Browsing by Author "Bryan Venters"
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Hill-McAlester, Andrea Alyssa (2015-09-11)Department: Molecular Physiology and BiophysicsObjective: Obesity has become a major worldwide health issue over the past few years and often leads to insulin resistance (IR) and type 2 diabetes (T2D). Macrophage accumulation in adipose tissue (AT) during obesity ...
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Meyer, Amanda N. (2017-06-01)Department: Molecular Physiology and BiophysicsThe enhancer DNA-binding transfactor Repressor activator protein 1 (Rap1) performs several essential cellular functions in the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. These functions include regulation of telomere length, ...
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Feigerle, Jordan Taylor (2016-12-13)Department: Molecular Physiology and BiophysicsThe evolutionarily conserved 14-subunit RNA Polymerase II Transcription Factor D (TFIID) complex is composed of TATA-box Binding Protein (TBP) and 13 TBP-associated factors (Tafs). In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, TFIID is ...
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Regulation of gene expression in the embryonic pancreas by Oc1 and its impact on postnatal function Kropp, Peter Allerton (2018-01-03)Department: Molecular Physiology and BiophysicsThe pancreas is a dual function organ contributing to both blood glucose homeostasis and digestion. These functions are carried out by the endocrine and exocrine compartments of the pancreas, respectively, which derive ...
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Simonik, Elizabeth Anne (2016-11-03)Department: Cancer BiologyHead and neck squamous cell carcinoma is a frequent and serious malignancy that accounts for more than 300,000 deaths world wide each year, the majority of which are the result of local invasion and lymph node metastasis. ...