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Investigation Of Proliferation Suppressors In Genetic Fitness Screens, Walter Frank Lenoir Iv Dec 2020

Investigation Of Proliferation Suppressors In Genetic Fitness Screens, Walter Frank Lenoir Iv

Dissertations & Theses (Open Access)

Innovation of CRISPR gene-editing technology has provided scientists genome manipulation tools that allowed rapid advancement of scientific capabilities and thus improved our ability to systematically study mammalian genetic functional profiles. Genome-wide CRISPR knockout screens conducted in collections of human cell lines can knock out genes at multiple loci, and have provided new insights into functional roles for independent genes. This method has launched massive efforts in looking across genetic backgrounds for context specific genetic vulnerabilities within cancer. Much of the research effort thus far has been spent on optimizing phenotype distinctions between essential, genes required for cell fitness, and non-essential, …


Decoding The Evolutionary Response To Prostate Cancer Therapy Using Plasma Genome Sequencing, Naveen Ramesh Dec 2020

Decoding The Evolutionary Response To Prostate Cancer Therapy Using Plasma Genome Sequencing, Naveen Ramesh

Dissertations & Theses (Open Access)

Investigating genome evolution in response to therapy is difficult in human tissue samples due to the difficulty in accessing metastatic tumor sites and logistical challenges of collecting longitudinal samples. To overcome these issues, we developed an unbiased whole-genome plasma DNA sequencing approach called PEGASUS that concurrently measures genomic copy number and exome mutations from archival cryostored plasma samples. This approach was applied to study longitudinal blood plasma samples from prostate cancer patients. A molecular characterization of archival plasma DNA from 233 patients and genomic profiling of 101 patients identified clinical correlations of aneuploid plasma DNA profiles with poor survival, increased …


Polerovirus Genomic Variation And Mechanisms Of Silencing Suppression By P0 Protein, Natalie Holste Nov 2020

Polerovirus Genomic Variation And Mechanisms Of Silencing Suppression By P0 Protein, Natalie Holste

School of Biological Sciences: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

The family Luteoviridae consists of three genera: Luteovirus, Enamovirus, and Polerovirus. The genus Polerovirus contains 32 virus species. All are transmitted by aphids and can infect a wide variety of crops from cereals and wheat to cucurbits and peppers. However, little is known about how this wide range of hosts and vectors developed. In poleroviruses, aphid transmission and virion formation is mediated by the coat protein read-through domain (CPRT) while silencing suppression and phloem limitation is mediated by Protein 0 (P0)—a protein unique to poleroviruses. P0 gives poleroviruses a great advantage amongst plant viruses and diversifies polerovirus species, but the …


Deciphering The Ck2-Dependent Phosphoproteome And Its Integration With Regulatory Ptm Networks, Teresa Nunez De Villavicencio Diaz Nov 2020

Deciphering The Ck2-Dependent Phosphoproteome And Its Integration With Regulatory Ptm Networks, Teresa Nunez De Villavicencio Diaz

Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository

Protein functions are regulated by the post-translational addition of covalent modifications on certain amino acids. Depending on their distance within the 3-dimensional structure, addition/removal of individual post translational modifications (PTMs) can be impacted by others. This PTM interplay constitutes an essential regulatory mechanism that interconnects the molecular networks in the cell. Protein CK2, a clinically relevant acidophilic Ser/Thr kinase, may be responsible for 10-20% of the human phosphoproteome. Such estimates agree with the number of known substrates, which continues to expand. Furthermore, the demonstration that CK2 participates in hierarchical phosphorylation and has similar sequence determinants to caspases suggest extensive PTM …


Machine Learning With Digital Signal Processing For Rapid And Accurate Alignment-Free Genome Analysis: From Methodological Design To A Covid-19 Case Study, Gurjit Singh Randhawa Jun 2020

Machine Learning With Digital Signal Processing For Rapid And Accurate Alignment-Free Genome Analysis: From Methodological Design To A Covid-19 Case Study, Gurjit Singh Randhawa

Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository

In the field of bioinformatics, taxonomic classification is the scientific practice of identifying, naming, and grouping of organisms based on their similarities and differences. The problem of taxonomic classification is of immense importance considering that nearly 86% of existing species on Earth and 91% of marine species remain unclassified. Due to the magnitude of the datasets, the need exists for an approach and software tool that is scalable enough to handle large datasets and can be used for rapid sequence comparison and analysis. We propose ML-DSP, a stand-alone alignment-free software tool that uses Machine Learning and Digital Signal Processing to …


The Evolution Of Bivalve Shell Matrix Proteins, Mark Ira Duhon Ii May 2020

The Evolution Of Bivalve Shell Matrix Proteins, Mark Ira Duhon Ii

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

This dissertation focuses on the molecular underpinnings surrounding the evolution of the biomineralized shells of marine bivalves. Bivalve molluscs synthesize remarkably complex shells from calcium carbonate and an organic matrix of proteins secreted from the dorsal edge of the mantle. Molecular analyses of shell matrix proteins (SMPs) have suggested high rates of gene turnover despite the conserved nature of the shell itself. Here, I used proteomic and transcriptomic data to identify the SMPs and other biomineralization proteins from seven bivalve species that diverged 3-513 Mya. Contrary to previous studies that identified only a few shared biomineralization transcripts across the Bivalvia, …