Browsing Theses (MU) by Thesis Department "Biochemistry (Agriculture) (MU)"
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Characterization and functional analysis of the P2Y₂R gene promoter
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)Extracellular nucleotides can bind to the P2Y₂R and modulate proliferation and migration of smooth muscle cells, which is known to be involved in intimal hyperplasia that accompanies atherosclerosis and post-angioplasty ... -
A custom oligonucleotide microarray analysis as a tool for dissecting soybean-bradyrhizobium japonicum nodule senescence
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Soybean root nodules are symbiotic organs housing Bradyrhizobium japonicum, a soil bacterium that reduces atmospheric nitrogen to ammonium. The bacterium ... -
Identification of novel breast carcinoma and melanoma avid peptides for imaging
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)During the last decade, peptides and their derivatives have been employed as effective cancer imaging agents. We aimed to identify new peptides probes specific for melanoma and breast carcinoma by phage display technology. ... -
Phenotypic modulation of vascular smooth muscle cells : evidence for a role of the G protein-coupled P2y2 receptor
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)G protein-coupled receptors regulate two major functions of vascular smooth muscle cells (SMCs) - the vasomotor contractile response and the proliferative response. The contractile phenotype of SMCs has mainly been studied ... -
Signals affecting the urease status of plant-associated bacteria, Methylobacterium spp
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)Pink-Pigmented Facultative Methylotrophic bacteria (PPFMs, Methylobacterium spp.) have been found to be the most abundant microorganisms among phylloplane microflora, and have been recovered from all plants examined. I ... -
Structure of an antigen-binding fragment bound to stem-loop DNA and crystallization of recombinant haemophilus influenzae e(P4) acid phosphatase
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)DNA-1 and 11F8 are anti-ss DNA antibodies derived from autoimmune lupus-prone mice. They are very similar to each other in terms of CDR sequence and preference for binding T-rich ss DNA. G1-17 is an oligonucleotide identified ... -
A study of SecA : the motor of the bacterial secretion system by site-directed spin labeling and EPR
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)For more than 3 decades, the biochemical details of the Sec system of protein export have been teased out of Escherichia coli. Through these efforts we know that SecA, the ATPase of the Sec system, interacts with several ... -
Substrate activation in the urate oxidase reaction
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)The enzyme urate oxidase (UO) is involved in nitrogen metabolism of many organisms. Urate oxidation is carried out by UO without the aid of a metal ion or cofactor. A catalytic diad has previously been proposed to be ...