Theses and Dissertations
This collection contains theses and dissertations of graduate students of the University of Alberta. The collection contains a very large number of theses electronically available that were granted from 1947 to 2009, 90% of theses granted from 2009-2014, and 100% of theses granted from April 2014 to the present (as long as the theses are not under temporary embargo by agreement with the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies). IMPORTANT NOTE: To conduct a comprehensive search of all UofA theses granted and in University of Alberta Libraries collections, search the library catalogue at www.library.ualberta.ca - you may search by Author, Title, Keyword, or search by Department.
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Fall 2022
The compartmentalization of subcellular functions facilitates the regulation of biochemical reactions and cellular processes. The compartmentalization of the eukaryotic genome into the nucleus by the nuclear envelope (NE), for example, facilitates various DNA metabolic activities. The NE is...
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Spring 2013
Polycomb protein methyltransferase, Enhancer of Zeste 2 (Ezh2), is frequently overexpressed in human malignancy and is implicated in cancer cell proliferation and invasion. Recently, several other polycomb proteins have been implicated in modulating the response to DNA double strand breaks, and...
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A Role for Pom121 in Linking the Nuclear Pore Complex Membrane Scaffold to the Pore Membrane Domain
DownloadFall 2013
A key step in the evolutionary progression from prokaryote to eukaryote was development of the endomembrane system, including encapsulation of genetic material by the impermeable nuclear envelope (NE). Trafficking of macromolecules between cytoplasmic and nuclear compartments required the...
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A role for the nuclear pore complex protein Nup170p in defining chromatin structure and regulating gene expression
DownloadSpring 2012
The spatial organization of chromosomal loci within the nucleus can have a significant influence on transcriptional activity. Transcriptionally active genes are generally positioned within the nuclear interior. By contrast, the positioning of genes at the nuclear periphery is often correlated...
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A role for the nuclear transport machinery in supporting positive-strand RNA virus infection and in regulating innate immune responses
DownloadSpring 2015
In eukaryotic cells, the genetic material is encapsulated in a double lipid membrane layer to form the nuclear compartment. This double membrane layer, termed the nuclear envelope, is fenestrated by pores, which are occupied by proteinaceous gateway structures termed nuclear pore complexes...