Sökning: "Drew David"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 13 avhandlingar innehållade orden Drew David.
1. GFP as a tool to monitor membrane protein topology and overexpression in Escherichia coli
Sammanfattning : Membrane proteins are essential for life, and roughly one-quarter of all open reading frames in sequenced genomes code for membrane proteins. Unfortunately, our understanding of membrane proteins lags behind that of soluble proteins, and is best reflected by the fact that only 0. LÄS MER
2. Determining Ligand- and Lipid- Interactions of SLC Transporters
Sammanfattning : Solute carrier transporters (SLCs) mediate the inter- and intra- cellular trafficking of a plethora of substrates and are essential to cell homeostasis. Despite their importance to human physiology and their potential as therapeutic targets, many SLCs are considered orphans as the physiological substrate has not been experimentally determined. LÄS MER
3. Nanoscopic adventures : unraveling macromolecular complexes in infectious diseases via integrative structural biology
Sammanfattning : This thesis focuses on understanding the underlying molecular mechanisms of infectious diseases, which claim nearly 9 million lives annually. The research centers on critical analysis of pathogen mechanisms and drug resistance. I have mainly focused on two clades of pathogens: Enterococcus faecalis and microsporidia. E. LÄS MER
4. Solute Carriers in Metabolism : Regulation of known and putative solute carriers in the central nervous system
Sammanfattning : Solute carriers (SLCs) are membrane-bound transporter proteins, important for nutrient, ion, drug and metabolite transport across membranes. A quarter of the human genome codes for membrane-bound proteins, and SLCs make up the largest group of transporter proteins. LÄS MER
5. The molecular basis for substrate recognition and gating in sugar transporters
Sammanfattning : Sugar is a vital sustenance for most forms of life. For a cell to take up sugar, specialized transport proteins embedded into the membrane bilayer known as sugar porters, are required. LÄS MER