dc.contributor.advisor | Gates, Kent S. (Kent Stephen), 1962- | eng |
dc.contributor.author | LaButti, Jason N., 1972- | eng |
dc.date.issued | 2009 | eng |
dc.date.submitted | 2009 Spring | eng |
dc.description | Vita. | eng |
dc.description | Title from PDF of title page (University of Missouri--Columbia, viewed on Feb 15, 2010). | eng |
dc.description | The entire thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file; a non-technical public abstract appears in the public.pdf file. | eng |
dc.description | Dissertation advisor: Dr. Kent S. Gates. | eng |
dc.description | Ph. D. University of Missouri--Columbia 2009. | eng |
dc.description.abstract | Transmission of complex intracellular signals, such as those for glucose uptake or proliferation, is often accomplished through the reversible phosphorylation of specific protein tyrosine residues. This reversible phosphorylation serves as a biochemical "rheostat" that alters a protein's functional properties and leads to propagation of the signal. The phosphorylation status of these tyrosine residues, thus transmission of the cellular signal itself, is tightly controlled by the opposing actions of protein tyrosine kinases that catalyze the addition of phosphoryl groups and protein tyrosine phosphatases (PTPs) are cysteine based enzymes that catalyze their removal. Abstraction of these phosphoryl groups, in many cases, serves as an "off switch" to terminate the cellular responses to the extracellular stimulus. PTPs, therefore, play a central role in the regulation of diverse cellular processes including glucose metabolism, cell cycle control and immune responses. Accordingly, small molecules capable of inactivating PTPs through reversible oxidation of their active site cysteine thiolate may find use as therapeutic agents and/or tools for the study of diverse signal transduction pathways. In the body of work presented here we report the chemical properties of a novel PTP redox regulator and develop new methodologies for studying PTP redox regulation. | eng |
dc.description.bibref | Includes bibliographical references | eng |
dc.format.extent | xiii, 148 pages | eng |
dc.identifier.oclc | 518020060 | eng |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10355/6158 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.32469/10355/6158 | eng |
dc.language | English | eng |
dc.publisher | University of Missouri--Columbia | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofcommunity | University of Missouri--Columbia. Graduate School. Theses and Dissertations | eng |
dc.rights | OpenAccess. | eng |
dc.rights.license | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 License. | |
dc.subject.lcsh | Phosphorylation | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Oxidation-reduction reaction | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Cellular signal transduction | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Protein-tyrosine phosphatase | eng |
dc.title | Investigations into the chemistry of protein tyrosine phosphatase redox regulation | eng |
dc.type | Thesis | eng |
thesis.degree.discipline | Chemistry (MU) | eng |
thesis.degree.grantor | University of Missouri--Columbia | eng |
thesis.degree.level | Doctoral | eng |
thesis.degree.name | Ph. D. | eng |