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- 2Biophysics
- 2Force spectroscopy
- 2Optical tweezers
- 2Protein folding
- 2Protein misfolding
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Fall 2013
Protein folding involves a stochastic search through the configurational energy landscape towards the native structure. Although most proteins have evolved to fold efficiently into a unique native structure, misfolding (the formation of non-native structures) occurs frequently in vivo causing a...
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Spring 2017
Prion diseases, are associated with the misfolded form of the prion protein (PrPSc). The prion protein (PrP) has a unique means of transferring infectious diseases, based on a misfolded conformation. However, the mechanism of formation of PrPSc remains unclear owing to difficulties in defining...
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Studying the effects of mouse prion protein on mice and rat colon antibacterial gene expression profiling
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The objectives of this thesis research are: 1) to evaluate whether there is interspecies translocation of mouse recombinant prion protein (moPrP) through colon tissue of rats; 2) to investigate whether lipopoplysaccharide (LPS) from Escherichia coli influences permeability of moPrP through the...
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Fall 2017
The formation of an abnormal form of proteins in cells can cause aggregation and neurodegenerative pathology, such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and prion diseases, which affects both humans and animals. Nowadays, the understanding of the mechanism of prion misfolding and propagation, including...
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Zebrafish Targeted Mutagenesis to Unveil Normal Physiological Functions of, and Interactions between, Prion Protein (PrP) and Amyloid Precursor Protein (APP): Relevance to Alzheimer’s disease
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Much of the work on Prion Protein (PrPC) and Amyloid Precursor Protein (APP) biology has focused on the contributions of their misfolded forms or aggregated metabolites to prion diseases and Alzheimer’s disease, respectively. As subversion/partial loss of some normal functions are also likely...