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  • 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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Inflammasome : Investigating the effect of NEK7 in the activation of the NLRP3 Inflammasome

Adindu Uzowuru, Cosmas January 2020 (has links)
Inflammation is a biological defence mechanism applied by living organisms against foreign invaders. In the response to DAMPs and PAMPs, organisms use inflammatory multi-protein complexes to fight the attackers. The most studied inflammasome proteins are NLRP3, ASC and Caspase-1. This study is aimed at understanding the role of NEK7 protein in the NLRP3 inflammasome’s activation, using CRISPR/Cas9 system. To determine the effect of CRISPR/Cas9 and transfection, mRNA expression was analyzed. The results obtained suggest that neither the transfection nor the NEK7 protein knockout have sufficiently worked. This study could not experimentally establish that NEK7 triggers NLRP3 inflammasome activation because ELISA was not conducted to verify the levels of cytokines emitted, due to there being no statistical differences between the samples. Above all, the research question in this thesis project was not answered because the instability of the ACTB reference gene negatively influenced the results. However, previous related studies conclude that NEK7 plays a crucial role in the activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome.
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A Nek7 é uma quinase multifuncional que atua sobre diferentes processos biológicos e em concerto com a sinalização da divisão celular = Nek7 is a multifunctional kinase that acts on different biological processes and in concert with the cell division signaling / Nek7 is a multifunctional kinase that acts on different biological processes and in concert with the cell division signaling

Souza, Edmarcia Elisa, 1984- 25 August 2018 (has links)
Orientador: Jorg Kobarg / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Biologia / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-25T15:15:29Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Souza_EdmarciaElisa_D.pdf: 15682912 bytes, checksum: e58bfe67bbf5f3bc0979ec28db650292 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014 / Resumo: As proteínas Neks (NIMA-related kinases) representam uma família de 11 quinases humanas nomeadas Nek1 a 11 que compartilham 40 a 45% de identidade de sequência com o regulador mitótico NIMA identificado em Aspergillus nidulans. O sinergismo entre os mecanismos que dirigem a mitose é essencial para a adequada divisão celular e sua desregulação é correlacionada ao aparecimento de cânceres humanos. As Neks são essenciais para progressão do ciclo celular e por isso têm recebido especial atenção como alvos para terapia do câncer. A Nek7 humana, por sua vez, contribui para formação do fuso mitótico e biogênese dos centrossomos. Neste trabalho, nós revelamos a Nek7 como uma quinase multifuncional. Nossos estudos demonstraram um amplo espectro de proteínas de interações com a Nek7 humana, classificadas dentro de múltiplas categorias funcionais, sobretudo, da divisão celular. Alguns novos parceiros de interação também são seus potencias substratos e, ainda, localizam com a Nek7 em estruturas essenciais para a mitose e citocinese. Nós evidenciamos ainda, que através de mecanismos distintos, os domínios N- e C-terminal de Nek6 e Nek7 podem contribuir diferencialmente para a regulação e catálise e podem proporcionar a base estrutural para a independência funcional dessas quinases na sinalização celular. Além disso, usando estudos baseados microscopia confocal e RNAi (RNA interference), nós mostramos que o interactor de Nek7, a proteína RGS2, é necessária para organização e orientação do fuso mitótico. Células em metáfase suprimidas de RGS2 apresentaram fenótipos tais como: prisão na mitose; defeitos na tensão dos cinetocóros e alinhamento dos cromossomos; desorganização do fuso mitótico; perturbação na redistribuição de proteínas do polo do fuso envolvidas em nucleação; mal-orientação do fuso mitótico; e redução de microtúbulos dos ásteres e de dinâmica. Além disso, tanto a supressão quanto a superexpressão das formas selvagem e quinase dead de Nek7 prejudicaram o recutamento de ?-tubulina para o polo do fuso. Esses achados introduz a participação de RGS2 na mitose e indicam que esta pode atuar cooperativamente com Nek7 para a precisa organização e formação do fuso mitótico. Por fim, empregando biologia de sistemas, nós mostramos um compreensivo interactoma das Neks, destacando para um possível crosstalking de todos os membros da família nos processos de regulação de centríolos e mitose; função ciliar e ciliopatias; e resposta a dano de DNA / Abstract: The Neks (NIMA-related kinases) proteins represent a human kinases family named Nek1 to 11 that share 40 to 45% of sequence identity with the established NIMA mitotic regulator, identified in Aspergillus nidulans. The synergism of the mechanisms that drive mitosis is essential for proper cell division and its dysregulation is correlated with the occurrence of human cancers. The Neks are essential for cell cycle progression and therefore have received attention as targets for cancer therapy and other diseases. Human Nek7 contributes to mitotic spindle formation and centrosome biogenesis. Herein, we reveal Nek7 as a multifunctional kinase. Our proteomic studies have demonstrated a broad spectrum of interaction proteins of human Nek7 classified into multiple functional categories, especially, cell division. Some new interaction partners are also potential Nek7 substrates and localize in key structure during mitosis and cytokinesis. We also evidenced that, through different mechanisms, the N- and C- terminal domains of Nek7 and Nek6 can differentially contribute to the regulation and catalysis and provide the basis for a functional independence of Nek6 and Nek7 in cell signaling. Furthermore, using studies based in confocal microscopy and RNAi we showed the Nek7 interactor, RGS2 protein, is required for organization and orientation of the mitotic spindle. Metaphase cells RGS2-depleted showed phenotypes such as: arrest in mitosis; defects in tension kinetochores and alignment chromosomes; disruption of the mitotic spindle; disturbance in the proteins redistribution of the spindle pole involved in nucleation and microtubule dynamics; mitotic spindle misorientation; and astral microtubules reduction. Furthermore, the suppression or both overexpression of Nek7 wild type or kinase dead impaired the recruitment of ?-tubulin to the spindle pole. These findings introduce the involvement of RGS2 in mitosis and indicate that it may act cooperatively with Nek7 for proper mitotic spindle organization and formation. Finally, employing systems biology, we showed a comprehensive Neks interactome, highlighting for a possible crosstalking of all family members in centrioles and mitosis regulation; ciliary and ciliopathies function; and response to DNA damage / Doutorado / Bioquimica / Doutora em Biologia Funcional e Molecular

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