Aparicio i Prat, Estel (Date of defense: 2014-02-07)
Non-coding RNA functions are emerging in the recent years. In this thesis we describe a Natural Antisense Transcript (NAT) that controls the expression of LEF1 transcriptional factor. This LEF1 NAT ...
Olivera-Salguero, Rubén (Date of defense: 2019-07-19)
Snail1 is the master regulator of the Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) and is also crucial for fibroblast activation upon TGFβ signaling. In cancer, Snail1 expression in primary tumors correlates ...
Batlle Gómez, Raquel (Date of defense: 2011-12-19)
The Snail1 transcriptional repressor is a key factor responsible in triggering epithelial to mesenchymal transition. Although Snail1 is widely expressed in early development, it is limited in adult ...
Viñas Castells, Rosa (Date of defense: 2013-05-24)
Epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a process by which epithelial cells acquire a mesenchymal phenotype. It is characterized by the down-regulation of the adherens junction protein E-cadherin, ...
Millanes Romero, Alba (Date of defense: 2014-01-21)
Although heterochromatin is enriched with repressive traits, it is actively transcribed, giving rise to large amounts of non-coding RNAs. These transcripts are responsible for the formation and ...
Lambies Barjau, Guillem (Date of defense: 2019-01-10)
Cancer cells undergo epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) to dissociate from the primary tumor and to survive to chemotherapy. EMT is controlled by Snail1, a transcriptional factor also required ...
Alba Castellón, Lorena (Date of defense: 2016-02-17)
Snail transcription factor 1 triggers epithelial to mesenchymal transition. In cancer, this process provides tumoral epithelial cells with invasive characteristics. In this thesis, we demonstrated that ...
Iturbide Martínez de Albéniz, Ane (Date of defense: 2016-03-15)
Protein function is often regulated and controlled by posttranslational modifications, such as oxidation. Although oxidation has been mainly considered to be uncontrolled and nonenzymatic, many enzymatic ...
Herranz Martín, Nicolás (Date of defense: 2011-09-23)
The epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a highly conserved cellular program that allows well-‐differentiated epithelial cells to convert to motile mesenchymal cells. ...
Gonzàlez Busqué, Núria (Date of defense: 2017-09-18)
Snail1 transcription factor is the key inducer of epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT). Here, we describe a novel role for Snail1 on the regulation of telomere integrity and transcription as well ...