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Elucidating the interactions of interleukin-1alpha with components of the eukaryotic transcription machinery
Zámostná, Blanka ; Pospíšek, Martin (advisor) ; Černý, Jan (referee) ; Mělková, Zora (referee)
4 ABSTRACT Interleukin-1α (IL-1α) is a pleiotropic cytokine and a key mediator of host immune response. It is synthesised as a 31-kDa precursor, that is cleaved by the cysteine protease calpain into the 17-kDa mature IL-1α and the 16-kDa N- terminal peptide of IL-1α (IL-1αNTP). Although IL-1α can be secreted, act on target cells through the surface receptor IL-1RI and trigger the signal transduction pathway, increasing evidence points toward the involvement of IL-1α in certain nuclear processes. IL-1αNTP is highly conserved among higher eukaryotes and contains a nuclear localisation sequence; indeed, both the precursor and IL-1αNTP are found in the cell nucleus. Previously, a genetic interaction of IL-1α with nuclear histone acetyltransferase (HAT) complexes has been reported from mammalian cells and, interestingly, also from the heterologous yeast model. This thesis extends the research of the nuclear function of IL-1α and demonstrates that IL-1α physically associates with the HAT/Core module of yeast SAGA and ADA HAT complexes. Results of the HAT subunit gene knock-out experiments followed by a set of co-immunoprecipitations also suggest a novel model of the yeast SAGA complex assembly, in which ADA appears to represent only a partly functional HAT complex. In its natural milieu of mammalian cells, IL-1α...
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Analysis of the Main Characters in the Novel "Spieltrieb" by Juli Zeh
MIKLASOVÁ, Tereza
Undoubtedly, Juli Zeh is one of the most important and interesting current German female writers, who is gaining her reputation abroad as well. In her pieces, there are current issues and philosophical questions combined together and, therefore, she affects readers on several different levels. Novel ?Spieltrieb? isn´t different. The author introduces questions of freedom, guilt, will, violence and law in this novel ? and the individual characters throw light on the matters from different views. The objective of the diploma thesis is to present the way of these topics ?personalizing?, using a precise character analysis (analysis of the names, languages, private stories, corporalities and features of particular characters). The method which has been used for the analysis is close reading, based on a precise and combinatory reading. The analyses and reflections is supplemented an interview with the author.
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Genetic screening for the dominant suppressors of adgf-a mutant phenotype in Drosophila
HARTMANN, David
Extracellular adenosine is an important signaling molecule in various physiological processes. When not regulated properly it can cause various pathologies such as Severe Combined Immunodeficiency. To study the effects of increased extracellular adenosine level a Drosophila model has been established. This model is based on mutation in the main adenosine deaminase gene in Drosophila (ADGF-A, Adenosine Deaminase-related Growth Factor A). This work is a consequence of large screening for the suppressors of adgf-a mutant phenotype and presents a more detailed study of 3 previously identified regions containing dominant suppressors.
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