2003 Annual Retreat Abstract List
Bachhawat, Priti
Understanding the Mechanism of Activation in the
OmpR/PhoB Family of Response Regulators.
Bupp, Keith
Targeting Retroviruses Using Random Peptide Display
Libraries.
Estrella, Luis
Genetic Analysis of Transcription Activation in Saccharomyces
cerevisiae.
Falzon, Liliana
The Role of Tryptophans in Structure-Function Relationship
of Subtilisin E.
Fan Y, Dutta J, Gupta N.
Exploring
the Role of Rel/NF-κB Factors in
Leukemia/Lymphomagenesis.
Guhaniyogi, Jayita
Structural Analysis of the Chemotaxis Regulator,
CheY with the C-Terminal Peptide of its Phosphatase, CheZ.
Gurjar, Madhura
HCV Helicase May Lead to Strand Separation.
Hwang,
Jihwan & Yao, Jaqui
Characterization of YihI, a novel RNA Binding Protein
that Interacts with Der, an Essential GTPase in Escherichia coli.
Inouye,
Koichi & Chen, Jinqui
Regulation of Era Binding Activity to 30S Ribosomal
Subunits in Escherichia coli.
Jeong, Yong-Joo
Mechanism
of DNA Unwinding by Bacteriophage T7 Helicase: Investigation of the Role of the
3’-tail, Rate of Unwinding and Step-size.
Khan, Asad
Functional
Interaction Between the RNAP II Transcription Initiation and 3’-Processing
Machineries.
Kornhaber, Gregory
Secondary and Tertiary Structural Characteristics
of B. subtilis Apo-IscU.
Lagos, Lynne
Characterizing the Suppressive
Effects of TAPIR on Endogenous NF-κB Signaling and Gene Expression.
Mohs, Angela
Design of Peptide Models for Studying the Effect
of Glycine Mutations on the Collagen Triple Helix.
Ortolan, Tatiana
Regulation of the Levels and Stability of the DNA
Repair Protein Rad4 by its Binding Partner RAD23.
Perez, Eduardo
Discrimination Between Different Methylation States
of Chemotaxis Receptor Tar by Receptor Methyltransferase CheR.
Persikov, Anton
Why Does the Collagen Triple-Helix Take So Long Time
to Reach Equilibrium?
Phillips, Paula
Elucidation of the Structure and Function of Obg
Protein from Deinococcus radiodurans.
Reyes-Reyes, Mariela
Functional
Interaction Between RNA Polymerase II and the Ssu72 Component of the 3’-Processing
Machinery.
Robinson, Victoria
Inter- and Intra-domain Communication in Thermotoga
Maritima OmpR/PhoB Homologs, DrrB and DrrD.
Romero-Perez, Lizabeth
Sts1: A Novel Regulator of the Ubiquitin/Proteasome
System.
Scher, M. & Vaquero, A.
Biochemical Characterization of Human SIR2-Homologues
(SIRTS).
Shankarling, Krishnamurthy
SSU72, a Component of the
CPF 3’-Processing
Machinery in Yeast, is an RNAP II CTD Phosphatase.
Simmons, M. & Kucharczak,
J.
BFL-1/A1 Undergoes CASPASE-Dependent Cleavage in
B Cells, Selectively Sensitizing B Cells to Death Receptor Mediated Apoptosis.
Srinivisan, Priya
mRNA Capping is Essential in Worms and Human Cells.
Stano, Natalie
T7 Lysozyme Inhibits T7 RNA Polymerase Transcription
by Inhibiting Initiation Complex Formation.
Suzuki, Motoo
Analysis of Factors Involved in Cold Shock Response
of E. coli by Cell-Free System.
Togneri, J. & Siminovich,
B.
The Role of Sec1 Proteins in Membrane Fusion.
Xu, Yan
Structure and Function of the Linker Region of Osmosensor
EnvZ.
Yao, Jiaqi
Characterization of Dr-Der, a Unique GTPase from
Deinococcus radiodurans.
Yoshida, Takeshi
Discontinuous Co-operative Binding of OmpR-P to the
ompF and ompC Promoters: The Galloping Model.
Zhang, Y.L. & Zhang,
J.
Characterization of the Interactions within the mazEF Addiction
Module of Escherichia coli.
Zhang, Y.L. & Zhang, J.
MAzF, mRNA Interferase, that Cleaves Cellular
mRNAs Specifically at ACA to Block Protein Synthesis in Escherichia coli.
