Browsing Graduate School - MU Theses and Dissertations (MU) by Thesis Advisor "Alexander, Stephen, 1948-"

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  • Curcumin regulates transcription in Dictyostelium discoideum 

    Swatson III, William S. (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
    Botanicals are widely used as dietary supplements and for the prevention and treatment of a myriad of diseases ranging from the common cold to depression. One in four Americans uses a botanical as part of their primary ...

  • Drug resistance in D. discoideum: isolation of 4-nitroquinoline 1-oxide resistant mutants 

    Stegner, Andrew L. (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
    The drug 4-nitroquinoline 1-oxide (4NQO) displays both carcinogenic and antitumor effects, a well known characteristic of many chemotherapeutic drugs. In addition 4NQO shares a similar operating mechanism with the commonly ...

  • Regulation of ceramide synthase 1 in cellular stress response 

    Sridevi, Priya (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
    [ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Ceramides are intimately involved in a wide range of cellular processes. In mammals, de novo ceramide synthesis is catalyzed by the 6 ceramide synthase ...

  • Sphingolipid metabolic enzymes modulate anticancer drug resistance 

    Min, Junxia (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
    [ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] One of the most challenging aspects of cancer therapy today is the problem of drug resistance. The aim of our research is to understand the molecular ...