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Defining Platelet-Derived Components Regulating The Prothrombinase Enzyme Complex, Francis Ayombil
Defining Platelet-Derived Components Regulating The Prothrombinase Enzyme Complex, Francis Ayombil
Graduate College Dissertations and Theses
At sites of vascular injury, the critical blood clotting enzyme thrombin is generated from prothrombin via Prothrombinase, a macromolecular, Ca2+-dependent enzymatic complex consisting of the serine protease factor Xa and the non-enzymatic cofactor factor Va, assembled on the membranes of activated platelets. Platelets regulate thrombin formation by providing specific binding sites for the components of Prothrombinase and by releasing a platelet-derived factor V/Va molecule that is more procoagulant than its plasma counterpart and partially resistant to proteolytic inactivation. This dissertation identifies and characterizes the subpopulation of platelet-derived factor V/Va that is responsible for the observed protease resistance, and the mechanism …
Novel Mechanisms Governing Autoregulation Of The Src Family Kinase Fyn And Its Crosstalk With Protein Kinase A, Marion Weir
Novel Mechanisms Governing Autoregulation Of The Src Family Kinase Fyn And Its Crosstalk With Protein Kinase A, Marion Weir
Graduate College Dissertations and Theses
ABSTRACT
Phosphorylation is a post-translational modification important for regulating protein activity and protein binding capacity. It is used in many different signaling pathways within the cell. Src Family Kinases and Protein Kinase A (PKA) are two prototyptical non-receptor tyrosine and serine/ threonine kinases, respectively, which are found in canonical signaling pathways. These two kinases are critical for signaling in essentially every cell of a multicellular organism, and are particularly important in development, cell migration and proliferation. Although both proteins have been intensely studied for many decades, an understanding of the molecular mechanisms which govern their regulation and the regulation that …
The Role Of Src Kinase Activation In Lung Epithelial Alterations In Response To The A,B-Unsaturated Aldehyde Acrolein, Robert Bauer
The Role Of Src Kinase Activation In Lung Epithelial Alterations In Response To The A,B-Unsaturated Aldehyde Acrolein, Robert Bauer
Graduate College Dissertations and Theses
Cigarette smoke (CS) exposure is the leading cause of preventable death in the United States contributing to over 480,000 deaths a year with over 300 billion dollars in CS related costs spent per year. While the dangers of CS exposure have been studied and characterized for decades being largely attributed to reactive oxygen species and oxidative stress, increasing evidence suggests that reactive aldehydes in CS, specifically the α,β-unsaturated aldehyde acrolein, are responsible for many of the negative pathologies associated CS exposure. Previous work has shown that acrolein can bind directly to a number of cellular proteins containing redox sensitive cysteine …
Mechanisms And Dynamics Of Oxidative Dna Damage Repair In Nucleosomes, Wendy J. Cannan
Mechanisms And Dynamics Of Oxidative Dna Damage Repair In Nucleosomes, Wendy J. Cannan
Graduate College Dissertations and Theses
DNA provides the blueprint for cell function and growth, as well as ensuring continuity from one cell generation to the next. In order to compact, protect, and regulate this vital information, DNA is packaged by histone proteins into nucleosomes, which are the fundamental subunits of chromatin. Reactive oxygen species, generated by both endogenous and exogenous agents, can react with DNA, altering base chemistry and generating DNA strand breaks. Left unrepaired, these oxidation products can result in mutations and/or cell death. The Base Excision Repair (BER) pathway exists to deal with damaged bases and single-stranded DNA breaks. However, the packaging of …