Current Biochemistry Seminars

 
BCH 526 Biochemistry Literature Reports "Post Translational Modification" Each student will do a background review of the process and present a paper that involves the specific protein modification. Time: Tuesdays 12 Noon - 1pm in MSB 2360
  1. S-Nitrosylation of Matrix Metalloproteinases: Signaling Pathway to Neuronal Cell Death. Z.Gu, M. Kaul, B. Yan, S. J. Kridel, J. Cui, A. Stronin, J.W. Smith, R.C. Liddington, S.A. Lipton.

  2. October 15 Brian Adams Poly ADP-Ribosylation PARP-1 Modifies the Effectiveness of p53-Mediated DNA Damage Response. M.T. Valenzuela, R., Guerrero, M.I. Nunez, J.M. Ruiz De Almodovar, M. Sarker, G. deMurcia, F.J. Oliver.

  3. October 29 Guofei Zhou Dynamic O-Glycosylation Elevated Nucleocytoplasmic Glycosylation by O-GlcNAc Results in Insulin Resistance Associated with Defects in Akt Activation in 3T3-L1 Adipocytes. K. Vosseller, L. Wells, M.D. Lane, G.W. Hart.

  4. November 12 Lauren Amable Isoprenylation 3-Hydroxy-3-Methylglutaryl Coenzyme A Reductase Inhibitors Interfere with Angiogenesis by Inhibiting the Geranylgeranylation of RhoA. H-J. Park, D. Kong, L. Iruela-Arispe, U. Gegley, D. Tang, J.B. Galper.

  5. November 19 Mark Swingle Palmitoylation/Depalmitoylation Non-palmitoylated Asialoglycoprotein Receptors are Defective in Coated Pit-Mediated Endocytosis, Dissociation and Delivery of Ligand to Lysosomes. J.H. Yik, A. Saxena, J.A. Weigel, P.H. Weigel.

  6. December 3 Sonya Urnowey Self-processing/Protein-splicingRetrovirally delivered Random Cyclic Peptide Libraries Yield Inhibitors of IL-4 Signaling in Human B Cells. T.M. Kinsella, C.T. Ohashi, A.M. Harder, G.C. Yuan, W.Li, B Peelle, E.S. Pali, M.k. Bennett, S.M. Molineaux, D.A. Anderson, E.S. Masuda, D.G. Payan.

*No Seminars: October 22; November 5; November 26.

 

Biochemistry Distinguished Scientist Seminars:
4:00 pm Thursdays, Main Auditorium Medical Sciences Building

  • September 19, 2002 Dr. David C. Pallas Emory University
  • October 31, 2002 Dr. Peter Medveczky University of South Florida, Tampa
  • February 13, 2003 Dr. Karl Munger Harvard University
  • February 20, 2003 Dr. Susan Weiss University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
  • April 30, 2003 Dr. Richard Longnecker Northwestern Medical School