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Examination of the Regulation of Phosphorylation Events in Macrophage Adhesion and Response to Zymosan
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Macrophages play a central role in innate immunity, most notably in tissue repair, phagocytosis of dead or infected cells, secretion of chemokine and cytokines at sites of infection, as well as the activation of other immune cells. These roles are highly dependent on their capacity to migrate...
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Investigation of an enhancer-based regulation of LILRB1 gene and the differential functions of LILRB1 variants in natural killer cells
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Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) causes severe disease in immunocompromised people such as transplant patients. NK cells are crucial in controlling HCMV whereas HCMV developed multiple strategies to evade NK cell surveillance. HCMV encodes a human MHC-I homolog called UL18 to target an inhibitory...
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Spring 2013
If all cells in a multicellular organism contain exactly the same genetic information, the question arises of how tissue types with distinct gene expression profiles are formed and maintained over the life of the organism. These different temporal and spatial gene expression patterns are thought...
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Fall 2019
Glioblastoma (GBM), classified as WHO grade IV astrocytoma, is the most common and lethal adult primary brain tumour. Despite recent advances in treatment, GBM prognosis remains largely unchanged with most patients succumbing to the disease within ~15 months of diagnosis. This dismal outcome can...
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Fall 2015
Malignant glioma (MG), comprised of grade III (anaplastic astrocytoma) and grade IV (glioblastoma) astrocytoma, is the most common adult brain tumour, with an incidence of ~4 in 100 000 people. Despite aggressive treatment with surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy, survival remains dismal, with...
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Spring 2010
Development of the vertebrate central nervous system is a complex process that relies on the accurate spatiotemporal distribution of signaling centers during embryogenesis. These signals provide cells with positional information, which is integrated via transcription factors and gene regulatory...
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Study of calcineurin interaction with inhibitor-1 and natural products. Towards novel calcineurin inhibitors
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Calcineurin (CaN) is an eukaryotic Ser/Thr protein phosphatase that plays an important role in lymphocyte activation. Inhibition of CaN leads to immune system suppression, a necessary procedure in organ transplantation. However, use of CaN inhibitors results in toxic side effects. The search for...