Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Allosteric regulation of mammalian fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase, Yang Gao
Exploring and understanding the substrate diversity of b-ketoacyl-ACP synthase III enzymes, Shivani Garg
Characterization of the Arabidopsis thaliana acetyl-CoA synthetase putative carboxylate binding pocket, Jason H. Hart
Characterization of acyl-ACP thioesterases for the purpose of diversifying fatty acid synthesis pathway, Fuyuan Jing
Building and simulating protein machines, Ataur Rahim Katebi
Step-specific investigation of SNARE-mediated membrane fusion, Sunae Kim
Investigation of the process of SNARE mediated synaptic vesicle exocytosis, Ying Lai
Investigating the evolution of cytochromes P450 involved in GA biosynthesis, Sibongile Mafu
Characterization of the putative catalytic domain of two xyloglucan xylosyltransferases (XXTs) involved in the biosynthesis of xyloglucan in Arabidopsis thaliana, Rachel Ann Morris
Fidelity of Plasmodium falciparum apicoplast DNA polymerase, Eric Evan Parrott
The Panicum mosaic virus-like 3' cap-independent translation element: A translation enhancer that functions in mammalian systems, Mariko Sada Peterson
Structural and functional study of SNARE machinery in neurotransmitter release, Shuang Song
Structure and function of class one non-symbiotic plant hemoglobins, Ryan Thomas Sturms
Purification and optimization of sequential biosynthetic enzymes for co-localization onto a nanocarrier, Mollie Tiernan
A nuclear-derived proteinaceous matrix embeds the microtubule spindle apparatus during mitosis, Changfu Yao
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Characterization of the T4 Mre11/Rad50 complex and investigation of the Mre11 dimeric interface, Dustin William Albrecht
Understanding Higher Order Heterochromatin Structure And Its Determinants, Abdelhamid Azzaz
Immunoglobulin motions and antigen binding effects examined by elastic network models, Debkanta Chakraborty
Mechanistic investigations of class II diterpene cyclases, Jared Criswell
Deciphering the Details of RNA Aminoglycoside Interactions: From Atomistic Models to Biotechnological Applications, Muslum Ilgu
Role of the N-terminus of Recombinant Human Brain Hexokinase in Mitochondrial Binding, Manjit Maskey
The Arabidopsis CRINKLY4 receptor-like kinase and homologs: Regulation of kinase activity through intra- and intermolecular interactions, Matthew Richard Meyer
Structural and biochemical characterization of marburgvirus VP35 and its role in immune evasion, Parameshwaran Ramanan
Allosteric Mechanisms in Recombinant Human Hexokinase Type I, Lu Shen
Study of Lcn2 in inflammation and characterization of its RNA aptamer, Lijie Zhai
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Functional analysis of the JIL-1 histone H3 kinase in Drosophila, Weili Cai
Fatty acid elongase (FAE) systems: An investigation of genetic redundancy, Alexis Ann Campbell
Study of the effect of α-Synuclein on SNARE-mediated membrane fusion, Wei Feng
RNA structure-mediated regulation of cap-independent transaltion by plant viruses, Jelena Jeremic Kraft
Protein sequence-structure relationships, Sumudu Pamoda Leelananda
Human brain hexokinase: Determinants of mitochondrial binding and mechanism of nucleotide release, Nimer Mehyar
Single Residue Determinants in the Binding of Recombinant Human Brain Hexokinase to the Mitochondrion, Nidhi Shah
Fast learning optimized prediction methodology for protein secondary structure prediction, relative solvent accessibility prediction and phosphorylation prediction, Saraswathi Sundararajan
Structure and function of class I diterpene synthase, Ke Zhou
Engineering Escherichia coli for co-production of acetaldehyde and hydrogen from glucose, Huilin Zhu
Mechanistic insights on important biomolecules derived using simple dynamics models from extending the reach of elastic network modeling, Michael Thomas Zimmermann
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Variation of carnitine concentrations in Angus beef, Almass A. Abuzaid
Effects of macronutrient and caloric content of the diet on circulating concentrations of ghrelin and other hormones involved in energy metabolism, Michelle Marie Bohan Brown
Recycling of vitamin B12 and NAD+ within the Pdu microcompartment of Salmonella enterica, Shouqiang Cheng
Genetic polymorphisms in bovine ferroportin are associated with beef iron content, Qing Duan
Genetic, biochemical and physiological studies of acetyl-CoA metabolism via acyl-condensation, Huanan Jin
Structure and Reactivity of Hexacoordinate Hemoglobins, Smita Kakar
Interaction between the SAGA complex and chromatin regulates nucleosome acetylation and inducible gene transcription, Shanshan Li
Functional Study of Transcription Factor MYB305 in Tobacco Flower Development, Guangyu Liu
Investigation of the molecular mechanism of SNARE-mediated membrane fusion, Bin Lu
Genetic regulation of bovine milk fatty acid composition: Improving the healthfulness of milk through selection, Rafael Nafikov
Vitamin D signaling in the bovine immune system, Corwin Drew Nelson
Plasminogen activator inhibitor 1: mechanisms of its synergistic regulation by growth factors, Xiaoling Song
Transcriptional defense response of the soybean plant, Glycine max, in reaction to infestation by the soybean aphid, Aphis glycines, Matthew Edward Studham
P450s in the biosynthesis of diterpenoid phytoalexins in rice, Qiang Wang
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Protein structure prediction and conformational transitions, Haitao Cheng
Biochemical and mutational analysis of coenzyme B12 biosynthesis, Chenguang Fan
Biotin biosynthetic enzymes and the metabolic control of biotin biosynthesis, Jennifer Ashley Gray
Regulation, function, and evolution of T2 RNases, Melissa Sue Hillwig
Selection and characterization of RNA aptamers that detect a quaternary structure for ribosomal protein S7, Allison Layne Pappas
Structural characterization of intermolecular self-association in a T-cell specific kinase, Andrew Josef Severin
Identification and molecular characterization of the Arabidopsis homolog to the Saccharomyces cerevisiae BIO5 gene, Lucas John Showman
Structural mechanism for multidrug efflux systems, Chih-chia Su
Structural and functional studies with membrane-associated proteins in synaptic exocytosis and endocytosis, Jiansong Tong
T cell signaling: biochemical and structural characterization of Itk, CypA and HS1., Ruo Xu
Impact of the innate immune response on mammary epithelia, Wei Zhao
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
Selected measures of health in women fed conjugated linoleic acid-enriched products from organic, pasture-fed cattle, Andrew William Brown
New statistical potentials for improved protein structure prediction, Yaping Feng
The structure and mechanism of SAICAR synthetase, Nathaniel Daum Ginder
Studies of intermediates and regulation in SNARE-mediated membrane fusion, Xiaobing Lu
Development of an RNA aptamer to PD173955N through SELEX, Samir Mehanovic
Metabolomics based annotation of novel genes in Arabidopsis thaliana, Stephanie Michelle Moon
On the biosynthesis of labdane-related diterpenoids by class I synthases and P450s: a, Dana Morrone
Functional analysis of paralogous genes in acetyl coenzyme A metabolism, Joel D. Schmidt
Investigation of Structure and Function of Membrane Fusion Proteins: SNAREs and Regulators, Zengliu Su
Use of Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy to determine the health-promoting index (HPI) of cow's milk, Wendy LeAnne Thomas
Function and dynamics of aptamers: A case study on the malachite green aptamer, Tianjiao Wang
The locations and signaling of H-Ras on endosomes and plasma membrane, Xing Wang
Genetic regulation of the healthfulness of beef fatty acid composition, Shu Zhang
Theses/Dissertations from 2007
Kinetic studies of Escherichia coli and human SAICAR synthetase, Daniel Joseph Binkowski
Characterization of the starch branching enzymes in Arabidopsis thaliana, Qinglei Gan
Effects of dietary conjugated linoleic acid on European corn borer survival, growth, fatty acid composition, and fecundity, Lindsey Gereszek
Allosteric regulation of mammalian and bacterial fructose-1,6-bisphosphatases, Justin Keith Hines
Investigation of allosteric regulation of porcine fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase, Jian Lu
HRas intracellular trafficking and signal transduction, Jodi Ho-Jung McKay
Implications of the interactions between genetic background and dietary phosphorus on porcine muscle, Ani Qu
Crystallographic analysis of Parasponia andersonii hemoglobin, Andrea Savage
Biophysical and biochemical characterization of hexacoordinate hemoglobins, Benoit Joel Smagghe
Biophysical characterization of the 117 amino acids long N-terminal segment of D-Raf (Isoform A), Oren Tchaicheeyan
The role of Tyr61 in synechocystis hemoglobin in regulating E-helix movement, Anand Venugopal
Biochemical studies of Mms6--a biomineralization protein, Lijun Wang
