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α-SYNUCLEIN DISRUPTS INTEGRATED SIGNALING BY THE UNFOLDED PROTEIN RESPONSE THROUGH INHIBITION OF ATF6-α INCORPORATION INTO COPII VESICLES
(Georgetown University, 2015)
Parkinson's Disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by the advanced loss of motor functions as a result of progressive degenerative conditions that develop in many regions of the brain and manifest as a ...
EFFECTS OF TNFAIP8 KNOCKDOWN ON EGFR AND IGF-1R SIGNALING AND CYTOTOXICITIES OF TARGETED DRUGS IN NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER CELLS
(Georgetown University, 2015)
Lung cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer and leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) accounts for 85% of lung cancer cases. Molecular therapies targeting epidermal ...
Structure and Function of the First Open Reading Frame (ORF1) Protein Encoded by the Human LINE-1 Retrotransposon
(Georgetown University, 2012)
L1 is an autonomous retrotransposable element that replicates to high copy number and has generated over 40% of mammalian DNA. L1 retrotransposition in mammals is a significant source of genetic diversity and defects. Since ...
THE ROLE OF NUCLEAR RECEPTOR COACTIVATOR AIB1/SRC3 IN NORMAL AND BREAST CANCER STROMAL FUNCTIONS
(Georgetown University, 2012)
The nuclear receptor coactivator amplified in breast cancer 1 (AIB1/SRC3) has a well-defined role in steroid and growth factor signaling in cancer and normal epithelial cells. Less is known about its function in stromal ...
The Contribution of PCPH to Colon Carcinoma
(Georgetown University, 2011)
PCPH is a well conserved, single-copy gene whose product is ubiquitously expressed but predominates in kidney, liver, and colon. The protein product belongs to the nucleoside triphosphate diphosphohydrolase family, NTPDase, ...
"Examining TGF-beta Inhibition, via Smad7, and the Role of The Inhibitors of Differentiation (Id) in Metastatic Melanoma"
(Georgetown University, 2013)
TGF-β, Ids and tumorigenesis are interrelated. Smad7 (S7) has been shown to potently suppress melanomagenesis through downregulation of metastasis-related genes such as MMP2, MMP9, osteopontin and CXCR4. Here, we ...
ROLE OF BTG2 IN THE ANTIOXIDANT RESPONSE IN HUMAN BREAST EPITHELIAL CELLS.
(Georgetown University, 2012)
BTG2, a member of antiproliferative gene family BTG/TOB, has been implicated in cell cycle regulation, normal development and tumor suppression. However, the underlying mechanism(s) by which BTG2 regulates these processes ...
MECHANISMS OF OBESITY-RELATED HEPATOCARCINOGENSIS
(Georgetown University, 2017)
Nearly a third of the US population is currently obese. The recent rise in liver cancer prevalence correlates with the obesity epidemic and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). The underlying mechanisms behind the ...
The Application of Conditional Reprogramming to Drug Discovery and Regenerative Medicine
(Georgetown University, 2018)
The Conditional Reprogramming (CR) method has been shown to induce an in vitro stem-like state allowing for the continuous growth of patient-derived epithelial cells. Due to this new culture system, it has been possible ...
Novel Base Excision Repair and Hypoxanthine in Live Human Cells
(Georgetown University, 2018)
Elucidating the mechanism of DNA damage and mutation is key to understating cancer genesis. In the first section of this thesis we examined base excision repair enzymes (BER) responsible for mitigating damage to DNA. BER ...