Khojasteh, Abbas (Date of defense: 2019-11-22)
Rosmarinic acid (RA), an ester of caffeic acid and 3,4-dihydroxyphenyl lactic acid, is widely distributed in the plant kingdom, including Satureja khuzistanica, a threatened Iranian plant species. ...
Garcia Puig, Anna (Date of defense: 2019-03-22)
Adult zebrafish (Danio rerio), in contrast to mammals, are able to regenerate their hearts in response to injury or experimental amputation. Our understanding of the cellular and molecular bases that ...
Antolin Fontes, Albert (Date of defense: 2019-03-07)
The mitochondrial Seryl-tRNA Synthetase (SerRS2) is a member of the class II tRNA synthetase family. The mature enzyme catalyses the ligation of serine to tRNASer in mitochondria. During the process of ...
Casas Masnou, Eduard (Date of defense: 2019-11-25)
Gene regulation mechanisms control the level of transcription of each gene into RNA and the combination of expressed genes determines cell identity. Gene regulation is maintained by epigenetic mechanisms ...
Martí Coma-Cros, Elisabet (Date of defense: 2019-09-27)
Malaria is an infectious disease that affects nearly half of the population in 90 countries around the world. In 2017 it was estimated that there were 219 million cases and 435,000 deaths disproportionately ...
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. ...
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 ...
Domostegui Fernández, Ana (Date of defense: 2019-12-05)
The oncogene MYC is altered and its expression is deregulated in up to 70% of human cancers, including B cell neoplasms. Earlier studies in a mouse model of Eμ-MYC-driven B-cell lymphomas reported that ...
Vázquez Lozano, Javier (Date of defense: 2019-09-13)
Three-dimensional ligand-based virtual screening methods have been used for many years in drug discovery, with a variable success depending on different factors, such as the complexity of the target ...
Suñé Pou, Marc (Date of defense: 2019-07-12)
Cationic Solid Lipid Nanoparticles (cSLNs) are one of the most promising nonviral vectors for gene therapy and DNA / RNA delivery. The aim of this thesis is the development and research of new formulations ...