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  • Pathogenic Mechanisms of Cancer Causing hMLH1 Mutations

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    O'Donnell, Edmond Francis
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    DNA mismatch repair (MMR) is an evolutionary conserved process that functions to maintain genomic integrity through the correction of mismatches that have escaped proofreading. Mutations in the MMR gene Mlh1 are associated with approximately 50% of all cases of Lynch syndrome, a hereditary predisposition to colorectal cancer, through varying and...
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    Honors College Thesis

  • Investigating the Role of the MutLα Endonuclease

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    Mankaney, Gautam Naresh
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    Lynch individuals have a predisposition to developing colorectal and other cancers due to inherited defects in their mismatch repair (MMR) system. Although mutations in MMR have been directly implicated in Lynch Syndrome, the precise mechanism(s) of MMR functions have yet to be elucidated. One essential complex, MutL (a dimer of...
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    Honors College Thesis

  • Investigation of the roles of viral proteinases in the vaccinia virus life cycle

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    Page, Jessica M.
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    An inducible, mutant virus, designated vvtetO:I7L/G1L, was used to study the morphogenic proteolysis step of the vaccinia virus life cycle. The vvtetO:I7L/G1L controlled the expression of two genes, I7L, a cysteine proteinase, and G1L, a putative metalloproteinase. These proteins are involved in the maturation of viral core proteins, p4a, p4b,...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    nucleus. J Virol 1979; 29: 705-715. 3. Moss B. Poxviridae and their replication. In Virology, Fields BN

  • Aging and oxidative damage to mitochondrial membrane proteins

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    Tong, Tony T.
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    Mitochondria provide energy for biological cells to function, but this process is also a source of oxygen radicals that are capable of damaging nearby proteins. Mitochondrial protein damage can eventually lead to cell death, especially in the case of heart cells, where mitochondria are present in the highest concentrations. As...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    gerontology, 2001, 36, 1425-1457. 3. L. J. Marnett, J. N. Riggins and J. D. West, The Journal of clinical

  • Investigating the age-related loss of endoplasmic reticulum stress response

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    Fallahi, Anahita
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    The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is a crucial organelle in the cell where protein folding and processing occurs, and conditions that negatively affect ER functions are highly detrimental to the cell. The accumulation of unfolded/misfolded proteins in the ER leads to a condition known as ER Stress. The ER has developed...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    unfolded-protein response. Nature Cell Biology 2 (2000). 3.) Chen X, Shen J, et al. The Luminal

  • The role of CYP2E1 and CYP4A in the development of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis

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    Hawkins, Jenna M.
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    Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) is an emerging form of liver disease associated with obesity, type II diabetes and dyslipidemia. As the prevalence of these metabolic conditions increases, so too has the occurrence of NASH in all sectors of the population. The pathology of this disease is similar to its alcoholic form,...
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    ; 24(1): 3-20. 4. Leclercq IA, Farrell GC, Field J, Bell DR, Gonzalez FJ, Robertson GR. CYP2E1 and

  • Generation of proof of concept molecules neutralizing monoclonal antibodies to IL17Cm

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    Calhoun, Drew W.
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    Inflammation is one of the first, most important responses of the immune system when presented with infection and is mediated primarily by eicosanoids and cytokines. The goal of this research was to generate monoclonal antibodies against murine IL17C, a poorly characterized cytokine involved in inflammation and linked to inflammatory conditions....
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    Honors College Thesis