Deniz, Ozgen (Date of defense: 2014-05-06)
The nucleosome is the fundamental structural unit of DNA compaction in eukaryotic cells and is formed by the wrapping of 147 bp double stranded DNA around a histone octamer. Nucleosome organization plays ...
Arcella, Annalisa (Date of defense: 2014-06-25)
During my PhD thesis used theoretical techniques, in particular Molecular Dynamics to study the structural properties of nucleie acids in non-canonical environment, especially in the gas phase and apolar ...
Candotti, Michela (Date of defense: 2016-12-09)
This work aims to analytically understand the impact of two diametric opposite environments on protein structure and dynamics and compared them to the most common solvent on earth: water. The first ...
Gallego Pérez, Diego (Date of defense: 2022-09-29)
Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations are the equivalent to a computational microscope allowing us to interrogate molecules and their behaviour in complex systems. They are recognised as a valuable and ...
Hospital Gasch, Adam (Date of defense: 2014-10-13)
Macromolecular structure, and, specifically, its dynamics and flexibility, play a crucial role in its final biological function. Intense efforts are being made to obtain experimental information about ...
Lema Amado, Rafael (Date of defense: 2020-11-19)
The connection between DNA folding and chromatin conformation has been much studied but the relation between the modulation of chromatin conformation and biological processes such as DNA damage, cell ...
Buitrago Ospina, Diana Camila (Date of defense: 2019-12-16)
Understanding the connection between DNA organization in the nucleus, and cell functioning is one of the most intriguing problems in biology. Although many interdisciplinary efforts have been developed ...
López Ferrando, Víctor (Date of defense: 2019-12-11)
Single amino acid variants (SAVs) are one of the main causes of Mendelian disorders, and play an important role in the development of many complex diseases. At the same time, they are the most common ...
Ivani, Iván (Date of defense: 2016-12-13)
Classical force fields are the core of classical simulations, particularly of molecular dynamics (MD), a technique that is changing our view on the structure, flexibility and function of biological ...