Mir Bonnín, Joan Francesc (Date of defense: 2016-07-11)
Previous studies have reported the importance of carnitine palmitoyltransferase (CPT) 1A as an essential part of downstream ghrelin signaling in the central nervous system (CNS) for the control of food ...
Atanasov, Kostadin Evgeniev (Date of defense: 2019-05-14)
Arabidopsis thaliana is a small ruderal weed with prominent north-hemisphere distribution. It has an autogamous style of reproduction, whereas about 3% of the natural population can exhibit outcrosses. ...
Altay, Gizem (Date of defense: 2018-12-20)
Intestinal epithelium is highly specialized tissue organized into crypt-villus units relevant for their effective barrier function and nutrient absorption. In the crypt units reside the proliferative ...
Balcells Nadal, Cristina (Date of defense: 2019-12-19)
Metastasis and drug resistance represent the two main causes of therapeutic failure in oncology. In the present dissertation, the interplay between them has been interrogated using metabolomics, systems ...
Faria da Silva, Joana Raquel (Date of defense: 2017-03-24)
One of the most fundamental events in the history of life is the origin of mitochondria. It was firstly proposed by Ivan Wallin, and later popularized by Lynn Margulis, as part of the endosymbiotic ...
Arqué Roca, Francesc Xavier (Date of defense: 2023-01-24)
[eng] Enzyme-powered motors are based on the micro- and nanosized particles that propel thanks to the chemical conversion of enzymes attached on their surface. Recently, these tiny devices have been ...
Garcia Alvarez, Gisela (Date of defense: 2005-03-10)
Whether a cell enters the cell cycle, undergoes apoptosis or survives is a consequence of the integration of several cellular and environmental signals. Growth factors, cell contact, and apoptotic ...
Tnani, Hédia (Date of defense: 2012-07-18)
The embryo in grasses, at grain maturity, comprises the embryonic axis and the scutellum. The scutellum is supposed to be the single cotyledon in the monocotyledoneus embryos and is attached to the ...
Marín Llauradó, Ariadna (Date of defense: 2022-01-27)
GENERAL AIM: The general aim of this thesis is to understand how mechanical stress depends on pressure, size and shape in fluid-filled curved epithelial sheets. SPECIFIC AIMS: This general ...
Solé Ferré, Anna (Date of defense: 2016-03-04)
This work is focused on the study of Polypurine Reverse Hoogsteen (PPRH) hairpins and their ability as gene correction tools. The repair of a point mutation at its endogenous gene locus has been the ...