Search for dissertations about: "conformational disease"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 74 swedish dissertations containing the words conformational disease.

  2. 1. Susceptibility genes in conformational diseases

    Author : Malin von Otter; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : Conformational disease; Alzheimer’s disease; Parkinson’s disease; Cataract Protein aggregation; Cellular transport; Oxidative stress; Susceptibility; genes; SNP; Haplotype;

    Abstract : Conformational diseases are characterized by protein misfolding and aggregation in the affected tissue. The aim of this thesis was to find genetic support for mechanisms in common for three prevalent ... READ MORE

  4. 2. Deciphering Carbohydrate Structure : From NMR Chemical Shifts to Conformational Analysis

    Author : Kevin M. Dorst; Göran Widmalm; Martina Delbianco; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NMR chemical shift prediction; Structural elucidation; Conformational studies; NMR spectroscopy; MD simulations; Organic Chemistry; organisk kemi;

    Abstract : Carbohydrates are ubiquitous in nature and exhibit a multitude of roles. Besides nucleic and amino acids, they can be regarded as the third alphabet of life. They are used as energy source to fuel the cells, as structural building blocks and play a key role in cellular recognition processes. READ MORE

  5. 3. Modeling of biomembranes: from computational toxicology to simulations of neurodegenerative diseases

    Author : Inna Ermilova; Alexander Lyubartsev; Marta Pasenkiewicz-Gierula; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; biomembranes; lipid bilayers; Alzheimer s disease; Parkinson disease; computational toxicology; passive diffusion; hydroxylated polybrominated diphenyl ethers; omega-3; omega-6; amyloid beta peptide; molecular dynamics simulations; SLipids force field; fysikalisk kemi; Physical Chemistry;

    Abstract : It was known from the middle of the last century that a cell-membrane is a lipid bilayer. Since that time a large number of experimental studies has been done in order to see how a certain molecule can penetrate through a membrane. READ MORE

  6. 4. Characterization of the novel “Uppsala mutation” causing a familial form of early onset Alzheimer’s disease

    Author : María Pagnon de la Vega; Martin Ingelsson; Dag Sehlin; Vilmantas Giedraitis; Gunnar Gouras; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Alzheimer s disease; neurodegeneration; amyloid precursor protein; APP processing; amyloid beta; transgenic mouse model;

    Abstract : The Alzheimer’s disease (AD) brain displays extracellular plaques of amyloid-β (Aβ), neurofibrillary tangles of tau and neuronal loss. The 40-42 amino acid Aβ peptide is formed from the amyloid precursor protein (APP) by β-secretase and γ-secretase, while α-secretase prevents Aβ generation. READ MORE

  7. 5. Myosin myopathy. A new disease entity

    Author : Homa Tajsharghi; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : Neuromuscular disorders; Myosin myopathy; Myosin heavy chain; Myosin storage myopathy;

    Abstract : By the discovery and characterization of two familial myopathies caused by mutations in myosin heavy chaingenes, we introduce a new entity within the field of neuromuscular disorders: Myosin myopathyThe first myopathy affected a family in western Sweden. Previous linkage analysis had located the gene tochromosome 17p13. READ MORE