Arafaty, Nazanin (Date of defense: 2021-04-30)
The topic of this thesis is to investigate the polyamine metabolism during defense response in Arabidopsis thaliana. I mainly focused on the alteration of polyamine metabolism in different layers of ...
Styrczewska, Katarzyna (Date of defense: 2017-09-22)
Voltage-gated K channels (Kv) is large family of channels that are expressed in both excitable and non-excitable cells. In excitable cells they contribute to the control of resting membrane potential ...
Sabbaghi Mehrjardi, Mohammad Ali (Date of defense: 2017-09-19)
Trastuzumab-emtansine (T-DM1) is an antibody-cytotoxic agent (DM1) conjugated drug. DM1 delivery by trastuzumab inside the HER2 positive cells affects microtubule polymerization, cell cycle arrest and ...
Rodríguez Carbó, Laia (Date of defense: 2016-01-25)
The androgen receptor (AR) is a ligand-activated transcription factor that plays a crucial role in the correct development, differentiation, and function of male reproductive organs. Alterations in the ...
Paz Domínguez, Joel (Date of defense: 2021-12-14)
Despite decades of work, the molecular requirements underlying microtubule- organizing center (MTOC) formation at the centrosome remain obscure. Progress is hindered by the complexity of this organelle, ...
Tristán Noguero, Alba (Date of defense: 2019-11-22)
Monoamine Neurotransmitter diseases are a rare group of inherited disorders of metabolism that encompass 12 different genetic defects leading to abnormal dopamine and/or serotonin brain homeostasis. ...
Cid Roldós, Emili (Date of defense: 2002-07-08)
La glicogen sintasa muscular és un enzim altament regulat. Aquesta tesi doctoral ha aprofondit en diversos aspectes no resolts com la descripció del seu mecanisme catalític i les relacions estructura-funció ...
Gutiérrez García, Laura (Date of defense: 2019-10-31)
In plants, the sterol biosynthetic pathway leads to the production of a complex mixture of end-products, among which β-sitosterol, stigmasterol, campesterol, and cholesterol are the most abundant ones. ...
Rasti Zaghiyan, George (Date of defense: 2021-09-20)
The Sirtuin family of NAD+-dependent enzymes plays a key role in the maintenance of genome integrity upon stress. Sirtuins coordinate the response to different forms of stress at different levels and ...
González Pérez, Laura (Date of defense: 2019-12-12)
The cell cycle is orchestrated by the periodic activation of Cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs). The enzymatic activity of CDKs depends on their association with cyclins, however, in some cases these kinases ...