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Global And Specific Controls Of Protein Synthesis In Hibernators, Peipei Pan
Global And Specific Controls Of Protein Synthesis In Hibernators, Peipei Pan
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
Mammalian hibernation is a highly dynamic physiological process that is composed of a series of torpor bouts, wherein hibernators oscillate between periods of torpor and interbout arousal. Although normally vital to homeostasis, many energetically consumptive processes such as translation or protein synthesis are virtually ceased during hibernation. Earlier studies indicated that protein synthesis had fallen to almost negligible levels. Cap-dependent initiation of translation is well regulated by eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E (eIF4E) and its binding partner eIF4E-binding protein 1 (4E-BP1) when hibernators cycle in and out the torpor state. Herein, I investigated well-characterized regulatory mechanisms of global and specific …
Molecular Evolution And Historical Biogeography Of New World Birds, Brian T. Smith
Molecular Evolution And Historical Biogeography Of New World Birds, Brian T. Smith
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
Deciphering the patterns of how biodiversity has evolved across time and space has remained a fundamental objective for biologists for the last 200 years. Researchers are faced with the challenge of interpreting the complexity of evolutionary patterns that have been generated over the deep history of the Earth. The advancement of DNA sequencing technology has yielded a new and powerful genetic toolkit that has allowed biologists to address novel evolutionary questions. For my dissertation research, I used molecular genetics and a statistical framework to study the evolution and historical biogeography of birds distributed in North and South America. My dissertation …