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    Molecular mechanisms of ageing in neurodegeneration role of oxidative and endoplamic reticulum stress in different human diseases 

    Vasileva Ilieva, Ekaterina (Date of defense: 2009-05-12)

    La hipòtesi de treball d'aquesta tesi es que les malalties neurodegeneratives<br/>poden considerarse formes accelerades de l'envelliment, selectives per a<br/>determinades localitzacions anatòmiques del teixit nerviós. ...

    Molecular mechanisms of alternative splicing regulation by antitumor drugs targeting U2 snRNP 

    Vigevani, Luisa (Date of defense: 2016-11-21)

    RNA splicing is the process of removal of introns from pre-mRNAs. It is carried out by the spliceosome, composed of five small nuclear ribonucleoproteins (snRNPs). Several small molecules with antitumor properties target ...

    Molecular mechanisms of apoptosis induced by dexamethasone in chronic lymphocytic leukemia 

    Gomes Monteiro Lopes Baptista, Maria João (Date of defense: 2012-10-10)

    Glucocorticoids are frequently included in the chemotherapy regimens administered to patients with CLL because they are potent immunosuppressant agents and because they are able to induce apoptosis in CLL cells. Although ...

    Molecular mechanisms of apoptosis induction by AICAR and the new prohibitin-binding compound fluorizoline 

    Moncunill Massaguer, Cristina (Date of defense: 2015-07-23)

    The pro-apoptotic effects of two new drugs have been studied for the development of new strategies for cancer treatment. On the one hand, we proved that AICAR induces apoptosis in an AMPK- and p53-independent manner in ...

    Molecular mechanisms of msl2 mRNA translational regulation 

    García Beyaert, Marina (Date of defense: 2016-01-27)

    Regulation of msl2 translation is a key step in the modulation of X-chromosome dosage compensation. MSL2 is the limiting subunit of the dosage compensation complex, an assembly that promotes hyper-transcription of the ...

    Molecular mechanisms of plastidial differentiation 

    Torres Montilla, Salvador (Date of defense: 2022-02-25)

    Los carotenoides son isoprenoides que tanto los organismos fotosintéticos como algunos no fotosintéticos producen. Tienen funciones relacionadas con la fotosínte sis, la fotoprotección, la señalización y la pigmentación. ...

    Molecular mechanisms of resistance to PI3K inhibitors 

    Castel Morales, Pau (Date of defense: 2016-05-09)

    The development of high-throughput sequencing technologies has prompted the evaluation of large cohorts of different tumor types. The results from these comprehensive genomic studies have revealed the most commonly mutated ...

    Molecular mechanisms of resistance to therapy in glioblastoma 

    Pedrosa, Leire (Date of defense: 2020-10-30)

    [cat] El glioblastoma (GBM) és el tumor primari cerebral més freqüent i més agressiu. Els pacients amb GBM tenen una supervivència mitjana de 15 mesos. Una dels principals dificultats que presenten els GBMs per ser tractats ...

    Molecular mechanisms of Smc5/6 complex function: from ATPase-dependent DNA loading to E3 activities 

    Solé-Soler, Roger (Date of defense: 2023-12-04)

    Els cromosomes han de ser manipulats amb compte per mantenir la integritat del genoma. La família de complexos proteics SMC contribueix a organitzar el genoma en llaços de cromatina, utilitzant la seva activitat d'ATPasa ...

    Molecular mechanisms regulated by the transcriptional coactivator CRTC1 in synaptic plasticity 

    del Ser Badia, Anna (Date of defense: 2022-11-11)

    La remodelació sinàptica depenent d’activitat o plasticitat sinàptica és considerada la base cel·lular de diferents processos fisiològics cerebrals com l’aprenentatge i la memòria. Un proteoma equilibrat és essencial per ...

    Molecular mechanisms regulating osteoblast differentiation: miR-322/Tob2 and PI3K/SMAD networks 

    Gamez Molina, Beatriz (Date of defense: 2015-12-17)

    We propose a molecular description of the mechanism whereby the osteogenic master gene Osx is controlled post-transcriptionally through a mechanism driven by miR-322/Tob2, strongly suggesting that control of specific mRNA ...

    Molecular mechanisms underlying presenilin-dependent tau pathology in neurodegeneration 

    Soto Faguás, Carlos Manuel (Date of defense: 2021-09-30)

    La malaltia d’Alzheimer (MA), la major causa de demència mundial, es caracteritza per la pèrdua gradual de cognició, especialment de memòria, i per dèficits neuropsiquiàtrics i en el comportament. Les característiques ...

    Molecular mechanisms underlying radioresistance of glioblastoma initiating cells 

    Stanzani, Elisabetta (Date of defense: 2016-09-16)

    Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most frequent and malignant primary brain tumor. The current standard of care for adult patient with diagnosed GBM is surgery followed by radiotherapy (RT) plus concomitant and adjuvant temozolomide ...

    Molecular mechanisms underlying the effects of cannabinoids in the brain 

    Puighermanal Puigvert, Emma (Date of defense: 2011-09-27)

    The endocannabinoid system is an endogenous neuromodulatory system that regulates a plethora of physiological functions, including the control of movement, memory, anxiety, and pain, among others. Cannabinoid compounds are ...

    Molecular mechanisms underlying the role of SynGAP in cognition and synaptopathies 

    Gou Alsina, Gemma (Date of defense: 2019-07-31)

    Les densitats postsinàptiques (DPSs) de les sinapsis en espines dendrítiques expressen més de 2.000 proteïnes, dotant a les neurones de plasticitat sinàptica necessària per a la cognició i el comportament. Algunes de les ...

    Molecular methods to study the movement of predatory arthropods between elements of the landscape: from topical marking to metagenomics 

    Batuecas Huertas, Iván (Date of defense: 2021-04-30)

    Davant les pèrdues de la producció agrícola global a causa de l'acció de les plagues, incrementades encara més per l'escalfament global, el control biològic per conservació (CBC) és una alternativa sostenible per mitigar ...

    Molecular Modeling of Encapsulation and Catalysis in Supramolecular Metallocages 

    Norjmaa, Gantulga (Date of defense: 2021-12-01)

    En aquesta tesi, s'utilitzen simulacions de dinàmica molecular i càlculs de mecànica quàntica per investigar encapsulacions de molècules host (hostes) i augments molt significatius de la velocitat de reacció per a processos ...

    Molecular Modeling of Enzymes. Application to the Study of Phosphoryl Transfer Reactions and the Dynamics-Function Relationship. 

    Marcos Benteo, Enrique (Date of defense: 2012-01-16)

    Enzymes are the most proficient catalysts that evolution has developed to assist the chemical reactions that make life possible. By means of molecular simulations the present thesis addresses three aspects of fundamental ...

    Molecular modeling of interfacial properties of industrial relevant fluids 

    Vilaseca i Vidal, Oriol (Date of defense: 2012-07-23)

    En aquesta tesi es presenta la Teoria del Gradient de Densitat (DGT) [van der Waals, 1894] combinada amb una Equació d'Estat (EoS) amb base molecular la soft-SAFT [Blas i Vega, 1997], per predir de forma ...

    Molecular Modeling of Self-Assembling Hybrid Materials 

    Patti, Alessandro (Date of defense: 2007-10-19)

    Los surfactantes son moléculas anfifílicas, con una cabeza solvofílica y una cola solvofóbica. Cuando la concentración de surfactante en solución es suficientemente alta, las moléculas se agregan entre ellas para proteger ...