• DotB : Legionella pneumophila's Dot/Icm Type IV Secretion System's AAA+ motor 

    Riley, Ciairra Jordan (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
    The Gram-negative bacteria Legionella pneumophila is the causative agent of a severe form of pneumonia known as Legionnaire's Disease. Legionella utilizes its Defect in organelle trafficking/Intracellular multiplication ...
  • Modulation of HBV infection and replication by cell-derived factors 

    Farghali, Mahmoud Hassan Mahmoud (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
    [ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is one of the most serious health problems. HBV infection leads to serious morbidity and mortality due to the ...
  • The role of heme oxygenase in metastatic melanoma tumorigenicity 

    Jasmer, Kimberly J. (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
    Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are highly reactive, tumorigenic molecules. In response to ROS accumulation, or oxidative stress, the transcription factor Nrf2 promotes expression by binding antioxidant response elements ...