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Theses/Dissertations from 1999
A 23 base pair sequence element and its role in JC virus gene transcription, Mahmut Safak
Members of the Meis1 homeoprotein family are involved in binding the Laminin gbs1 enhancer, Scott Steelman
Fluid shear stress-induced reorganization of adherens junctions in human endothelial cells, Jon A. Ukropec
The role of tripeptidyl peptidase II in MHC class I-restricted antigen processing and the effect of epitope density on CD8+ T cell priming, Edward John Wherry
Theses/Dissertations from 1998
Identification of a novel interaction between the N-terminal domain of fibrin and VE-cadherin: its role in angiogenesis, Tami Lee Bach
Natural killer cell differentiation, Ian Moore Bennett
Two MHC class II-restricted epitopes are processed in distinct eendocytic compartments as a result of the acid-induced structural changes in a viral glycoprotein, Kimberly A. Chianese-Bullock
Molecular determinants of zinc finger RNA interaction and development of specific RNA binding proteins, Westley J. Friesen
Activation mechanisms of phospholipase D: an ethonol metabolizing enzyme, Ramon J. Garcia
Interaction between the human mismatch repair proteins: association with hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer, Shawn Robert Guerrette
Expression of the heparan sulfate proteoglycan perlecan during murine embryogenesis and tumorigenesis, Melissa Handler
Placental 57 kDa Ca2+ binding protein: regulation of expression and function in trophoblast differentiation and calcium homeostasis, Marcia E. Hershberger
The effects of Rb2p130 on tumorigenesis, Candace M. Howard-Claudio
The mechanisms of inactivation in brain potassium channels: molecular gates and shutters, Henry Hungtao Jerng
Transcriptional regulation of the human a2 (I) collagen (COL1A2) gene by tumor necrosis factor-a and interferon-g, David Jonathan Kouba
Characterization of the PITALRECDK9 and PISSLRE CDC2-related kinases, Timothy K. MacLachlan
Characterization of the receptor protein tyrosine phosphatase gamma gene product, Jeannine Mendrola
Effects of peroxynitrite, a reactive oxygen species, in myocardial reperfusion injury, Tareck O. Nossuli
Characterization of the mu opioid receptor in C57BL6J and DBA2J mice: with emphasis on the effects of repeated exposure to morphine, Rebecca Lynne Petruzzi
Elucidation of the mechanism and pathways promoting intestinal smooth muscle cell differentiation, Christopher J. Phiel
Molecular models for studying CNS associated tumors and dysmyelination, Adrienne Rencic
Novel HIV-1 therapeutic agents based on virion targeted viral proteins, Dawn M. Serio
A comparative study of the modes of activation of protein kinase C, Frank J. Taddeo
The ins and outs of macromolecular transport in malaria-infected erythrocytes, Darin P. Trelka
Organization of B1 integrin and N-cadherin mediated adhesion complexes during lens cell differentiation, Robert W. Veneziale
Genetic analysis of a mitogen-activated protein kinase required for spore morphogenesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Marisa Wagner
A model for p53 gene-teratogen interaction in early mouse embryos, Judith Afedua Wubah
Purification and identification of a growth factor that sustains the growth of fibroblasts null for the IGF-I receptor, Shi-qiong Xu
Theses/Dissertations from 1997
Analysis of ectopic A-myb expression using a transgenic mouse model, Susan E. Derocco
Mechanisms underlying receptor-effector coupling of guanylyl cyclase C, Sujata Deshmane
The role of the B-myb gene in differentiation, Andrew G. Engelhard
Characterization of the human B1-adrenergic receptor gene and its transcriptional regulation, Daniel S. Evanko
Molecular characterization of the hypervariable yellow (Ahvy) allele at the murine agouti locus and investigation of factors influencing phenotypic variablity, Alysia Argeson Finnegan
Clathrin lattice assembly and adaptor recruitment in receptor-mediated endocytosis, Oscar Baylin Goodman
Chondrogenic induction by bone morphogenetic protein-2: involvement of N-cadherin-associated functions, Andrew R. Haas
Investigations into mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase signal transduction pathways in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, J Perry Hall
Development of a murine model of 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) susceptibility for quantitative trait locus mapping, Michael Koblish
The molecular and cellular chracterization of Nck, an SH2SH3 adaptor protein, in signal transduction, Deirdre C. Lawe
Molecular genetics of the 180-kDa bullous pemphigoid antigen (BPAG2COL17A1), a transmembrane protein of the basement membrane zone of the stratifying squamous epithelia, Maria Isabel Limardo
Pathways of lipopolysaccharide-induced prostaglandin E2 production in human microvascular endothelial cells, Kimberly Anne Lucas
Secretory phospholipase A2: a candidate for the Mom1 locus, a major modifier of ApcMin-induced intestinal neoplasia, Melina MacPhee-Pellini
Cloning and characterization of the DR-nm23 gene and its associated product, a novel member of the nm23 gene family, Robert V P Martinez
The molecular characterization of chromosome 18 abnomalities associated with specific phenotypes, Leslie Sell
Characterization and analysis of the murine cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP) gene, Christopher W. Slavinsky
Characterization of Ustilago maydis topoisomerase I: purification, cloning, biochemical and kinetic analysis, Manimekalai M. Thiyagarajan
Molecular mechanisms of myelination: implications in JCV-induced pathogenesis, Anna Tretiakova
The human COL1A1COL2A1 chimeric gene in transgenic mice: analysis of the mRNA expression and the apparent inhibition of translation from the construct, Constance Miao-Leng Yuan
Theses/Dissertations from 1996
Guide to the Ph.D. degree and thesis manual
mob-1, a novel mediator of ARDS, Fizan Abdullah
The creation of a DNA cassette system for the assembly of constructs encoding novel recombinant type II procollagens and an analysis of the thermal stability of these proteins, William Vincent Arnold
Cellular pharmacology of oligonucleotide analogs, Soumitra Basu
Role of immunodominant T cell responses to minor histocompatibility antigens in a mouse model of graft-versus-host disease, Marc Adam Berger
MHC class I-restricted cryptic epitopes: their production and immunogenicity, Timothy N J Bullock
Structural and functional analysis of the two human tumor necrosis factor receptors, Paul Chih-Hsueh Chen
Structure-based designed CD8 peptide analogs inhibit both in vitro and in vivo CD8 T cell responses, Swati Choksi
Retinoid signaling and cell cycle regulation during murine palate development, Patrick R. Connelly
Chromatin associated proteins of Ustilago maydis, Seema Dutta
High-throughput DNA sequence analysis for the investigation of genetic diseases by the candidate gene approach, James J. Earley
The phenotypic mapping of the cat-like cry observed in the cri-du-chat-syndrome and molecular characterization of the proposed critical region, Meryl Hope Gersh
Partial analysis of sequences expressed by human osteoblasts in vitro using differential display-PCR (DD-PCR), Jason E. Hill
Structure function analysis of BCL2gas and characterization of BMP7 null mice, Nilamani Jena
Structural and functional analysis of domains within the E2F1 transcription factor, Kelly Lynn Jordan
Differential regulation of collagenase and type I collagen gene expression by basic fibroblast growth factor in human smooth muscle cells, Susan H. Kennedy
Biochemical and functional analysis of N-cadherin phosphorylation in embryonic chick tissues, Mimi Meihui Lee
A CD4-CDR3 peptide analog inhibits both primary and secondary CD4 T cell responses in experimental allergic encephalomyelitis, Joseph C. Marini
Mutant DNA topoisomerase I-induced lethality in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Maureen D. Megonigal
The role of transforming growth factor-beta 1 and thyroid hormone in the regulation of endochondral ossification, Maria Alice Mello
Identification and characterization of Meis1, a common site of viral integration involved in murine myeloid leukemia, John J. Moskow
The role of RAD1 in repeat-mediated double strand break repair of Variable Number Tandem Repeats (VNTRs) in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Johanna C. Mylet
Adenine nucleotide regulation of receptor guanylyl cyclases: application to interrupt Escherichia coli heat-stable interotoxin-dependent signalling mediating secretory diarrhea, Scott James Parkinson
Ornithine decarboxylase and the cytoskeleton in normal human epidermal keratinocytes: regulation of activity by subcellular localization and cytoskeletal organization, Mary Martha Pomidor
Molecular genetic analysis of N-cadherin structure and function, Matthew James Rock
Protective immunity to larval Strongyloides stercoralis in a mouse model, Harris L. Rotman
Transcriptional regulation of epidermal-specific cell adhesion molecules, Stephanie A. Silos
Molecular and cytogenic analysis of the 18q- syndrome, Gordon R. Strathdee
Effect of TGF-B superfamily members on limb mesenchymal chondrogenesis in vitro: modulation of N-cadherin and catenin expression and association, William Andrew Tyndall
A molecular and genetic analysis of variable number tandem repeat (VNTR) recombination in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Eric J. Weaver
Voltage-activated gating of sodium channels, Naibo Yang
Theses/Dissertations from 1995
Antibody and complement mediated immunity to infective and autoinfective third stage larvae of Strongyloides stercoralis, Richard A. Brigandi
Molecular characterization of the t(2;5) translocation and of 13q14 deletions in hematopoietic malignancies, Florencia E S Bullrich
Molecular regulation and antiviral studies on DNA replication of human neurotropic JC virus, Chun-Fan Chang
Identification and characterization of cellular proteins regulating transcription of human neurotropic virus, JCV, Nancie Nien-Tsyr Chen
Chondrogenic activity of transforming growth factor-B1 and bone morphogenic protein-2 on multipotential mesenchymal cells, Andrew Evan Denker
NMRtransferred NOE studies of fibrinogen derived peptides and binding to platelet integrin IIbIIIa, Francis Chaochia Fan
Protein trafficking pathways in the malarial parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, Michael Alan Feldman
Mechanisms of vascular protection by nitric oxide donors in a rat model of carotid artery injury, Jin-ping Guo
Cloning and characterization of loci surrounding the familial renal cell carcinoma t(3;8) translocation breakpoint, Kumar Kastury
Molecular regulation of the human neurotropic virus JCV, Douglas A. Kerr
Homologous pairing of nucleosomal DNA mediated by transcription, Hidehito Kotani
In vivo gene therapy: using a recombinant vaccinia virus as a cytokine gene delivery system to localized murine tumors, Sharon Sunmi Lee
Regulation of intracellular inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate-sensitive Ca2+ release, Chi Lin
Cadmium effects on trophoblast calcium transport, Fang-Ju Lin
An E2F binding sequence regulates the activation of the IGF-I promoter by PDGF and EGF, Shu Li
Analysis of the role of the E2F1 transcription factor in the mammalian cell cycle, Thomas J. Logan
