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Exposure To Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals And The Effects On Inflammation And Mammary Tumor Progression, Stephanie Morin
Exposure To Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals And The Effects On Inflammation And Mammary Tumor Progression, Stephanie Morin
Doctoral Dissertations
The vast majority of breast cancers, ~70%, are not directly related to an inherited genetic mutation. Environmental factors play a dominant role in the etiology of most breast cancers. There is a subset of chemicals that are able to affect the homeostasis of hormones called endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs). Many of these chemicals are pervasive and persistent making the chances for lifetime exposure more prevalent. While many of these chemicals have been deemed safe, a subset of them have come under review to reassess their safety. As estrogen is critical for breast development and can act as a mitogen in …
In Vitro Expression And Purification Of Class I Mhc Molecules, Loi Cheng
In Vitro Expression And Purification Of Class I Mhc Molecules, Loi Cheng
Honors Scholar Theses
The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) is a gene family responsible for many critical functions of the immune system in most vertebrates. The MHC consists of three classes differentiated by their structure and function, and MHC class I encodes antigen binding proteins as well as chaperone and accessory proteins such as tapasin. The purpose of this project is to reconstitute several human MHC class I molecules in their peptide-filled and peptide-deficient forms, and to purify these proteins for biochemical study. The expressed proteins include wild type and mutant variants of the fusion protein human leukocyte antigen HLA-B*0801-fos, and human beta-2-microglobulin (β2m). …