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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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Interactions acides nucléiques/protéines non spécifiques : le nucléosome et les complexes de la NCp7 / Non-specific nucleic acids/protein interactions : nucleosome and NCp7 complexes

Retureau, Romain 24 October 2019 (has links)
Les protéines régulent et exécutent l'ensemble des fonctions vitales des organismes en interagissant notamment avec les acides nucléiques (AN), dont l’ADN, support de l’information génétique. Appréhender la nature de ces types d’interactions est central en biologie. Le nucléosome, qui est l’unité élémentaire de la compaction de l’ADN chez les cellules eucaryotes, est formé d’un d’ADN enroulé autour d’un cœur protéique d’histone ; il contrôle l’accessibilité de l’ADN en se formant et en se dissociant le long des génomes. Ici, le nucléosome a été modélisé par dynamique moléculaire en solution. L’ analyse de l’interface ADN-histone par une méthode géométrique innovante a permis de comprendre comment la forte cohésion de ce complexe était assurée. La description de l’interface a aussi servi à interpréter des expériences d’assemblage et de désassemblage du nucléosome qui ont par ailleurs démontré l’effet de la séquence d’ADN sur ces processus. Enfin, j’ai comparé les dynamiques de l’ADN nucléosomal et de l’ADN nu, et montré quelles propriétés structurales étaient conservées au sein du nucléosome et comment elles sont utilisées pour moduler l’efficacité de l’association ADN-histones. Une stratégie semblable a été appliquée à des structures expérimentales de complexes entre ADN ou ARN et NCp7, une protéine du VIH-1 chaperon des AN. Cette dernière étude propose un mécanisme d’association entre les partenaires sur des bases rationnelles. Dans ces deux études, je mets en évidence des mécanismes de formation des complexes en plusieurs étapes et j’illustre les préférences de structure et de séquence des AN chez des protéines dites non-spécifiques. / Proteins regulate and perform the vital functions of organisms, in particular by interacting with nucleic acids (NA), including DNA which carries the genetic information. Understanding the nature of these interactions is central in biology. The nucleosome is the basic unit of DNA compaction in eukaryotes. Composed of a DNA wrapped around a histone core, this complex regulates the DNA accessibility by assembling and disassembling along the genome. Here, we carried out molecular dynamic simulations of the nucleosome in solution. The analysis of the DNA-histone interface with an innovative geometrical method highlighted the strong cohesion of the complex. Such an in-depth description of the interface was also used to interpret nucleosome assembly and disassembly experiments. Those experiments emphasized in particular the DNA sequence effect in both assembly and disassembly processes. Finally, the comparison between nucleosomal and free DNA dynamics showed which structural properties were conserved in the complex and how they contributed to the DNA-histone assembly efficiency. A similar strategy was used on experimental structures of NCp7, a HIV-1 NA chaperone protein, complexed with either DNA or RNA. The latter analysis suggested a rational basis to describe the mechanism of partner assembly. In both studies, I evidenced stepwise mechanisms of complex assemblies and I illustrated NA structure and sequence preferences of some so-called non-specific proteins.
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Understanding Prototype Foamy Virus Integrase Site Selection, Activity, and Stability

Mackler, Randi Michelle January 2018 (has links)
No description available.
93

Tunable Nanocalipers to Probe Structure and Dynamics in Chromatin

Le, Jenny Vi, Le January 2018 (has links)
No description available.
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Nucleosome Regulation of Transcription Factor Binding Dynamics: a Single-molecule Study

Luo, Yi January 2015 (has links)
No description available.
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Access to the Genome: A Study of Transcription Factor Binding Within Nucleosomes

Brehove, Matthew Steven January 2016 (has links)
No description available.
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Characterizing the role of Nucleosome Remodeling Factor (NURF) in tumorigenesis and metastatic progression using mouse models of breast cancer.

Alkhatib, Suehyb 20 June 2012 (has links)
Increasingly the role of epigenetic machinery as a bridge between underlying DNA sequence and cellular phenotype is being discovered. The establishment of a myriad of unique cellular types sharing identical gene sequences in a multicellular organism gives a broad sense for the inherent role of epigenetic influence on cell differentiation. Importantly, the epigenetic mechanisms involved in establishing cell identity unsurprisingly contribute to diseased states, including cancer. Recent research continues to elucidate contributory roles of epigenetic mechanisms, such as DNA methylation, histone modification, and microRNA regulation, in human cancers. Additionally, chromatin remodelers, such as the Nucleosome Remodeling Factor (NURF), have been identified as important regulators for normal cell biology. While much has been done to identify and characterize the role of NURF chromatin remodeling complex as a key regulator of development in a number of model organisms, little has been published on the implications of NURF in diseases such as cancer. Our preliminary data shows dysregulation of E-cadherins, N-cadherins, and MHC-I genes in Bptf (an essential subunit of NURF) knocked down murine breast cancer cell lines. These proteins have well documented roles in the development and metastatic progression of cancers. To study the effect of Bptf knockdown on the development and progression of cancer we injected Bptf knocked down mouse breast cancer cell lines, 4T1, 66cl4, and 67NR, into syngenic BALB/c mice. Our findings reveal decreased tumor growth in 66cl4 and 67NR as measured by tumor weight at 3-4 weeks post injection. Tumor growth did not appear to be significantly affected in 4T1 challenged mice. However, mice inoculated with Bptf knockdown 4T1 cell lines have decreased metastasis to lungs as compared to control while metastasis of 66cl4 tumors to the lungs appear unaffected. To assess the role of the immune system in decreasing tumor growth in BALB/c mice, we injected 66cl4 tumors into NOD-SCID-Gamma (NSG) immune deficient mice. The tumors from these mice show no difference in tumor growth between Bptf knockdown and control tumors, implicating a role for the immune system regulating the decreased tumor weight in BALB/c mice. To delineate which immune cell effector may impede breast cancer carcinogenesis, we performed an in vitro natural killer (NK) cell cytotoxicity assay against 66cl4 tumors and found greater susceptibility to NK killing in Bptf knockdown tumors.
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Structural study of the transcriptional co-activator SAGA / Etude structurale du coactivateur transcriptionel SAGA chez la levure Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Durand, Alexandre 29 April 2014 (has links)
Le complexe SAGA (Spt-Ada-Gcn5 acetyl transferase) est un co-activateur transcriptionel, conservé chez les eucaryotes, qui participent à la transcription d’environ 10% des gènes chez la levure, où il fait le lien entre les composants du complexe de pré-initiation, tel que la TATA-box Binding Protein (TBP) et des activateurs, et modifie les histones dans le contexte de la chromatine (acétylation et déubiquitination). Ces travaux de thèse ont permis de décrire l’architecture moléculaire du complexe observée par microscopie électronique. Nous avons pu (i) localiser le module de déubiquitination au sein du complexe entier et ainsi (ii) définir une zone d’interaction avec le nucléosome ; (iii) montrer la présence de deux sites d’interaction avec la protéine TBP situé au niveau d’une « pince »moléculaire ; (iv) observer un lien fonctionnel entre le module de déubiquitination, en particulier de la protéine Sgf73, et les conformations adoptées par cette pince. / The SAGA complex (Spt-Ada-Gcn5 acetyl transferase) is a transcriptional coactivator, highly conserved in eukaryotes, involved in the transcription of 10% of the genes in yeast, where it bridges the components of the pre-initiation complex such as the TATA-box Binding Protein (TBP) and activators, as well as modifies histones in the chromatin template (acetylation and deubiquitination). This work has revealed the molecular architecture of the complex observed by electron microscopy. We could (i) localize the deubiquitination module within the whole complex and thus (ii) define the interaction surface with the nucleosome; (iii) reveal the presence of two TBP-interacting surfaces localized at the tips of a molecular clamp; (iv) observe a functional link between the deubiquitination module, in particular the Sgf73 protein, and the conformation adopted by this clamp.
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FACT, réparation par excision de bases et fixation du facteur de transcription NF-kB sur la chromatine

Charles richard, John lalith 26 June 2012 (has links) (PDF)
FACT est une protéine clé, qui joue de multiples rôles, y compris dans la transcription et la réparation de l'ADN endommagé. Néanmoins, comment FACT participe à la réparation et à la transcription de la chromatine n'est pas élucidé. Dans ce travail nous avons tout d'abord étudié le rôle de FACT dans le processus de réparation par excision de base (BER). Nous avons utilisé des nucléosomes reconstitués avec de l'ADN à uracile incorporé au hasard. Nous avons trouvé que l'enzyme UDG est capable d'enlever les uraciles localisés du côté de la solution et pas les uraciles se trouvant en face de l'octamère d'histone. La présence simultanée de FACT et de RSC (facteur de remodelage de la chromatine, impliqué dans la réparation) permet un enlèvement efficace des uraciles localisés du côté de l'octamère d'histone par l'UDG. De plus, l'action concertée de FACT et RSC contribue à l'enlèvement de la lésion oxidative 8-oxoG, autrement inaccessible, de la matrice nucléosomale par l'enzyme OGG1. Ce résultat est obtenu grâce à une activité " co-remodelatrice " de la protéine FACT. Dans ce travail nous décrivons pour la première fois cette nouvelle propriété de FACT et nous montrons par une série d'expériences biochimiques que FACT est capable de stimuler l'activité de remodelage du RSC. Nos expériences montrent que la présence de FACT augmente l'efficacité de RSC à transformer l'énergie libérée par l'hydrolyse de l'ATP en travail " mécanique ". Les données obtenues suggèrent une nature stochastique du BER in vivo, FACT étant un facteur clé dans le processus de réparation. Nous avons également investigué l'implication de l'activité co-remodelatrice de FACT dans la fixation de NF-kB aux matrices nucléosomales. La production de nucléosomes remodelés, mais non - mobilisés (remosomes) n'est pas suffisante pour promouvoir la fixation de NF-kB. Pourtant, la mobilisation des nucléosomes par l'intermédiaire de RSC permet une interaction efficace entre NF-kB et l'ADN nucléosomal. Toutes ces données sont essentielles pour le décryptage du mécanisme moléculaire par lequel FACT agit dans le BER et dans la transcription médiée par NF-kB.
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High Resolution study of NF-kB - DNA Interactions

Lone, Imtiaz Nisar 14 February 2013 (has links) (PDF)
In this thesis we have attempted to study four basic aspects of DNA-protein interactions: Affinity, specificity, accessibility and kinetics. With NF-kB as our model transcription factor, we wanted to investigate how a particular dimer recognizes a specific binding sequence? How fast are these interactions? And finally, how does the NF-kB interact with it binding site in the chromatin context? Specificity of NF-kB-DNA interactions has recently come into focus after it was shown that these dimers can bind to the sequences which do not fall into the NF-kB general consensus motif. We studied seven such sequences for their specificity for four NF-kB dimers. Our results show that p50 homodimers are least discriminative and can bind specifically to all these sequences. While as, RelA homodimers were highly discriminative and did not bind to most of these nontraditional sequences. We used two different methods to measure binding affinities: traditional gel mobility shift assay (EMSA) and a novel technique called as UV laser footprinting. Our results show that UV laser footprinting is the better method to determine the binding constants.For studying the dynamics of NF-kB-DNA binding, we combined UV laser footprinting with stopped flow device. This combination, not only give us one base pair resolution but also milli-second time resolution. Using p50 homodimers as a model transcription factor, we showed that the binding of this factor follows a two-step mechanism. First step involves the fast recognition of the sequence and second step follows a slower kinetics most likely for the stabilization of the complex. Our experiments suggest that flanking sequences play a role in the recognition and stabilization process of the complex formation.Finally, we also studied the accessibility of nucleosomes to NF-kB. Our in vitro data sheds light on the in vivo requirements for the alterations in chromatin structure necessary for the productive binding of NF-kB. These include either a removal of H2A-H2B dimers from the nucleosome and/or chromatin remodeler induced relocation of the histone octamer.Our data sheds light on the in vivo requirements for the alterations in chromatin structure necessary for the productive binding of NF-kB. We hypothesize that some factors like PU.1 might be able to target the chromatin remodeling/dimer eviction machinery to particular nucleosomes and lead to productive binding of NF-kB.
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Modelling splicing

Tilgner, Hagen, 1980- 02 June 2011 (has links)
L’Splicing de les molècules d’ARN és el procés pel qual les seqüències interposades (“introns”) s’eliminen, i les seqüències restants es concatenen per a formar l’ARN madur. La investigació recent mostra que gairebé tots els gens amb splicing es veuen afectats per splicing alternatiu. Aquí, en primer lloc definim la longitud mínima d’un oligomer d’ARN per a funcionar com a lloc d’unió d’un factor d’splicing. A continuació, explorem la capacitat d’aquests oligomers per a predir estructures completes exó-intró. Destaquem els oligomers que són més informatius per a això, i demostrem que la mateixa precisió com en enfocaments anteriors es pot aconseguir amb menys oligomers. L’observació de que aquest enfocament és lluny de predir amb exactitud tota l’estructura exó-intró ens va portar a investigar els factors que juguen un paper en l’splicing co-transcripcional. Demostrem que els nucleosomes es col.loquen preferentment en els exons i plantegem la hipòtesi que juguen un paper en les decisions de l’splicing. A continuació, introduïm el “completed splicing index” i concluem que l’splicing co-transcripcional és molt generalitzat. A més, l’splicing co-transcripcional mostra vincles amb l’organització de la cromatina. A la llum d’aquests resultats, es van supervisar els canvis de la cromatina en exons diferencialment inclosos en dos teixits. Hem descobert una varietat de marques de les histones, però no totes, mostrant un comportament significativament diferent en els exons més inclosos i més exclosos. Las marques més destacades que apareixen són H3K9ac i dos estats de metilació de lisina 4. / Splicing of RNA molecules is the process, by which intervening sequences (“introns”) in the primary transcript are excised, and the remaining sequences (“exons”) are concatenated to form the mature RNA. Recent evidence shows that almost all spliced genes are affected by alternative splicing. Here, we define the minimal length of RNA oligomers that can sensibly be called splicing factor binding sites. Then, we explore the capacity of these oligomers to predict complete exon-intron structures. We highlight those oligomers that are most informative for this and show, that equal accuracy as in previous approaches can be achieved with less RNA oligomers. The observation, that this approach falls short of accurately predicting the entire exon-intron structure, led us to investigate determinants linked to co-transcriptional splicing. We show that nucleosomes are preferentially positioned on exons and hypothesize that they play a role in splicing decisions. We then introduce the “completed splicing index” and conclude that co-transcriptional splicing is very wide-spread in humans. Furthermore co-transcriptional splicing exhibits links to chromatin organization. In the light of these results, we go on to monitor chromatin changes on differentially included exons in pair-wise tissue comparisons. We find a variety of histone marks, but not all, showing significantly different behavior on up- and downregulated exons. The most prominently appearing marks are H3K9ac and two lysine 4 methylation states.

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