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Insights Into Halophilic Microbial Adaptation: Analysis Of Integrons And Associated Genomic Structures And Characterization Of A Nitrilase In Hypersaline Environments, Sarah Sonbol
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Hypersaline environments are extreme habitats that can be exploited as biotechnological resources. Here, we characterized a nitrilase (NitraS-ATII) isolated from Atlantis II Deep brine pool. It showed higher thermal stability and heavy metal tolerance compared to a closely related nitrilase.
We also studied integrons in halophiles and hypersaline environments. Integrons are genetic platforms in which an integron integrase (IntI) mediates the excision and integration of gene cassettes at specific recombination sites. In order to search for integrons in halophiles and hypersaline metagenomes, we used a PCR-based approach, in addition to different bioinformatics tools, mainly IntegronFinder.
We found that integrons and …
Computational Analysis And Prediction Of Intrinsic Disorder And Intrinsic Disorder Functions In Proteins, Akila I. Katuwawala
Computational Analysis And Prediction Of Intrinsic Disorder And Intrinsic Disorder Functions In Proteins, Akila I. Katuwawala
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COMPUTATIONAL ANALYSIS AND PREDICTION OF INTRINSIC DISORDER AND INTRINSIC DISORDER FUNCTIONS IN PROTEINS
By Akila Imesha Katuwawala
A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy with a concentration in Computer Science at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Virginia Commonwealth University, 2021
Director: Lukasz Kurgan, Professor, Department of Computer Science
Proteins, as a fundamental class of biomolecules, have been studied from various perspectives over the past two centuries. The traditional notion is that proteins require fixed and stable three-dimensional structures to carry out biological functions. However, there is mounting evidence regarding a “special” class …