Measuring the quantitative relationship between organismal gene expression and lifespan in Caenorhabditis elegans 

    Oswal, Natasha Nikhil (Fecha de defensa: 2023-06-08)

    El envejecimiento implica un aumento de la fragilidad en función del tiempo que resulta en la aceleración de la mortalidad. Para comprender el papel temporal de varias proteínas en el envejecimiento, utilizamos el sistema ...

    Mecanisme d'activació de fibronectina i LEF1 per Snail1 durant la transició epili-mesènquima 

    Agustí Benito, Cristina (Fecha de defensa: 2007-05-28)

    La transició Epiteli-Mesènquima es dóna durant el desenvolupament embrionari i en els estadis tardans de la progressió tumoral permetent que es produeixi la metàstasi. Aquestes transicions necessiten una repressió de ...

    Mecanismes de regulació en l'activitat biològica del factor de transcripció Snail 

    Domínguez Solà, David (Fecha de defensa: 2003-04-03)

    Els factors de transcripció de la família Snail són fonamentals en la "transició epiteli-mesènquima", procés morfogènic essencial en el desenvolupament embrionari i en els fenòmens metastàsics tumorals.<br/>En els mamífers ...

    Mecanismes moleculars en el transtorn de la conducta alimentària: estudis en humans i en model murins 

    Mercader Bigas, Josep Maria (Fecha de defensa: 2008-07-11)

    Els trastorns de la conducta alimentària (TCA) tenen una etiologia complexa en la que hi intervenen factors de predisposició socioculturals, ambientals i genètics. S'ha aprofundit en les bases moleculars dels TCA mitjançant ...

    Mechanical control of epithelial tissue formation and function in early development 

    Tolosa Ramon, Queralt (Fecha de defensa: 2023-07-26)

    The outer epithelial layer is the first cell type that emerges during development, providing essential mechanical protection and is indispensable for morphogenesis. Here, we study how the interplay between molecular and ...

    Mechanical control of nuclear plasticity and mechanotransduction in cell migration 

    Pezzano, Fabio (Fecha de defensa: 2022-06-13)

    Cells commonly live in a crowded environment, in a tissue or in a developing embryo. The extracellular matrix and/or surrounding neighboring cells can impose physical deformations to which cells need to adapt in order to ...

    Mechanism and dynamics of transgenerational epigenetic memory in Caenorhabditis elegans 

    Kłosin, Adam (Fecha de defensa: 2015-11-09)

    Desde Darwin y Lamarck, a los biólogos les ha intrigado la posibilidad de que rasgos adquiridos debido al ambiente pudieran ser heredados. Se han descrito muchos ejemplos de este tipo debidos a perturbaciones del ambiente ...

    Mechanism of RanGTP dependent microtubule assembly during mitosis 

    Scrofani, Jacopo (Fecha de defensa: 2014-10-10)

    During mitosis, spindle assembly involves different sources of microtubules including centrosomes and chromosomes. While the role of centrosomes has been extensively studied, we still do not fully understand how chromosomes ...

    Mechanism of regulation of the RPL30 pre-mRNA splicing in yeast 

    Macías Ribela, Sara (Fecha de defensa: 2008-06-13)

    The mechanisms of pre-mRNA splicing regulation are poorly understood. Here we dissect how the Saccharomyces cerevisiae ribosomal L30 protein blocks splicing of its pre-mRNA upon binding a kink-turn structure including the ...

    Mechanisms and pathways involved in lung tumor development in patients with chronic respiratory conditions 

    Mateu Jiménez, Mercè (Fecha de defensa: 2017-12-18)

    Chronic respiratory diseases, especially chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and several molecular mechanisms may predispose to lung cancer (LC) development. Hypothesis: We hypothesized that different biological ...

    Mechanisms of acquired resistance to anti-EGFR therapies in squamous cell carcinoma 

    Guix Arnau, Marta (Fecha de defensa: 2017-12-19)

    Targeted therapies against the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) are useful to treat many human cancers such as non-small cell lung cancer, colorectal cancer and head and neck cancer. However, the efficacy of such ...

    Mechanisms of evolutionary innovation in mammalian genes 

    Toll i Riera, Macarena (Fecha de defensa: 2012-03-28)

    Actualment, degut a la disponibilitat d’un gran nombre de genomes seqüenciats, el camp de la genòmica comparativa està experimentant grans avenços. Ara són possibles una àmplia gama d’estudis que fins fa poc eren inimaginables. ...

    Mechanisms of muscle wasting in cachexia models : therapeutic implications 

    Salazar Degracia, Anna (Fecha de defensa: 2019-04-15)

    La caquexia afecta negativamente a los pacientes con enfermedades crónicas y sobre todo en el cáncer. Las estrategias terapéuticas son aún limitadas. Los beta2-agonistas (formoterol) y el soporte nutricional (L-carnitina) ...

    Mechanisms of synaptotoxicity in Alzheimer's disease : Pre- and postsynaptic differences to amyloid beta-induced injury 

    Vicario Orri, Elena (Fecha de defensa: 2017-10-03)

    The mechanisms by which amyloid beta (Aβ) causes synaptic dysfunction in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) remain elusive. Aβ is derived by sequential cleavage of the amyloid precursor protein (APP) and released from neurons, but ...

    Mechanisms responsible of sensory afferent projections into the hindbrain 

    Zecca, Andrea (Fecha de defensa: 2014-06-19)

    Animals perceive the external world through their sensory systems, which consists in: i) sensory receptors that detect external stimuli; ii) neuronal pathways that convey the sensory information to the brain; and iii) ...

    Mechanistic insights into the large-scale dynamics underlying different brain states 

    Jobst, Beatrice M. (Fecha de defensa: 2018-05-11)

    Brain activity during rest exhibits a robust intrinsic spatio-temporal structure characterized by correlated patterns of neural activity. The study of the brain in altered states of vigilance or drug-induced brain states ...

    Mechano-biochemical systems modelling for patient stratification in osteoarthritis 

    Segarra-Queralt, Maria (Fecha de defensa: 2023-11-22)

    This doctoral thesis presents two different computational approaches to explore mechanistically chondrocyte dysregulation and identify biomarkers, to better understand patient stratification systems in primary knee ...

    Media performance during the "Catalan process": trends in mainstream media audiences and news framing in the course of the independence debate in Catalonia 

    Martínez Amat, Marc (Fecha de defensa: 2020-09-01)

    This thesis analyses the processes undergone by mainstream media during the independence debate in Catalonia, focusing on the relationship among media, their audiences and governments through different empirical perspectives. ...

    Mediación cultural entre Bulgaria y el mundo hispánico: la circulación de las traducciones literarias y sus mediadores (1882-2012) 

    Ikoff, Ventsislav (Fecha de defensa: 2018-02-07)

    Esta tesis doctoral estudia la circulación de las traducciones literarias en formato libro entre Bulgaria y el mundo hispánico (España e Hispanoamérica) durante el periodo situado entre 1882 y 2012. La investigación se ...

    Medida de la exposición al humo ambiental del tabaco y nuevos biomarcadores de carcinógenos específicos del tabaco 

    Pérez Ortuño, Raúl (Fecha de defensa: 2015-11-24)

    Tobacco consumption is the leading cause of preventable cancer mortality worldwide and it is the origin of cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. Tobacco specific nitrosamines (TSNAs) are classified as type I carcinogens ...