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Elucidating the role of SNARE Syntaxin 1A in regulating lysosome and melanosome function
SNAREs are transmembrane proteins that localize to specific membranes and facilitate the process of membrane/vesicle fusion. SNAREs mediate the fusion by binding with their respective cognate SNAREs. SNAREs mediate the ... -
Elucidating the Roles of Lon Protease and its Substrate, MarA, in Response to salicylate and other Compounds in Escherichia coli
(2017-11-28)Cytosolic protein degradation is crucial for cellular homeostasis as it orchestrates protein turnover by destruction of misfolded, unstable and abnormal proteins. This process has two main stages: (i) an ATP-dependent stage ... -
Elucidating the TSC2-mediated transcriptional regulation of miR-514b-3p
The PI3K-AKT-MTOR signalling axis is pivotal in regulating cell survival, proliferation, and growth. Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a well-established negative regulator of this pathway, which primarily acts by ... -
Elucidation of 17β-Estradiol (E2) Role in the Regulation of Corpus Luteum Function in Mammals : Analysis of IGFBP5 Expression during Ea-mediated Actions
(2017-12-12)Corpus luteum is a transient endocrine structure formed from the ruptured ovarian follicle. Its main function is to secrete P4, a pro-gestational hormone, essential for establishment and maintenance of pregnancy in mammals. ... -
Elucidation Of Differential Role Of A Subunit Of RNA Polymerase II, Rpb4 In General And Stress Responsive Transcription In Saccharomyces Cerevisiae
(2010-09-14)RNA polymerase II (Pol II) is the enzyme responsible for the synthesis of all mRNAs in eukaryotic cells. As the central component of the eukaryotic transcription machinery, Pol II is the final target of regulatory pathways. ... -
The Elucidation of the Mechanism of Meiotic Chromosome Synapsis in Saccharomyces Cerevisiae : Insights into the Function of Synaptonemal Complex, Hop1 and Red1, Proteins and the Significance of DNA Quadruplex Structures
(2017-12-03)Meiosis is a specialized type of cell division where two rounds of chromosome segregation follow a single round of DNA duplication resulting in the formation of four haploid daughter cells. Once the DNA replication is ... -
Elucidation of the Role of Nse1, a RING Domain Containing Component of Smc5/6 complex, in Maintenance of Chromosome Stability in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
(2018-05-21)Structural Maintenance of Chromosomes (SMC) proteins are a highly conserved class of proteins required for the maintenance of genome stability and regulate nearly all aspects of chromosome biology. Eukaryotes, such as the ... -
Elucidation of the structure-function relationship of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae HORMA domain-containing proteins Hop1 and Rev7
DNA-based transactions like replication, repair, recombination and transcription are central to survival, inheritance and evolution. Not surprisingly, these mechanisms are tightly regulated by a myriad of protein-protein, ... -
Embryonic Expression of Cytokines: Functional Role of Il-1β During Blastocyst Hatching
The detailed investigation on the embryo-endometrial cytokine expression, in both mouse and hamster, was carried out during the peri-hatching development and it is described in chapter 2. We hypothesize that, for a ... -
Emergence and Homeostasis of Functional Maps in Hippocampal Neurons
(2017-11-23)Systematic investigations through several experimental techniques have revealed that hippocampal pyramidal neurons express voltage gated ion channels (VGICs) with well-defined gradients along their dendritic arbor. These ... -
Endotoxin Peptide/Protein Interactions: Thermodynamic And Kinetic Analysis
(Indian Institute of Science, 2006-05-15)Endotoxin or Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is the invariant structural component of gram negative bacterial outer membranes and is the chief causative factor of Sepsis or endotoxic shock. Sepsis is a syndrome that has very high ... -
Energetics Of Protein-Carbohydrate Recognition
(Indian Institute of Science, 2006-04-28)The work embodied in this thesis pertains to an attempt to understand better, the molecular basis of protein-carbohydrate recognition. For this purpose a systematic study was undertaken, not only of the energetics of ... -
Engineering Reverse Turns: Implications in Conformation, Stability and Bioactivity of Peptides and Proteins
The work presented in this thesis provides an overview of the potential role of N-methylation in inducing reverse turns. Backbone N-methylation is one of the common modifications designed by nature and exploited by humans ... -
Enhancing Therapeutic Potential of Antimicrobial Peptides by Tuning Backbone Conformation
Full text embargo up to Dec 31, 2026 The work reported in this thesis involves tuning the backbone conformation of b-hairpin AMPs to reduce their cytotoxicity, which is determined in terms of reduced hemolytic activity, ... -
Enterovirus Non-structural Protein 3A Interactions with Sec12, an upstream Component of the COPII Secretory Pathway and Implications for Viral Replication
(2018-07-20)Polioviruses, Coxsackieviruses, and Echoviruses belonging to the Picornaviridae family of positive-stranded, non-enveloped viruses, are highly infectious and associated with a range of illnesses in children from minor ... -
Environmental and Genetic Drivers of Swarming and Surface Competitiveness in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a Gram-negative opportunistic pathogen. It is known for its multidrug resistance and ability to cause severe infections, including pneumonia, urinary tract infections, and diabetic foot ulcers. ... -
Epidemiology of human rotavirus infections and structure and expression of the gene encoding the subgroup-specific antigen VP6
Rotaviruses are the leading cause of acute diarrhoea in infants and young children worldwide, causing over a million deaths annually in developing countries. Rotavirus, whose genome consists of 11 double-stranded RNA ... -
Epigenetic modulation of Foam cell generation during Mycobacterium tuberculosis/ Cryptococcus neoformans infection
Foamy macrophages or Foam cells are a critical cellular component of the granuloma formed during pulmonary infection. These lipid rich cells generally contain neutral lipids, Cholesteryl Esters (CE) and/or Triglycerides ... -
Epigenetic Modulators of Glioma : From miRNAs to Chromatin Modifiers
(2018-02-20)The glial cells of the brain and the peripheral nervous system retain the capacity to divide and proliferate throughout the lifespan of an individual and thereby have the propensity to give rise to the most adult neurological ...