Holland, Ashling (2015) Proteomic Profiling of Animal Models of Motor Neuron Disease and Muscular Dystrophy. PhD thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth.
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Abstract
Proteomic profiling plays a decisive role in the identification of novel biomarkers
of neuromuscular disorders and the elucidation of new pathobiochemical
mechanisms that underlie these diseases. Detailed mass spectrometryQbased
analysis of various diseased muscle groups from animal models of motor neuron
disease and XQlinked muscular dystrophy is presented, in addition to motor
neuron disease associated globozoospermia. This research has shown that both
gel electrophoresis based and/or liquid chromatography for largeQscale protein
separation, and labelQfree mass spectrometry basedQproteomics are highly
suitable to determine changes in the isoform expression pattern of muscle and
testis proteins. The work presented outlines major categories of protein families
that have been identified by proteomicsQbased screening approaches in
conjunction with biochemical verification analyses. This research has
successfully established comprehensive biomarker signatures that have the
potential to be used for the evaluation of new treatments and therapeutics,
improve the understanding of pathobiochemical processes of the different
diseases under investigation and diagnostics and prognostics of motor neuron
disease, impaired spermiogenesis and XQlinked muscular dystrophy.
Item Type: | Thesis (PhD) |
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Keywords: | Proteomic Profiling; Animal Models; Motor Neuron Disease; Muscular Dystrophy; |
Academic Unit: | Faculty of Science and Engineering > Biology |
Item ID: | 6767 |
Depositing User: | IR eTheses |
Date Deposited: | 12 Jan 2016 09:49 |
URI: | https://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/6767 |
Use Licence: | This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here |
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