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Full-Text Articles in Molecular Biology
Modifications Of Myofilament Structure And Function During Global Myocardial Ischemia, Mike K. Woodward
Modifications Of Myofilament Structure And Function During Global Myocardial Ischemia, Mike K. Woodward
Masters Theses
Cardiac arrest is a prevalent condition with a poor prognosis, attributable in part to persistent myocardial dysfunction following resuscitation. The molecular basis of this dysfunction remains unclear. We induced cardiac arrest in a porcine model of acute sudden death and assessed the impact of ischemia and reperfusion on the molecular function of isolated cardiac contractile proteins. Cardiac arrest was electrically induced, left untreated for 12 min, and followed by a resuscitation protocol. With successful resuscitations, the heart was reperfused for 2 h (IR2) and the muscle harvested. In failed resuscitations, tissue samples were taken following the failed efforts (IDNR). Actin …
Characterizing The Inhibition Of Katanin Using Tubulin Carboxy-Terminal Tail Constructs, Corey E. Reed
Characterizing The Inhibition Of Katanin Using Tubulin Carboxy-Terminal Tail Constructs, Corey E. Reed
Masters Theses
Understanding how the cellular cytoskeleton is maintained and regulated is important to elucidate the functions of many structures such as the mitotic spindle, cilia and flagella. Katanin p60, microtubule-severing enzymes from the ATPase associated with cellular activities (AAA+) family, has previously been shown in our lab to be inhibited by free tubulin as well as α- and β-tubulin carboxy-terminal tail (CTT) constructs. Here we investigate the inhibition ability of several different tubulin CTT sequences. We quantify the effect of the addition of these constructs on the severing and binding activity of katanin. We find that some constructs inhibit katanin better …
Investigating The Balance Between Estrogen Receptor Mediated Cell Proliferation And Genomic Surveillance, Margarita Brown
Investigating The Balance Between Estrogen Receptor Mediated Cell Proliferation And Genomic Surveillance, Margarita Brown
Masters Theses
Breast cancer is a leading cause of cancer in women and the second leading cause of cancer death. Lifetime exposure to estrogen contributes to this risk but high dose estrogen has been used to induce apoptosis as treatment for breast cancer. These opposing tumorigenic and anti-tumorigenic effects of estrogen may be regulated differently by the two Estrogen Receptors (ER), Estrogen Receptor alpha (ERα) and Estrogen Receptor beta (ERβ). Although the receptors share a 96% homology in their DNA binding domain, they are unique in the ligand-binding domain with 53% amino acid homology. Previous studies have shown that ERα drives cell …
Control Of Proteolysis During The Caulobacter Cell Cycle, Joanne Lau
Control Of Proteolysis During The Caulobacter Cell Cycle, Joanne Lau
Doctoral Dissertations
Intracellular protein destruction is a carefully coordinated and timed regulatory mechanism that cells utilize to modulate growth, adaptation to environmental cues, and survival. In Caulobacter crescentus, a bacterium known for studies of bacterial cell division cycle, the response regulator CpdR couples phosphorylation events with the AAA+ protease ClpXP to provide punctuated degradation of crucial substrates involved in cell cycle regulation. CpdR functions like an adaptor to alter substrate choice by ClpXP, however it remains unclear how CpdR influences its multiple targets. In this thesis, we show that, unlike canonical ClpXP adaptors, CpdR alone does not strongly bind its substrate. …
Novel Advancements For Improving Sprout Safety, Kyle S. Landry
Novel Advancements For Improving Sprout Safety, Kyle S. Landry
Doctoral Dissertations
All varieties of bean sprouts (mung bean, alfalfa, broccoli, and radish) are classified as a “super-food” and are common staples for health conscious consumers. Along with the proposed health benefits, there is also an inherent risk of foodborne illness. When sprouts are cooked, there is little risk of illness. The purpose of this dissertation was to explore novel techniques to minimize or prevent the incidence of foodborne illness associated with the consumption of sprouts. Three areas were investigated: 1) the use of a biocontrol organism, 2) the use of a novel spontaneous carvacrol nanoemulsion, and 3) the influence of the …
Photolysis Of Triazenylbenzoic Acids For Click Chemistry, Adam Gann
Photolysis Of Triazenylbenzoic Acids For Click Chemistry, Adam Gann
Doctoral Dissertations
Copper catalyzed cycloaddition of terminal alkynes and azides has revolutionized the field of bioconjugate chemistry. Unfortunately, typical copper catalysts are known to disrupt relevant biological systems, so it has become necessary to develop new, copper-free methods that are less cytotoxic. particular interest are "click" probes which can be activated with an outside light source, giving the user spatial and temporal control over the system being investigated. We have developed a method in which an aryl diazonium salt is rapidly generated using photolysis of the triazene functional group, and subsequently coupled with an electron rich aromatic nucleophile to yield an azobenzene. …
Exploring The Impact Of The E. Coli Proteostasis Network On The Folding Fate Of Proteins With Different Intrinsic Biophysical Properties, Kristine Faye R. Pobre
Exploring The Impact Of The E. Coli Proteostasis Network On The Folding Fate Of Proteins With Different Intrinsic Biophysical Properties, Kristine Faye R. Pobre
Doctoral Dissertations
The three-dimensional (3D) native structure of most proteins is crucial for their functions. Despite the complex cellular environment and the variety of challenges that proteins experience as they fold, proteins can still fold to their native states with high fidelity. The reason for this is the presence of the cellular proteostasis network (PN), consisting of molecular chaperones and degradation enzymes, that collaborates to maintain proteostasis, in which the necessary levels of functional proteins are optimized. Although extensive research has been carried out on the mechanisms of individual components of the proteostasis network, little is known about how these components contribute …
Molecular Mechanism Of Activation-Triggered Subunit Exchange In Human Camkii, M Bhattacharyya, Margaret M. Stratton, Catherine Going, Yongjian Huang, Ethan Mcspadden, Anna Elleman, Pawel Burkhwat, Tiago Barros, Evan Williams, John Kuriyan
Molecular Mechanism Of Activation-Triggered Subunit Exchange In Human Camkii, M Bhattacharyya, Margaret M. Stratton, Catherine Going, Yongjian Huang, Ethan Mcspadden, Anna Elleman, Pawel Burkhwat, Tiago Barros, Evan Williams, John Kuriyan
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Department Faculty Publication Series
Activation triggers the exchange of subunits in Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII), an oligomeric enzyme that is critical for learning, memory, and cardiac function. The mechanism by which subunit exchange occurs remains elusive. We show that the human CaMKII holoenzyme exists in dodecameric and tetradecameric forms, and that the calmodulin (CaM)-binding element of CaMKII can bind to the hub of the holoenzyme and destabilize it to release dimers. The structures of CaMKII from two distantly diverged organisms suggest that the CaM-binding element of activated CaMKII acts as a wedge by docking at intersubunit interfaces in the hub. This converts the …