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Computational Prediction of ETS-regulated Elements for Prostate Cancer Susceptibility in Human Genome

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dc.date.accessioned 2015-12-18T14:07:45Z und
dc.date.accessioned 2017-10-24T12:24:07Z
dc.date.available 2015-12-18T14:07:45Z und
dc.date.available 2017-10-24T12:24:07Z
dc.date.issued 2015-12-18T14:07:45Z
dc.identifier.uri http://radr.hulib.helsinki.fi/handle/10138.1/5232 und
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10138.1/5232
dc.title Computational Prediction of ETS-regulated Elements for Prostate Cancer Susceptibility in Human Genome en
ethesis.department.URI http://data.hulib.helsinki.fi/id/225405e8-3362-4197-a7fd-6e7b79e52d14
ethesis.department Institutionen för datavetenskap sv
ethesis.department Department of Computer Science en
ethesis.department Tietojenkäsittelytieteen laitos fi
ethesis.faculty Matematisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten sv
ethesis.faculty Matemaattis-luonnontieteellinen tiedekunta fi
ethesis.faculty Faculty of Science en
ethesis.faculty.URI http://data.hulib.helsinki.fi/id/8d59209f-6614-4edd-9744-1ebdaf1d13ca
ethesis.university.URI http://data.hulib.helsinki.fi/id/50ae46d8-7ba9-4821-877c-c994c78b0d97
ethesis.university Helsingfors universitet sv
ethesis.university University of Helsinki en
ethesis.university Helsingin yliopisto fi
dct.creator Ni, Shuai
dct.issued 2015
dct.language.ISO639-2 eng
dct.abstract Gene expression programs driven by transcription factors (TF) play pivotal roles in both normal cell differentiation and tumorigenesis. However, the links between genomic mutations and transcriptional dysregulation in gene expression profiles are largely unknown. Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) caused alterations in DNA-binding affinity of transcription factors are likely to be a major factor in many quantitative trait conditions, including familial predisposition to various types of diseases such as cancer. Therefore, the identification of SNPs that cause gene dysregulation by changing TF DNA-binding specificity may discover potential therapeutic cancer targets. Several transcription factors such as ERG, ETV1 and FLI1 from the ETS (E twenty-six) family are known for their oncogenic functions in prostate cancer and play pivotal roles in malignant transformation and tumor progression. Therefore, in this work, we conducted a comparative genomic study between human and mouse, focusing on the ETS family transcription factor regulated elements and identifying SNPs that can potentially affect ETS family TF DNA-binding to the enhancer elements, which, in turn, may initiate aberrant expression of genes under regulation. This analysis in combination with ChIP-seq data of ETS family members and known risk loci in prostate cancer, we define a novel ETS-regulated enhancer element that may confer prostate cancer risk. Through targeted resequencing of a 8449 bp region in 184 cases and 188 controls, we identify several novel SNPs that may impact on gene regulation underpinning prostate cancer susceptibility. en
dct.language en
ethesis.language.URI http://data.hulib.helsinki.fi/id/languages/eng
ethesis.language English en
ethesis.language englanti fi
ethesis.language engelska sv
ethesis.thesistype pro gradu-avhandlingar sv
ethesis.thesistype pro gradu -tutkielmat fi
ethesis.thesistype master's thesis en
ethesis.thesistype.URI http://data.hulib.helsinki.fi/id/thesistypes/mastersthesis
ethesis.degreeprogram Bioinformatics en
dct.identifier.urn URN:NBN:fi-fe2017112251297
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