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Proteins demaged by oxidative stress, their role in physiology and ageing of yest cells
Mikešová, Jana ; Palková, Zdena (advisor) ; Borčin, Kateřina (referee)
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are regularly produced in cells as a by-product of aerobic metabolism. Hence, organisms developed various defence mechanisms, which are able to avoid molecular damages caused by ROS under physiological conditions. In stress conditions, however, such defence mechanisms are not sufficient to avoid molecular damages. Accumulation of oxidized proteins is supposed to be a reason for ageing and many diseases including Friedreich's ataxia, Amylotrophic lateral sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease and many others. During oxidative stress, reactive oxygen species are reflected in oxidation of cystein residues in transcription factors, regulation proteins and active canters centers of enzymes. Oxidative modifications however could lead also to changes in transcription factor activity and activation of specific pathways, including changes in gene expression, cell cycle and proteolysis. This work shows defence mechanisms, ROS and proteins altered by reactive oxygen species that may function as important signalling molecules, which are essential for many cellular processes.
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Antibiotic resistance conferred by members of ARE subfamily of ABC proteins
Veselá, Ludmila ; Balíková Novotná, Gabriela (advisor) ; Borčin, Kateřina (referee)
The main topic of this thesis is the ARE subfamily of ABC transporters. The importance of the proteins of this subfamily lies in the fact that they confer resistance to several classes of clinically important antibiotics: macrolides, lincosamides, streptogramines and pleuromutilines and they do it in significant pathogens, as for example Staphylococcus aureus. Compared to canonical ABC transporters, the structure of ABC proteins lacks the transmembrane domain (TMD) and so far, there where not even found an integrating transmembrane protein. Due to these facts, the mechanism of resistance conferred by these proteins remains unclear. In the thesis, both suggested hypotheses of the mechanism of how these proteins work are discussed. The first hypothesis presumes the active efflux of antibiotics out of the bacteria. The second hypothesis suggests release of antibiotic from its binding site initiated by ARE proteins, followed by its passive diffusion out of the cell. Keywords: ABC proteins, ARE proteins, resistance, MLS, Vga
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Antibiotic resistance conferred by members of ARE subfamily of ABC proteins
Veselá, Ludmila ; Balíková Novotná, Gabriela (advisor) ; Borčin, Kateřina (referee)
The main topic of this thesis is the ARE subfamily of ABC transporters. The importance of the proteins of this subfamily lies in the fact that they confer resistance to several classes of clinically important antibiotics: macrolides, lincosamides, streptogramines and pleuromutilines and they do it in significant pathogens, as for example Staphylococcus aureus. Compared to canonical ABC transporters, the structure of ABC proteins lacks the transmembrane domain (TMD) and so far, there where not even found an integrating transmembrane protein. Due to these facts, the mechanism of resistance conferred by these proteins remains unclear. In the thesis, both suggested hypotheses of the mechanism of how these proteins work are discussed. The first hypothesis presumes the active efflux of antibiotics out of the bacteria. The second hypothesis suggests release of antibiotic from its binding site initiated by ARE proteins, followed by its passive diffusion out of the cell. Keywords: ABC proteins, ARE proteins, resistance, MLS, Vga
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Proteins demaged by oxidative stress, their role in physiology and ageing of yest cells
Mikešová, Jana ; Palková, Zdena (advisor) ; Borčin, Kateřina (referee)
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are regularly produced in cells as a by-product of aerobic metabolism. Hence, organisms developed various defence mechanisms, which are able to avoid molecular damages caused by ROS under physiological conditions. In stress conditions, however, such defence mechanisms are not sufficient to avoid molecular damages. Accumulation of oxidized proteins is supposed to be a reason for ageing and many diseases including Friedreich's ataxia, Amylotrophic lateral sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease and many others. During oxidative stress, reactive oxygen species are reflected in oxidation of cystein residues in transcription factors, regulation proteins and active canters centers of enzymes. Oxidative modifications however could lead also to changes in transcription factor activity and activation of specific pathways, including changes in gene expression, cell cycle and proteolysis. This work shows defence mechanisms, ROS and proteins altered by reactive oxygen species that may function as important signalling molecules, which are essential for many cellular processes.
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