections to records, please therefore check the published record when citing. For more information contact [email protected] The correlation of keratin expression with in-vitro epithelial cell line differentiation Deeqo Aden Thesis submitted to the University of London for Degree of Master of Philosophy (MPhil) Supervisors: Professor Ian. C. Mackenzie Professor Farida Fortune Centre for Clinical and Diagnostic Oral Science Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry Queen Mary, University of London 2009 Contents Content pages ……………………………………………………………………......2 Abstract………………………………………………………………………….........6 Acknowledgements and Declaration……………………………………………...…7 List of Figures…………………………………………………………………………8 List of Tables………………………………………………………………………...12 Abbreviations….………………………………………………………………..…...14 Chapter 1: Literature review 16 1.1 Structure and function of the Oral Mucosa……………..…………….…..............17 1.2 Maintenance of the oral cavity...……………………………………….................20 1.2.1 Environmental Factors which damage the Oral Mucosa………. ….…………..21 1.3 Structure and function of the Oral Mucosa ………………...….……….………...21 1.3.1 Skin Barrier Formation………………………………………………….……...22 1.4 Comparison of Oral Mucosa and Skin…………………………………….……...24 1.5 Developmental and Experimental Models used in Oral mucosa and Skin...……..28 1.6 Keratinocytes…………………………………………………….….....................29 1.6.1 Desmosomes…………………………………………….…...............................29 1.6.2 Hemidesmosomes……………………………………….…...............................30 1.6.3 Tight Junctions………………………….……………….…...............................32 1.6.4 Gap Junctions………………………….……………….….................................32 1.7 Keratinocyte Differentiation……………………….…..........................................34 1.7.1 Molecules Involved in Transition from Basal to Suprabasal Differentiated Cells of the Epidermis ……………………….…..................................................................36 1.7.2 Factors influencing Keratinocyte Differentiation…............................................38 1.8 Intermediate Filaments Proteins (IFPs)……..…………………………….…........40 1.9 Intermediate Filament Structure…………………………………………………..42 1.10 Keratins………………………………..………………………...........................43 1.11 Keratin Function……………………………………………………….….…….47 1.12 Mechanisms of Transcriptional Regulation of Keratin Gene Expression……....48 1.13 Transcriptional regulation of keratin gene expression………………………......49 1.13.1 Transcriptional regulation of K12 Gene…………….……….……………......49 1.13.2 Transcriptional Regulation of K14, K3, K15 and K6 Genes………………….49 1.13.3 Transcriptional Regulation of K19 Gene……………………………………...49 1.13.4 Transcriptional Regulation of K4 Gene……………………………………….50 1.13.5 Transcriptional Regulation of K17 Gene ………………………………….….50 1.13.6 Transcriptional Regulation of K3 Gene …..……………………………….….50 1.13.7 Using Proximal Promoters………………...……………………………......…51 1.14 Post-translational Modification of Keratin Proteins…………………………….52 1.14.1 Phosphorylation Modification of Other IFPs……………………………….…54 1.15 Keratin Expression in Normal Epithelia……………………………………….. 55 1.15.1 Hair-Specific Keratins……………………………………………………...….56 1.16 Keratin Expression in Pathology………………………….……………………..58 1.17 Keratins Implicated in Genetic Diseases………………………………………...59 1.17.1 Keratin Mutations and Overlapping Phenotypes ……………………………..60 1.18 Keratin 13……………………………………………………………………….61 1.18.1 Factors influencing K13 expression…………………………………………...62 1.18.2 K13 Expression in Development and Experimental Models………………….62 2 1.18.3 Epigenetic Control of Gene Expression……………………………………….63 1.19 Keratin 15…………………………………………………………………..…....65 1.19.1 K15 and 13 Expression as Models of in-vitro Epithelial Differentiation……..65 1.19.2 Factors and Regulatory Elements influencing K15 Expression……………….66 1.20 Hypothesis and Aims of the Study……………………………………………....67 Chapter 2: Methods and Materials 69 2.1 Reporter Gene Assays ……………………………………………………………70 2.1.1Wild-Type GFP to Variant EGFP……………………………………………….71 2.1.2 Control Plasmid Constructs used for Transfection.………………………….…72 2.2 Cloning strategy for K15 and K13 Promoter Constructs…………………………73 2.2.1 Construction of K15 and K13 Promoter Reporter Gene Plasmids……………..74 2.3 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)………………………………...……………..74 2.4 pEGFP-N3B Vector……………...………………………………...……………..75 2.4.1 Abolishing AseI restriction site in pEGFP-N3 vector…………...……………..75 2.4.2 Making the K13 and K15 Promoter Construct…………………………..……..78 2.5 Agarose Gel……………………………………………………………………….82 2.5.1 Isolation of DNA from Agarose gel and DNA Purification……………………82 2.5.2 Ligation of Insert to Vector……………………………………………………..82 2.5.3 Bacterial Strains used for Transformation in this Study………………………..83 2.5.4 Plasmid Transformation using Competent Bacterial Cells…………………..…83 2.5.5 Restriction Digestion …………………………………………………………...83 2.6 Purification of Plasmid DNA from 3-10ml Bacterial Culture……………………84 2.6.1 Purification of Plasmid using Qiagen Maxiprep Kit……………………………84 2.6.2 DNA Precipitation………………………………………………………………84 2.7 Spectrophotometer………………………………………………………………..85 2.8 Cell Culture Media and Types of Cell…………………………………………...85 2.8.1 Cell Seeding and Counting using a Haemocytometer………………………….86 2.9 DNA Transient transfection into adherent cell lines using Fugene 6…………….87 2.9.1 DNA Transient Transfection into Adherent Cell Lines using Lipofectamine….88 2.10 Fluorescence Activated Cell-Sorting (FACS) Analysis.………………………...88 2.10.1 Visualization of EGFP and DsRed Labelled Promoters………………….…...89 2.10.2 Flow Cytometry Data Analysis………………….……………………………..89 2.10.3 Flow Cytometry………………….….................................................................90 2.11 Addition of Pharmacological Agents to K13 and K15 Promoter Constructs…...90 2.12 DNA Sequencing………………………………………………………...……...91 2.13 Transcription Factor Database………………………………………………….91 2.14 Isolating and Truncating the Human K13 Promoter Construct…………………92 2.14.1 Designing Primers for pEGFP-N3BK13Pro-7.117kb………………………....96 2.14.2 Designing Primers for Sequencing of pEGFP N3BK13Pro Deletion Series….98 2.14.3 Site-Directed Mutagenesis Kit………………………………………………...98 2.14.4 Quick-change Multi-site Directed Mutagenesis Kit (Stratagene)………..…..99 2.15 Immunocytochemistry…………………………………………………………101 2.16 MTT Assay…………………………………………………………………….102 2.16.1 MTT Assay procedure……………………………………………………….103 2.17 Western Blot…………………………………………………………………...103 2.17.1 Sample Collection……………………………………………………………103 2.17.2 SDS PAGE…………………………………………………………………...104 2.17.3 Protein Transfer Membrane using Semi-dry Method………………………..104 2.17.4 Membrane Staining…………………………………………………………..104 2.17.5 Blocking Membrane………………………………………………………….105 3 2.17.6 Antibody Binding…………………………………………………………….105 2.17.7 ECL Detection and Protein Exposure………………………………………..105 2.17.8 Densitometry …………………………………………………………….......106 2.18 Stable Transfection …………………………………………............................106 2.18.1 K13 or K15 Promoter linked GFP Expression in Oral SCC25 Cells………...106 2.18.2 Analysis of K13 and K15 Promoter expression by FACS…………………...106 2.18.3 Analysis of K13 or K15 Promoter Expression using Colony Forming Assay.107 Chapter 3: Comparative bioinformatics analysis of keratin promoters 108 3.1 Introduction…………………………………………………………………….109 3.2 Computational Approach to Identifying Transcription Factor Binding Sites…...109 3.2.2 Technical Approach used to Identify Regulatory Elements…………………..111 3.2.3 Computational Databases used to Identify Keratin Tissue-Specific……….….113 3.3 Aims……………….…………………………………………….........................115 3.4 Materials and Methods……………………………………………....................115 3.5 Results………………………………………….................................................116 3.5.1 5'-upstream region of Keratin Genes………………………………………….116 3.5.2 Data Organisation and Analysis………………..……………….......................118 3.5.3 Transcription Factor Selection………………………………………………...121 3.5.4 Tfbs in skin suprabasal keratins promoters……................................................125 3.5.5 Tfbs in pathological suprabasal keratins promoters…………………………...127 5.5.6 Tfbs in palm and sole suprabasal keratins promoters…………………………128 3.5.7 Tfbs in oral mucosa suprabasal keratins promoters….......................................129 3.5.8 Tfbs in cornea suprabasal keratins promoters…………………………………130 3.5.9 Tfbs in simple epithelia suprabasal promoters………………………………...131 3.5.10 Comparison of Tfbs in basal and suprabasal promoters……………..………131 3.6 Discussion……………………………………………….....................................136 Chapter 4: Isolation and tissue specific expression of K13 promoter 138 4.1 Introduction………………………………………………………………........139 4.2 Aims…………………………………………………………….……………….141 4.3 Materials and Methods………………………………..….……………………...141 4.4 Results………….………………………………………………………………..143 4.4.1 Restriction Analysis of K13 and K15 Promoter Constructs ……………………...143 4.4.2 Restriction Digestion Analysis of K13 Promoter Deletion Fragments…..……145 4.4.3 K13 FL Promoter Sequence Information and Transcription Factor Database...148