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Dissertation
BamB facilitates folding of outer membrane protein A (OmpA) via interactions of its β-propeller with the membrane surface and via a conformation change induced by phosphatidylglycerol
(2019-10-17)
A sufficient folding and insertion of OMPs into the OM of Gram-negative bacteria requires the conserved β-barrel assembly machinery (BAM) complex. The present thesis concerns the structural properties and folding behavior of the lipoprotein BamB and describes its relevance in the synchronized mechanism of membrane insertion and folding of the β-barrel protein OmpA. Furthermore, specific binding sites in BamB involved in the interaction to the lipid membrane or the periplasmic domain of BamA (PD-BamA) were identified ...
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Fat-containing cells are eliminated during Dictyostelium development
(2017-09-15)
Triacylglycerol is a universal storage molecule for metabolic energy in living organisms. However, Dictyostelium amoebae, that have accumulated storage fat from added fatty acids do not progress through the starvation period preceding the development of the durable spore. Mutants deficient in genes of fat metabolism, such as fcsA, encoding a fatty acid activating enzyme, or dgat1 and dgat2, specifying proteins that synthesize triacylglycerol, strongly increase their chances to contribute to the spore fraction of the ...
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Aphyllophoroid fungi in insular woodlands of eastern Ukraine
(2017-12-22)
Background
Fungi play crucial roles in ecosystems and are among the species-richest organism groups on Earth. However, knowledge on their occurrence lags behind the data for animals and plants. Recent analyses of fungal occurrence data from Western, Central and Northern Europe provided important insights into response of fungi to global warming. The consequences of the global changes for biodiversity on a larger geographical scale are not yet understood. Landscapes of Eastern Europe and particularly of eastern ...
Dissertation
Genregulation in der Drosophila Spermatogenese am Beispiel der Mst(3)CGP-Genfamilie
(2016-06-21)
In dieser Dissertation wird die Rolle des zentralen Kontrollelementes TCE auf unterschiedlichen Ebenen der Genexpression untersucht. Das TCE verhindert die Translation prämeiotisch gebildeter mRNAs in der Spermatogenese von Drosophila bis zu einem späten postmeiotischen Stadium. Gleichzeitig provoziert es Transkriptionsaktivität. Das TCE wurde zunächst in einer kleinen Genfamilie identifiziert und am Beispiel des Gens Mst87F detaillierter untersucht. In EMSA-Experimenten wurde die Komplexbildung mit regulatorischen ...