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Novoa Pardo, Eva Maria (Fecha de defensa: 2012-12-20)
Gene translation is a central process in all cells, in which messenger RNA (mRNA) is decoded by the ribosome to produce a specific amino acid chain, that will later fold into an active protein. This ...
Solé i Codina, Laura (Fecha de defensa: 2013-12-13)
Voltage gated potassium channels (Kv) play important roles in different biological process such as generation and propagation of the nerve pulse and the cardiac action potential, promotion of insulin ...
Brenchat Barberà, Àlex (Fecha de defensa: 2012-03-26)
The work showed in this Thesis has been part of the “5-HT7 and neuropathic pain” project in the pharmaceutical company Esteve. Thus, the aim of this Thesis was in line with the goal of the 5-HT7 project ...
Tarrado Castellarnau, Miriam Neus (Fecha de defensa: 2015-12-11)
Cancer is characterised by the lost of physiological control and the malignant transformation of cells that acquire functional and genetic abnormalities, leading to tumour development and progression. ...
Delgado Martin, Gonzalo (Fecha de defensa: 2014-07-14)
We identified proteins that interacted with the ectodomain of 4F2hc, a plasma membrane protein with dual function as heavy subunit of the amino acid transporters and positive regulator of β1 and β3 ...
Aguilar Fadó, Esther (Fecha de defensa: 2015-02-23)
Metastasis represents the most life-threatening aspect of tumorigenesis and is the leading cause of death by cancer. Intensive research in this field has shed light on some of the molecular strategies ...
Matito Sánchez, Cecilia (Fecha de defensa: 2006-01-13)
Cancer is one of the leading causes of death in countries throughout the world. Increase in the production of Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) has been implicated in many human disease processes, including ...
Obando Martínez, Ana Zuleima (Fecha de defensa: 2016-05-19)
Heteromeric amino acid transporters (HATs) are the unique solute transporters known to be composed of two subunits linked by a disulphide bridge. The heavy subunit (4F2hc or rBAT), a type II membrane ...
López Fauqued, Marta (Fecha de defensa: 2010-06-22)
Malignant melanoma is the most lethal skin cancer with no effective therapeutic treatment in its metastatic stages. RAS and PI3K pathways have been shown to play a critical role in melanoma development ...
Rodríguez Carbó, Laia (Fecha de defensa: 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 ...