Search
Now showing items 21-30 of 122
Influence of Tgf-B on Mechanobiology of Human Breast Cancer Cells
Breast cancers are characterized by extensive modifications to mechanical properties of the tissue via increased ECM production and vascularization. TGF-B is a multi-functional cytokine that is implicated in cancer invasion ...
Altering DNA topology in mycobacteria: impact of perturbation of DNA gyrase on physiology and gene expression
In the current dissertation, efforts have been made to probe the in vivo role of DNA gyrase to determine its importance in the growth, physiology and gene expression in mycobacteria. In this dissertation, the role of DNA ...
Effects of Steroid Hormones on Insulin Sensitivity and Lipogenesis: An Insight into the Involvement of the Wnt Signaling Pathway
The shift in maternal energy metabolism characteristic of pregnancy is thought to be driven by various hormonal changes, especially of ovarian and placental steroids. In this context, the effect of estradiol (E2), progesterone ...
Role of conserved features of initiator tRNA and ribosome heterogeneity in translation initiation in Escherichia coli
Translation is one of the fundamental and core cellular processes catalysed by a ribonucleoprotein complex called ribosome. The process involves four major steps: initiation, elongation, termination and recycling. Initiation ...
Genetics of Glioblastoma: Insights into Biology and Therapy Resistance
The central nervous system contains the neural stem cells which differentiate and give rise to the neurons as well as the glial cells which are non-neuronal in nature and provide support and protection to neurons. Unlike ...
Role of SIRT6 in the Regulation of Glucose Metabolism and Fatty Acid Uptake in Heart
The adult heart heavily relies on fatty acid for most of its energy supplies. The heart derives most of the fatty acid from circulation. Hence, fatty acid uptake forms a crucial step in cardiac metabolism. Studies have ...
Regulation of Hepatitis C Virus life-cycle by lncRNA HULC: crosstalk with other host factors
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a positive sense single-stranded RNA virus. It belongs to the family Flaviviridae and the genus hepacivirus. Following the receptor-mediated endocytosis, HCV genome is released into the cytoplasm, ...
Biochemical and functional characterisation of cyclic AMP-binding, universal stress proteins from mycobacteria
The genus Mycobacterium harbours several pathogenic species, including M. tuberculosis, the causative agent of tuberculosis, which alone is responsible for nearly 1.3 million deaths globally every year. Understanding the ...
Manipulating Bacterial and Host Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS)- based mechanisms to potentiate killing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb)
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is evolutionarily equipped to resist exogenous reactive oxygen species but shows vulnerability to an increase in endogenous ROS (eROS). Since eROS is an unavoidable consequence of aerobic ...
Understanding the role of hydrogen sulfide in regulating redox homeostasis and inflammation during cellular senescence
Aging involves the time-dependent deterioration of physiological functions, which can be attributed to various factors. Cellular senescence has been shown to be akin to aging, which involves alteration in redox homeostasis ...