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- Title
- A NOVEL ANTIBODY FOR THE DETECTION AND TREATMENT OF PANCREATIC DUCTAL ADENOCARCINOMA
- Author
- Wu, Shuta
- Date Created
- 2017
- Subjects--Topical
- Biology, Oncology
- Description
- Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA) remains the most aggressive cancer with a 5-year survival rate below 10%. Two of the major contributors to this dismal prognosis are late-stage diagnosis and limited treatment options. Common symptoms of PDA ...
- Title
- APE2 is a Critical Regulator of the DNA Damage Response to Maintain Genome Integrity in Mammalian Cells
- Author
- HOSSAIN, MD AKRAM
- Date Created
- 2021
- Subjects--Topical
- Molecular biology, Biology, Cytology
- Description
- The maintenance of genome integrity and fidelity is essential for the proper function and survival of all organisms. Recent studies have revealed that APE2 is required for the activation of an ATR-Chk1 DNA damage response (DDR) pathway in response...
- Title
- Abrogating the oncogenic signaling associated with tumor MUC1 in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
- Author
- Bose, Mukulika
- Date Created
- 2022
- Subjects--Topical
- Molecular biology, Biochemistry, Oncology
- Description
- Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA) is one of the most lethal human cancers. The incidence rate of PDA nearly matches its mortality rate and the best treatment till date is surgical resection for which only 25\% are eligible. Tumor recurrence a...
- Title
- Apoptotic T-cell derived microparticles containing sonic hedgehog modulate endothelial cell functions in inflammation via rho kinase pathway
- Author
- Attal, Neha
- Date Created
- 2019
- Subjects--Topical
- Biology
- Description
- Impaired vascular regulation as a result of endothelial dysfunction is a major determinant of sepsis-associated liver failure. We have previously shown that inhibition of one signaling molecule rho-kinase (ROCK) predominantly restores endothelial ...
- Title
- Assessment of Methods and Environmental Influence on the Nematostella Vectensis Microbiome
- Author
- Krueger, Quinton
- Date Created
- 2022
- Subjects--Topical
- Microbiology, Bioinformatics
- Description
- Cnidarians are a diverse clade of marine invertebrates that inhabit a variety of environments. The conditions of these habitats are becoming more extreme with the progression of time. These organisms associate with bacteria, which are composed of ...
- Title
- BIOFLAVONOIDS GENISTEIN AND QUERCETIN TRIGGER ALTERNATIVE END JOINING PATHWAY OF DNA REPAIR
- Author
- GHOSH, ANINDITA
- Date Created
- 2019
- Subjects--Topical
- Biology
- Description
- Faithful repair of chromosomal double-strand breaks (DSBs) is crucial to genome stability and normal cell survival and proliferation. During normal metabolic processes and especially following exposure to DNA damaging agents including irradiation,...
- Title
- CHARACTERIZATION OF THE BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAY OF CAPSULAR POLYSACCHARIDE A IN BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS
- Author
- Sharma, Sunita
- Date Created
- 2019
- Subjects--Topical
- Molecular biology, Biology
- Description
- Capsular Polysaccharide A (CPSA) is a polymer of a tetrasaccharide unit found on the surface of the symbiotic gut bacteria Bacteroides fragilis. It has been suggested that CPSA is vital for maintaining a normal balance between the levels of Th1 an...
- Title
- CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTOR (CAR) T CELL IMMUNOTHERAPY FOR MUCIN 1 (MUC1)-POSITIVE PANCREATIC DUCTAL ADENOCARCINOMA
- Author
- Yazdanifar, Mahboubeh
- Date Created
- 2019
- Subjects--Topical
- Biology
- Description
- Chimeric antigen receptor engineered (CAR) T cells have shown remarkable success in the treatment of hematologic cancers. However, this efficacy has yet to translate to treatment in solid tumors. Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA) is a fatal m...
- Title
- CO-CHAPERONE REGULATION OF THE RIBONUCLOETIDE REDUCTASE COMPLEX
- Author
- Knighton, Laura
- Date Created
- 2020
- Subjects--Topical
- Biology, Biochemistry
- Description
- The molecular chaperone Hsp70 folds a significant proportion of the proteome and is responsible for the activity and stability of many disease-related proteins, including those in cancer. Substantial effort has been devoted to developing a range o...
- Title
- CORTICAL ACTIVITY OF THE SENSORIMOTOR SYSTEM IN PARTICIPANTS WITH CHRONIC ANKLE INSTABILITY
- Author
- Burcal, Christopher
- Date Created
- 2017
- Subjects--Topical
- Biology, Kinesiology, Neurosciences
- Description
- Patients with chronic ankle instability (CAI) exhibit a wide variety of sensorimotor deficits. These include impairments in feed-forward sensorimotor control (i.e. motor planning) as well as feed-back sensorimotor control, which pertains to refini...
- Title
- Cell Type-Specific Double Strand Break Repair: An Inter-Chromosomal Homologous Recombination Study Using the Rainbow Mouse Model
- Author
- Lalwani, Kiran
- Date Created
- 2023
- Subjects--Topical
- Molecular biology, Cytology, Developmental biology
- Description
- Faithful repair of DNA lesions is central to maintaining genomic integrity. Illegitimate repair of chromosomal DNA damage, especially double-strand breaks (DSBs), can lead to mutations and genome rearrangements. Homologous recombination (HR) is a ...
- Title
- Circadian behavior and gene expression in an estuarine cnidarian, Nematostella vectensis
- Author
- Leach, Whitney
- Date Created
- 2019
- Subjects--Topical
- Molecular biology, Ecology
- Description
- Animals respond to diurnal shifts in their environment with a combination of behavioral, physiological, and molecular changes to synchronize with regularly-timed external cues. The light:dark cycle is regarded as the most important entrainment cue...
- Title
- Collateral changes in susceptibility of Burkholderia multivorans
- Author
- Flanagan, Jerilyn
- Date Created
- 2019
- Subjects--Topical
- Biology, Microbiology
- Description
- Antibiotic resistant bacteria, particularly in chronic infections, are difficult and costly to treat, so research into detection, identification, and treatment options is critical. Susceptibility measurement must accurately reflect the degree to w...
- Title
- Common Dietary and Environmental Compounds Promote a Leukemic Translocation in Hematopoietic Stem Cells and Differentiated Cells
- Author
- Vestal, Carol
- Date Created
- 2016
- Subjects--Topical
- Molecular biology, Biology, Genetics
- Description
- Maternal exposure to topoisomerase II (topoII) inhibitors that are biochemically similar to the chemotherapeutic drug etoposide may promote infant acute leukemia. Several studies have shown that common dietary bioflavonoids as well as benzene meta...
- Title
- Comparative analysis of Nitrosococcus genomes; isolation, physiological and genomic characterization of the new ammonia-oxidizing species Nitrosococcus wardiae, strain D1FHST; and molecular studies towards a better understanding of ammonia-dependent chemolithotrophy
- Author
- Wang, Lin
- Date Created
- 2016
- Subjects--Topical
- Molecular biology, Biology, Genetics
- Description
- Obligate aerobic chemolithoautotrophic ammonia-oxidzing bacteria (AOB) derive energy and reductant needed for growth solely from the oxidation of ammonia to nitrite thereby facilitating the process of nitritation. A strain of an ammonia-oxidizing ...
- Title
- Detrimental brain inflammation and the role of the interleukin 10 family members
- Author
- Burmeister, Amanda
- Date Created
- 2019
- Subjects--Topical
- Biology
- Description
- Resident brain cells recognize pathogens and can initiate and/or regulate inflammation. Indeed, we have shown that stimulated glial cells rapidly produce inflammatory mediators, followed by the late production of anti-inflammatory cytokines such a...
- Title
- Development of a Methanotrophic Alternative Daily Cover to Reduce Early Landfill Methane Emissions
- Author
- Adams, Bryn
- Date Created
- 2009
- Subjects--Topical
- Microbiology, Environmental engineering, Environmental sciences
- Description
- Final covers, especially when supplemented with gas collection, are highly engineered systems to prevent landfill methane release into the atmosphere. However, some methane production begins even before open cells are covered and often well before...
- Title
- Diagnostic Ultrasound Assessment of Femoral Cartilage Health in Individuals with Patellofemoral Pain
- Author
- Jeon, Hyunjae
- Date Created
- 2021
- Subjects--Topical
- Kinesiology
- Description
- Patients with patellofemoral pain (PFP) experience pain during or after physical activities. Recent evidence suggests PFP is not only a painful symptom which hinders daily activity but also a potential marker for future development of patellofemor...
- Title
- Dissecting The Salivary Gland: Epithelial-Centered Dysfunction in Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome
- Author
- Noll, Braxton
- Date Created
- 2022
- Subjects--Topical
- Molecular biology
- Description
- Primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS) is an autoimmune disease of exocrine tissues causing dry mouth and eyes, mainly affecting women. A culmination of etiologic events leads to the loss of epithelial homeostasis resulting in the MMP9-mediated destruct...
- Title
- Disulfide-trapped CXCL12-CXCL4 Chemokine Heterodimers Prevent Breast Cancer Progression
- Author
- Nguyen, Khanh
- Date Created
- 2021
- Subjects--Topical
- Biology
- Description
- Triple negative breast cancers (TNBCs), i.e., 10-15% of diagnosed breast cancers, have a triple negative (Her/2-, ER- and PR-) phenotype and are the most aggressive subtype of breast cancer. TNBCs have a worst prognosis because of the high probabi...