This thesis describes the use of biophysical and biochemical methods to prove that calcium has a positive feedback effect on amplifying and sustaining CD3 phosphorylation and should enhance T-cell sensitivity to foreign antigens. The study presented shows that calcium can regulate the signal pathway in cells not only as a secondary messenger but also through direct interactions with the phospholipid bilayer. The approach used in the thesis also represents an important advance, as it couples the use of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) to the analysis of signaling phenomena in living cells. Moreover, the thesis optimizes the Nanodisc assembly protocol, which can broaden its range of applications in membrane protein studies. A preliminary study on the structure of dengue virus NS2B-NS3p in complex with aprotinin, which may help to develop new drugs against the dengue virus, is also included.
| ISBN: | 9783662546161 |
| Publication date: | 3rd July 2017 |
| Author: | Yunchen Bi |
| Publisher: | Springer an imprint of Springer Berlin Heidelberg |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 79 pages |
| Series: | Springer Theses |
| Genres: |
Biomedical engineering Biophysics Immunology Cellular biology (cytology) Nuclear physics |
This thesis describes the use of biophysical and biochemical methods to prove that calcium has a positive feedback effect on amplifying and sustaining CD3 phosphorylation and should enhance T-cell sensitivity to foreign antigens. The study presented shows that calcium can regulate the signal pathway in cells not only as a secondary messenger but also through direct interactions with the phospholipid bilayer. The approach used in the thesis also represents an important advance, as it couples the use of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) to the analysis of signaling phenomena in living cells. Moreover, the thesis optimizes the Nanodisc assembly protocol, which can broaden its range of applications in membrane protein studies. A preliminary study on the structure of dengue virus NS2B-NS3p in complex with aprotinin, which may help to develop new drugs against the dengue virus, is also included.
Study of the Calcium Regulation Mechanism of TCR Activation Using Nanodisc and NMR Technologies features in the following genres: Biomedical engineering, Biophysics, Immunology, Cellular biology (cytology), Nuclear physics
Study of the Calcium Regulation Mechanism of TCR Activation Using Nanodisc and NMR Technologies is available in Hardback
Study of the Calcium Regulation Mechanism of TCR Activation Using Nanodisc and NMR Technologies was written by Yunchen Bi and published by Springer an imprint of Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Study of the Calcium Regulation Mechanism of TCR Activation Using Nanodisc and NMR Technologies has 79 pages
Yes it is part of Springer Theses series