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  • About
  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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Unraveling the phenotype of colicin cytoplasmic import (cim) mutants

Charles, Tysheena Perkins 15 May 2009 (has links)
Colicins are a type of bacterial toxin produced by Escherichia coli to kill E. coli and closely related bacteria. In contrast to the protein secretion pathway, colicins are released into the extracellular environment due to lysis of the cell. The colicins then enter the target bacterial cell by binding to a surface receptor (ex. BtuB) and translocating through an outer membrane channel (ex. OmpF) which is facilitated by the interaction with the Tol proteins. Once inside the target cell, pore-forming colicins form membrane channels in the inner membrane whereas enzymatic colicins enter the cytoplasm to degrade the DNA or RNA. The mechanism used by enzymatic colicins to enter the cytoplasm is still unknown and is the focus of my project. Cim (cytoplasmic import) mutants were previously discovered in the Benedik lab. These mutants are resistant to enzymatic colicins (E2 and E3) but sensitive to pore forming colicins (A and E1). It was determined that this phenotype was due to a single nucleotide substitution resulting in an amino acid change in tolB. The focus of my project was to understand the phenotype of the cim mutants so that I could gain more insight regarding the import of enzymatic colicins. To do this I constructed colicin hybrids by swapping the T-R domains with the A-I domains of colicins A, E1, and E2. With these hybrids I was able to test whether an enzymatic colicin that was coupled with a pore-forming colicin would be functional or not. The lack of activity in these hybrids may be due to a lack of essential recognition elements used by enzymatic colicins and not possessed by pore-forming colicins.
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Orientierung von Helix 9 in membrangebundenem Colicin A untersucht mit ESR-Spektroskopie und SDSL

Kühn, Martin. January 2003 (has links) (PDF)
Bochum, Univ., Diss., 2003. / Computerdatei im Fernzugriff.
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Orientierung von Helix 9 in membrangebundenem Colicin A untersucht mit ESR-Spektroskopie und SDSL

Kühn, Martin. January 2003 (has links) (PDF)
Bochum, Universiẗat, Diss., 2003.
4

NMR spectroscopic studies of transition metal binding sites in metalloproteins

Hannan, Jonathan Paul January 1999 (has links)
No description available.
5

Resistance to colicins in Escherichia coli K12 / [by] John K. Davies

Davies, John Keith January 1976 (has links)
vii, 185 leaves : ill., tables ; 29 cm. / Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Microbiology, 1977?
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Resistance to colicins in Escherichia coli K12 /

Davies, John Keith. January 1976 (has links) (PDF)
Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of Adelaide, Dept. of Microbiology, 1977?
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Protein-protein interaction specificity of immunity proteins for DNase colicins

Li, Wei January 1999 (has links)
No description available.
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Molecular basis of group A colicin/TolA recognition in Enterobacter species

Zook, Dana M. 04 April 2011 (has links)
No description available.
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O stimulon de ferro em Xylella fastidiosa / The iron stimulon of Xylella fastidiosa

Zaini, Paulo Adriano 17 September 2007 (has links)
Xylella fastidiosa é o agente etiológico de diversas doenças em plantas, incluindo a Clorose Variegada dos Citros (CVC), uma séria ameaça à indústria citrícola. Os níveis de transcritos sob diferentes disponibilidades de ferro foram medidos com microarranjos de DNA representando 2608 (91,6%) sequências codificadoras (CDS) da cepa 9a5c de X. fastidiosa. Na presença de 100 uM pirofosfato férrico, 218 e 256 CDS foram consideradas como reguladas positiva e negativamente, respectivamente. Quando tratada com o quelante de ferro 2,2\'-dipiridil, 193 CDS foram consideradas como reguladas positivamente e 216 negativamente. A expressão diferencial de um subconjunto de 44 CDS foi também avaliada por RT-qPCR, que mostrou uma correlação de Pearson de 0,77 com os resultados dos microarranjos. As CDS diferencialmente expressas nas variações de concentração de ferro participam em diversas funções celulares. Muitas CDS envolvidas com funções regulatórias, patogenicidade e estrutura celular foram moduladas em ambas as condições testadas, sugerindo que grandes mudanças na arquitetura celular e metabolismo ocorrem quando células de X. fastidiosa são expostas a variações extremas na concentração de ferro. Interessantemente, as CDS moduladas incluem as de síntese e secreção de bacteriocinas similares à colicina tipo V e funções ligadas a formação de pilus e fímbria. Nós também investigamos a contribuição do regulador transcricional Fur no stimulon do ferro em X. fastidiosa. Para tal, as regiões promotoras do genoma da cepa 9a5c foram varridas em busca de Fur boxes putativas. Nossas análises identificaram que regiões promotoras de 49 CDS contem elementos com características de Fur boxes. A funcionalidade de pelo menos uma das Fur boxes identificadas foi confirmada através de ensaios de alteração de mobilidade eletroforética que demonstraram sua interação específica com a proteína recombinante Fur de X. fastidiosa. Entretanto, nem todos os genes cuja expressão é modulada por alterações na concentração de ferro, são diretamente regulados por Fur, apoiando a hipótese de que Fur não é o único responsável pela modulação do stimulon de ferro em X. fastidiosa. Em conjunto, nossos dados apresentam novas evidências da relação entre a disponibilidade de ferro e a regulação de determinantes de patogenicidade e virulência em X. fastidiosa. / Xylella fastidiosa is the etiologic agent of a wide range of plant diseases including citrus variegated chlorosis (CVC), a major threat to citrus industry. Transcript levels in different iron availabilities were assessed with DNA microarrays representing 2608 (91.6%) coding sequences (CDS) of X. fastidiosa CVC strain 9a5c. In the presence of 100 uM of ferric pyrophosphate, 218 and 256 CDS were considered as up- and down-regulated, respectively. When treated with the iron chelator 2,2\'-dipyridyl, 193 CDS were considered as up-regulated and 216 as down-regulated. Differential expression for a subset of 44 CDS was further evaluated by RT-qPCR that showed a Pearson correlation of 0.77 with array results. The CDS differentially expressed upon the iron concentration shift participate in diverse cellular functions. Many CDS involved with regulatory functions, pathogenicity and cell structure, were modulated in both conditions tested suggesting that major changes in cell architecture and metabolism occur when X. fastidiosa cells are exposed to extreme variations in iron concentration. Interestingly, the modulated CDS include those related to colicin V-like bacteriocin synthesis and secretion and to pili/fimbriae functions. We also investigated the contribution of the ferric uptake regulator Fur to the iron stimulon of X. fastidiosa. Thus, the promoter regions of strain 9a5c genome were screened for putative Fur boxes. Our analyses identified Fur boxes-like elements in promoter regions of 49 CDS. The functionality of at least one Fur box was confirmed by electrophoretic mobility shift assays which demonstrated its interaction with X. fastidiosa recombinant Fur. However, not all genes that appeared to be modulated by iron concentration shift are directly regulated by Fur. This supports the hypothesis that Fur is not solely responsible for the modulation of the iron stimulon of X. fastidiosa. Taken together, our data present novel evidence for iron regulation of pathogenicity and virulence determinants in X. fastidiosa.
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O stimulon de ferro em Xylella fastidiosa / The iron stimulon of Xylella fastidiosa

Paulo Adriano Zaini 17 September 2007 (has links)
Xylella fastidiosa é o agente etiológico de diversas doenças em plantas, incluindo a Clorose Variegada dos Citros (CVC), uma séria ameaça à indústria citrícola. Os níveis de transcritos sob diferentes disponibilidades de ferro foram medidos com microarranjos de DNA representando 2608 (91,6%) sequências codificadoras (CDS) da cepa 9a5c de X. fastidiosa. Na presença de 100 uM pirofosfato férrico, 218 e 256 CDS foram consideradas como reguladas positiva e negativamente, respectivamente. Quando tratada com o quelante de ferro 2,2\'-dipiridil, 193 CDS foram consideradas como reguladas positivamente e 216 negativamente. A expressão diferencial de um subconjunto de 44 CDS foi também avaliada por RT-qPCR, que mostrou uma correlação de Pearson de 0,77 com os resultados dos microarranjos. As CDS diferencialmente expressas nas variações de concentração de ferro participam em diversas funções celulares. Muitas CDS envolvidas com funções regulatórias, patogenicidade e estrutura celular foram moduladas em ambas as condições testadas, sugerindo que grandes mudanças na arquitetura celular e metabolismo ocorrem quando células de X. fastidiosa são expostas a variações extremas na concentração de ferro. Interessantemente, as CDS moduladas incluem as de síntese e secreção de bacteriocinas similares à colicina tipo V e funções ligadas a formação de pilus e fímbria. Nós também investigamos a contribuição do regulador transcricional Fur no stimulon do ferro em X. fastidiosa. Para tal, as regiões promotoras do genoma da cepa 9a5c foram varridas em busca de Fur boxes putativas. Nossas análises identificaram que regiões promotoras de 49 CDS contem elementos com características de Fur boxes. A funcionalidade de pelo menos uma das Fur boxes identificadas foi confirmada através de ensaios de alteração de mobilidade eletroforética que demonstraram sua interação específica com a proteína recombinante Fur de X. fastidiosa. Entretanto, nem todos os genes cuja expressão é modulada por alterações na concentração de ferro, são diretamente regulados por Fur, apoiando a hipótese de que Fur não é o único responsável pela modulação do stimulon de ferro em X. fastidiosa. Em conjunto, nossos dados apresentam novas evidências da relação entre a disponibilidade de ferro e a regulação de determinantes de patogenicidade e virulência em X. fastidiosa. / Xylella fastidiosa is the etiologic agent of a wide range of plant diseases including citrus variegated chlorosis (CVC), a major threat to citrus industry. Transcript levels in different iron availabilities were assessed with DNA microarrays representing 2608 (91.6%) coding sequences (CDS) of X. fastidiosa CVC strain 9a5c. In the presence of 100 uM of ferric pyrophosphate, 218 and 256 CDS were considered as up- and down-regulated, respectively. When treated with the iron chelator 2,2\'-dipyridyl, 193 CDS were considered as up-regulated and 216 as down-regulated. Differential expression for a subset of 44 CDS was further evaluated by RT-qPCR that showed a Pearson correlation of 0.77 with array results. The CDS differentially expressed upon the iron concentration shift participate in diverse cellular functions. Many CDS involved with regulatory functions, pathogenicity and cell structure, were modulated in both conditions tested suggesting that major changes in cell architecture and metabolism occur when X. fastidiosa cells are exposed to extreme variations in iron concentration. Interestingly, the modulated CDS include those related to colicin V-like bacteriocin synthesis and secretion and to pili/fimbriae functions. We also investigated the contribution of the ferric uptake regulator Fur to the iron stimulon of X. fastidiosa. Thus, the promoter regions of strain 9a5c genome were screened for putative Fur boxes. Our analyses identified Fur boxes-like elements in promoter regions of 49 CDS. The functionality of at least one Fur box was confirmed by electrophoretic mobility shift assays which demonstrated its interaction with X. fastidiosa recombinant Fur. However, not all genes that appeared to be modulated by iron concentration shift are directly regulated by Fur. This supports the hypothesis that Fur is not solely responsible for the modulation of the iron stimulon of X. fastidiosa. Taken together, our data present novel evidence for iron regulation of pathogenicity and virulence determinants in X. fastidiosa.

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