Search for dissertations about: "RETROVIRUS"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 45 swedish dissertations containing the word RETROVIRUS.

  2. 1. Reverse Transcriptase Activity Assays for Retrovirus Quantitation and Characterization

    Author : Anders Malmsten; Ulf Gyllensten; Clas Källander; Lynn Morris; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Medicine; retrovirus; reverse transcriptase; enzyme activity assay; MuLV; HIV; RT purification; viral load; drug susceptibility; Medicin; Dermatology and venerology; clinical genetics; internal medicine; Dermatologi och venerologi; klinisk genetik; invärtesmedicin;

    Abstract : Reverse transcriptase (RT) is a crucial enzyme for retrovirus replication, and its presence in the virion is indispensable for infectivity. This thesis illustrates the use of RT activity assays as tools for quantitation and characterization of different retroviruses, particularly HIV. READ MORE

  4. 2. On the etiology and pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus with special reference to environmental factors

    Author : Anders Bengtsson; Reumatologi och molekylär skelettbiologi; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; muscle system; rheumatology locomotion; Skelett; muskelsystem; reumatologi; Skeleton; Risk factors; Human parvovirus B19; Immune complex; Disease activity; Interferon-alpha; SLE; Retrovirus;

    Abstract : Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex autoimmune disease in which environmental factors interact with genetic factors in the development of the disease process and evolution of clinical manifestations. In this thesis both exogenous factors and host factors were investigated, as well as important immunopathological aspects including involvement of immune complex (IC), the complement system and interferon-alpha (IFN-α). READ MORE

  5. 3. Viral dUTPases, Recombinant Expression, Purification and Characterization

    Author : Anna-Carin Bergman; Biokemi och Strukturbiologi; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Proteins; nucleocapsid protein; retrovirus; herpesvirus; dUTPase; nucleotide metabolism; enzymology; Proteiner; enzymologi;

    Abstract : The enzyme deoxyuridine 5’-triphosphate nucleotidohydrolase (dUTPase, EC 3.6.1.23) catalyzes the hydrolysis of dUTP to dUMP and pyrophosphate. READ MORE

  6. 4. On Monomeric and Trimeric dUTPases. Recombinant Expression, Purification, Conformational Properties and Catalytic Characteristics

    Author : Rebecca Persson; Biokemi och Strukturbiologi; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Metabolism; dUTP; dUTPase; nucleotide metabolism; retrovirus; crystallography; herpesvirus; Biokemi; Biochemistry;

    Abstract : Nucleotide metabolism and replication of nucleic acids are processes of fundamental importance. A crucial enzyme in nucleotide metabolism is dUTPase (E.C. 3. READ MORE

  7. 5. Retroviral long Terminal Repeats; Structure, Detection and Phylogeny

    Author : Farid Benachenhou; Jonas Blomberg; Göran Sperber; Aris Katzourakis; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Retrovirus; long terminal repeats; hidden Markov models; phylogeny; alignment; conserved motif; stem-loop; Clinical virology; Klinisk virologi; Klinisk virologi; Clinical Virology;

    Abstract : Long terminal repeats (LTRs) are non-coding repeats flanking the protein-coding genes of LTR retrotransposons. The variability of LTRs poses a challenge in studying them. Hidden Markov models (HMMs), probabilistic models widely used in pattern recognition, are useful in dealing with this variability. READ MORE