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A novel microtubule de-stabilizing complementarity-determining region C36L1 peptide displays antitumor activity against melanoma in vitro and in vivo
2015
AbstractShort peptide sequences from complementarity-determining regions (CDRs) of different immunoglobulins may exert anti-infective, immunomodulatory and antitumor activities regardless of the specificity of the original monoclonal antibody (mAb). In this sense, they resemble early molecules of innate immunity. C36L1 was identified as a bioactive light-chain CDR1 peptide by screening 19 conserved CDR sequences targeting murine B16F10-Nex2 melanoma. The 17-amino acid peptide is readily taken up by melanoma cells and acts on microtubules causing depolymerization, stress of the endoplasmic reticulum and intrinsic apoptosis. At low concentrations, C36L1 inhibited migration, invasion and proli…
Molecular basis of amino acid metabolism of natural and industrialn Saccharomyces isolates
2022
Esta tesis doctoral está enmarcada en el proyecto europeo AROMAGENESIS (ID: 764364) titulado “Generation of new yeast strains for improved flavours and aromas in beer and wine”. El trabajo busca entender los mecanismos moleculares que gobiernan el catabolismo de amino ácidos y la producción de compuestos aromáticos fermentativos durante condiciones de fermentación vínica y la caracterización de nuevos genes relacionados al catabolismo de aminoácidos en ambientes naturales en especies del género Saccharomyces. En el capítulo 1 hemos demostrado que el gen ARO80 de las especies S. uvarum (Su) y S. kudriavzevii (Sk) inducen mayores niveles de expresión de los genes ARO9 y ARO10, implicados en e…
Study of the role of phosphorylated pathway of serine biosynthesis in arabidopsis development and its connections with nitrogen and carbon metabolism
2016
En plantas se han descrito tres rutas diferentes de para la síntesis de serina: la ruta del glicolato, asociada a la fotorrespiración, y dos rutas independientes de ella, la ruta del glicerato y la ruta fosforilativa de biosíntesis de serina (PPSB). Como la ruta del glicolato es la más importante en términos cuantitativos, el papel de la PPSB ha sido ignorado hasta hace unos años. Esta tesis doctoral aporta nuevas perspectivas sobre la función de la PPSB tanto en el desarrollo como en el metabolismo de Arabidopsis. La PPSB se abastece de 3-fosfoglicerato (3-PGA) como sustrato, el cual puede ser suministrado por la glicolisis plastidial o citosólica. Se asume que la actividad de estas dos ru…
French PhDs employed in private sector. The signal effect of chaotic pathways
2017
International audience; This research deals with the question of french PhDs´ career trajectories and especially those that lead to private sector employment. Using longitudinal survey "Generation" from Cereq, which allows to observe professional paths over the first five years of working life, we show that for PhDs graduated in 2010, public-sector research remains the main opening.There are few career paths leading to private sector and PhDs working in firms found their job at a very early stage in their working life. Using data analysis and econometrics methods we find that thesis conditions, professional expectations and cahotic pathways are obstacles to employment in firms.
Large-scale genotyping identifies 41 new loci associated with breast cancer risk
2013
Journal article Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women. Common variants at 27 loci have been identified as associated with susceptibility to breast cancer, and these account for ~9% of the familial risk of the disease. We report here a meta-analysis of 9 genome-wide association studies, including 10,052 breast cancer cases and 12,575 controls of European ancestry, from which we selected 29,807 SNPs for further genotyping. These SNPs were genotyped in 45,290 cases and 41,880 controls of European ancestry from 41 studies in the Breast Cancer Association Consortium (BCAC). The SNPs were genotyped as part of a collaborative genotyping experiment involving four consortia (Collaborat…
MTOR inhibitor-based combination therapies for pancreatic cancer
2018
Background: Although the mechanistic target of rapamycin (MTOR) kinase, included in the mTORC1 and mTORC2 signalling hubs, has been demonstrated to be active in a significant fraction of patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), the value of the kinase as a therapeutic target needs further clarification. Methods: We used Mtor floxed mice to analyse the function of the kinase in context of the pancreas at the genetic level. Using a dual-recombinase system, which is based on the flippase-FRT (Flp-FRT) and Cre-loxP recombination technologies, we generated a novel cellular model, allowing the genetic analysis of MTOR functions in tumour maintenance. Cross-species validation and pha…
Metabolic Reprogramming of Innate Immune Cells as a Possible Source of New Therapeutic Approaches in Autoimmunity.
2022
Immune cells undergo different metabolic pathways or immunometabolisms to interact with various antigens. Immunometabolism links immunological and metabolic processes and is critical for innate and adaptive immunity. Although metabolic reprogramming is necessary for cell differentiation and proliferation, it may mediate the imbalance of immune homeostasis, leading to the pathogenesis and development of some diseases, such as autoimmune diseases. Here, we discuss the effects of metabolic changes in autoimmune diseases, exerted by the leading actors of innate immunity, and their role in autoimmunity pathogenesis, suggesting many immunotherapeutic approaches.
The (im)possible success of disadvantaged students. Reflections on education, migration and social change
2019
The paper focuses on the ?unexpected pathways? of successful students with an immigrant background: these biographical routes, that seems socially impossible, raise theoretical issues around the individual-society, actor-structure relationship. Disadvantaged students who succeed represent a sociological challenge in the attempt to understand atypical situations and to identify the institutional processes and the structural opportunities that facilitate them, reducing ethnic inequalities in education. This framework is the starting point of the Su.Per. project (Success in educational pathways of students with immigrant background), based on the collection of written autobiographies of 65 imm…
Using Temporal Expectation to Assess Auditory Streaming in Mice
2018
Auditory streaming is the process by which environmental sound is segregated into discrete perceptual objects. The auditory system has a remarkable capability in this regard as revealed in psychophysical experiments in humans and other primates. However, little is known about the underlying neuronal mechanisms, in part because of the lack of suitable behavioural paradigms in non-primate species. The mouse is an increasingly popular model for studying the neural mechanisms of perception and action because of the range of molecular tools enabling precise manipulation of neural circuitry. Here we present a novel behavioural task that can be used to assess perceptual aspects of auditory streami…
Identification of omic profiles for diagnosis and monitoring of bladder cancer
2019
La presente Tesis titulada Identificación de perfiles ómicos para el diagnóstico y la monitorización del cáncer de vejiga se centra en la identificación de biomarcadores metabolómicos urinarios no invasivos para el diagnóstico y la monitorización del cáncer de vejiga (CaV). Con este fin, se han utilizado dos plataformas analíticas: la Resonancia Magnética Nuclear (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, 1H NMR) y la Cromatografía Líquida de alta resolución acoplada a la Espectrometría de Masas (Ultraperformance Liquid Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry, UPLC-MS). Además, se han analizado tejidos vesicales mediante la técnica de Resonancia Magnética Nuclear de Alta Resolución con Giro de Ángulo Mágico (Hi…