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Adducing a number of illustrations of Shakespeare's "The Tempest" and "Othello", the purpose of this study is to analyze the transformative processes that took place in the 18th and 18th centuries in Great Britain, regarding the cultural, political and social aspects of its encounters with the other. In this context, especially the depiction of the characters Caliban and Othello are taken into consideration.
The present approach highlights a procedural account of intuitive judgments. In intuitions of hidden semantic coherence, people can intuitively detect whether a word triad has a common remote associate (coherent) or not (incoherent) before, and independently from actually retrieving the common associate. The present fluency-affect intuition model (FAIM) maintains that semantic coherence increases the processing fluency for coherent compared to incoherent triads, and that this increased fluency triggers brief and subtle positive affect, which is the experiential basis of these intuitions. Published work concerning 25 experiments is reviewed that gathered empirical support for this model. Furthermore, the impact of fluency and affect was also generalized to intuitions of visual coherence, and intuitions of grammaticality in an artificial grammar learning paradigm.
It is well known, that the least squares estimator performs poorly in the presence of multicollinearity. One way to overcome this problem is using biased estimators, e.g. ridge regression estimators. In this study an estimation procedure is proposed based on adding a small quantity omega on some or each regressor. The resulting biased estimator is described in dependence of omega and furthermore it is shown that its mean squared error is smaller than the one corresponding to the least squares estimator in the case of highly correlated regressors.
This work deals with the sintering of multi-material composites. It aims at the establishment of an alternative to the existing complex models for sintering. The development of the associated experimental procedure is also included in this work. The developed material model must be able to predict (i) the sintering kinetics and (ii) the viscous moduli of a material. An experimental approach with free sintering and hot-forging measurements is favoured in this work. The prediction of the sintering kinetics is addressed with the construction of a map of sintering kinetics data: the Master Sintering Diagram (MSD). The MSD is based on a generalized equation for solid-state diffusion, thus is suitable for any thermal activated diffusion. The MSD allows the prediction of sintering kinetics for a large range of temperatures and external loads. A novel approach to the determination of the viscous moduli is developed in this work: the cyclic unloading method. It is a hot-forging measurement (sintering under uniaxial compression) where the applied load is released for short periods. The measurements are carried out with continuous heating, so that the viscous moduli are determined over large ranges of temperatures and densities. The advantage of this method is the measurement of the viscous moduli in anisotropic microstructures. The material model is validated in two steps. Firstly, the predictions of sintering kinetics with the MSD are compared with experimental results: changes of thermal profile and changes of load are predicted with a maximum deviation of 10%. Secondly, the experimentally determined viscous moduli are used for the prediction of a bi-layer curvature using models for warpage from literature. The prediction is qualitatively good for a maximum deviation of 27%. The study of a sintering glass-ceramic tape on a rigid substrate is presented. It shows that this co-sintering problem can be qualitatively investigated with requirement of the material model. The formation of anisotropy intrinsic to the hot-forging experiments is also reported in this work. It appears to be a important point to address in the future for a better understanding of the cosintering.
Extracellular signals are translated and amplified via cascades of serially switched protein kinases, MAP kinases (MAPKs). One of the MAP pathways, the classical RAS/RAF/MEK/ERK pathway, transduces signals from receptor tyrosine kinases and plays a central role in regulation of cell proliferation. RAF kinases (A-, B- and C-RAF) function atop of this cascade and convert signals emanating from conformational change of RAS GTPases into their kinase activity, which in turn phosphorylates their immediate substrate, MEK. Disregulated kinase activity of RAF can result in tumor formation, as documented for many types of cancer, predominantly melanomas and thyroid carcinomas (B-RAF). A-RAF is the least characterized RAF, possibly due to its low intrinsic kinase activity and comparatively mild phenotype of A-RAF knockout mice. Nevertheless, the unique phenotype of araf -/- mice, showed predominantly neurological abnormalities such as cerebellum disorders, suggesting that A-RAF participates in a specific process not complemented by activities of B- and CRAF. Here we describe the role of A-RAF in membrane trafficking and identify its function in a specific step of endocytosis. This work led to the discovery of a C-terminally truncated version of A-RAF, AR149 that strongly interfered with cell growth and polarization in yeast and with endocytosis and actin polymerization in mammalian cells. As this work was in progress two splicing isoforms of ARAF, termed DA-RAF1 and DA-RAF2 were described that act as natural inhibitors of RAS-ERK signaling during myogenic differentiation (Yokoyama et al., 2007). DA-RAF2 contains the first 153 aa of A-RAF and thus is nearly identical with AR149. AR149 localized specifically to the recycling endosomal compartments as confirmed by colocalization and coimmunoprecipitation with ARF6. Expression of AR149 interferes with recycling of endocytosed transferrin (Tfn) and with actin polymerization. The endocytic compartment, where internalized Tfn is trapped, was identified as ARF6- and RAB11- positive endocytic vesicles. We conclude that the inhibition of Tfn trafficking in the absence of A-RAF or under overexpression of AR149 occurs between tubular- and TGNassociated recycling endosomal compartments. siRNA-mediated depletion of endogenous A-RAF or inhibition of MEK by U0126 mimic the AR149 overexpression phenotype, supporting a role of ARAF regulated ERK signalling at endosomes that is controlled by AR149 and targets ARF6. Our data additionally suggest EFA6 as a partner of A-RAF during activation of ARF6. The novel findings on the A-RAF localization and the interaction with ARF6 have led to a new model of ARAF function were A-RAF via activation of ARF6 controls the recycling of endocytic vesicles.Endocytosis and rapid recycling of synaptic vesicles is critically important for the physiological function of neurons. The finding, that A-RAF regulates endocytic recycling open a new perspective for investigation of the role of A-RAF in the nervous system.
Bispecific T cell engager (BiTE) display a novel design among the class of bispecific antibodies and hold great promise to fight diverse cancers. BiTE molecules consist of two different binding entities derived from two human IgG antibodies connected by a short peptide linker. Their binding arms are directed against the CD3e chain of the T cell receptor on T cells and against an antigen that is specific for (e.g., CD19 for lymphoma in MT103) or over-expressed on (e.g., EpCAM for epithelial cancer in MT110) tumor cells. Without requirement for pre- or co-stimulation, BiTE molecules efficiently redirect CD3+ T cells towards tumor cells expressing the relevant target antigen. Only a BiTE molecule simultaneously bound to both tumor cell and T cell activates the T cell to exert its cytolytic function resulting in tumor cell death. In T cells stimulated with both BiTE and target cells, elevated levels of caspase activation and increased expression of cytotoxic and signaling proteins are observed. These include cytolytic proteins granzyme B and perforin, activation markers CD69 and CD25 and adhesion molecules CD2 and LFA-1. Activated T cells secrete the usual mix of cytokines, among them pro-inflammatory cytokines IFN-g and TNF-a. The membrane of tumor cells expressing the relevant target antigen is perforated during the attack of BiTE-stimulated effector cells as can be concluded from adenylate kinase release from the cytosol of tumor cells. Ca2+-chelator EGTA completely blocked BiTE-mediated activation of caspases and tumor cell lysis. As perforin is strictly Ca2+-dependent, a major role for this pore-forming protein is assumed for the elimination of tumor cells via BiTE-stimulated T cells. Granzyme B and caspases are main players in BiTE-mediated elimination of tumor cells. Inhibitors of granzyme B or caspases reduce or block, respectively the activation of caspases. However, other signals of apoptosis (cleavage of PARP and fragmentation of DNA) were only reduced by granzyme B inhibitor or caspase inhibitor. Most interestingly, the lytic capacity of BiTE molecules was not impaired by granzyme B inhibitor or caspase inhibitor. It seems that there is no requirement for granzyme B and caspases to be present simultaneously. Instead the data presented provide evidence that they can be replaced one at a time by related proteins. Pre-incubation of effector cells with the glucocorticoids dexamethasone or methylprednisolone resulted in markedly decreased secretion of cytokines by T cells yet only a small reduction in the expression of activation markers and adhesion molecules on T cells and specific lysis of tumor cells upon BiTE stimulation. Soluble factors secreted in an undirected manner by BiTE-stimulated T cells do not mediate tumor cell death by themselves. Bystander cells negative for the antigen that is recognized by the BiTE molecule will not be compromised by BiTE activity. The cytokine TGF-b reduced proliferation as well as granzyme B and perforin expression of BiTE-stimulated T cells. Redirected lysis by BiTE-activated T cells was also decreased under the influence of TGF-b, however lysis was still performed at a reasonable rate (72 % of target cells). TGF-b does not exert a deleterious effect on lytic potential of BiTE-stimulated T cells. The minimal anticipated biological effect level for the BiTE MT110 was determined for the entry of MT110 into phase I clinical studies. Experiments analyzing redirected lysis of tumor cells, expression of activation marker CD25 and cytokine release by T cells revealed a MABEL value of 50 pg/ml for MT110.
The widely used chemical acrylamide (AA) has been classified as a probable human carcinogen. This classification was based on positive results in rodent carcinogenicity studies as well as on a number of in vitro mutagenicity assays. In 2002, AA was discovered to be formed during the preparation of starch-containing foods. According to the latest FDA exposure assessment (2006), the average daily intake has been estimated from AA levels in foodstuffs and from nutritional habits to be around 0.4 µg/kg b.w. with a 90th percentile of 0.95 µg/kg b.w.. In children and adolescents however, the daily AA intake is about 1.5 times higher, due to lower body weight and differing consumption patterns. Apart from the diet, humans may be exposed to AA during the production or handling of monomeric AA, from AA residues in polyacrylamides, and from cigarette smoke. After oral administration, AA is readily absorbed and distributed throughout the organism. AA is metabolized to the reactive epoxide glycidamide (GA) via the CYP 450 isoenzyme CYP 2E1. Both, AA and GA are conjugated with glutathione. After enzymatic processing, the mercapturic acids N-Acetyl-S-(2-carbamoylethyl)-L-cysteine (AAMA) as well as the regioisomers N-Acetyl-S-(2-carbamoyl-2-hydroxyethyl)-L-cysteine (GAMA) and N-Acetyl-S-(1-carbamoyl-2-hydroxy-ethyl)-L-cysteine (iso-GAMA) are excreted with urine. An additional pathway for the metabolic conversion of GA is the epoxide hydrolase mediated hydrolysis to the diol compound glyceramide. Following administration of AA at doses exceeding the daily dietary intake by a factor of 1000 - 6000 to human subjects, a new urinary metabolite was found, which could be identified as the S-oxide of AAMA (AAMA-sulfoxide). In general, data from animal studies are used for risk assessment of (potential) human carcinogens. However, inter-species differences in toxicodynamics or toxicokinetics, e.g. in biotransformation may lead to under- or overestimation of human risk. The objective of this work was to establish a highly specific and sensitive analytical method to quantify the major urinary metabolites of AA. Other aims apart from measurements concerning the human background exposure were the evaluation of biotransformation and toxicokinetics of AA in humans and rats after oral administration of 13C3-AA. The obtained data was intended to help avoid linear extrapolation from animal models for future risk assessments of AA carcinogenicity.
trans-1,1,1,3-Tetrafluoropropene (HFO-1234ze) and 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (HFO-1234yf) are non-ozone-depleting fluorocarbon replacements with low global warming potentials and short atmospheric lifetimes. They are developed as foam blowing agent and refrigerant, respectively. Investigations on biotransformation in different test species and in vitro systems are required to assess possible health risks of human exposure and needed for commercial development. The biotransformation of HFO-1234ze and HFO-1234yf was therefore investigated after inhalation exposure. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were exposed to air containing 2 000; 10,000; or 50,000 ppm (n=5/concentration) HFO-1234ze or HFO-1234yf. Male B6C3F1 mice were only exposed to 50,000 ppm HFO-1234ze or HFO-1234yf. Due to lethality observed in a developmental study with rabbits after exposure to high concentrations of HFO-1234yf, the metabolic fate of the compound was tested by whole body inhalation exposure of female New Zealand White rabbits to air containing 2 000; 10,000; or 50,000 ppm (n=3/concentration) HFO-1234yf. All inhalation exposures were conducted for 6 h in a dynamic exposure chamber. After the end of the exposures, animals were individually housed in metabolic cages and urines were collected at 6 or 12 h intervals for 48 h (rats and mice) or 60 h (rabbits). For metabolite identification, urine samples were analyzed by 1H-coupled and 1H-decoupled 19F-NMR and by LC/MS-MS or GC/MS. Metabolites were identified by 19F-NMR chemical shifts, signal multiplicity, 1H-19F coupling constants and by comparison with synthetic reference compounds. Biotransformation of HFO-1234ze in rats exposed to 50,000 ppm yielded S-(3,3,3-trifluoro-trans-propenyl)mercaptolactic acid as the predominant metabolite which accounted for 66% of all integrated 19F-NMR signals in urines. No 19F-NMR signals were found in spectra of rat urine samples collected after inhalation exposure to 2 000 or 10,000 ppm HFO-1234ze likely due to insufficient sensitivity. S-(3,3,3-Trifluoro-trans-propenyl)-L-cysteine, N-acetyl-S-(3,3,3-trifluoro-trans-propenyl)-L-cysteine, 3,3,3-trifluoropropionic acid and 3,3,3-trifluorolactic acid were also present as metabolites in urine samples of rats and mice at the 50,000 ppm level. A presumed amino acid conjugate of 3,3,3-trifluoropropionic acid was the major metabolite of HFO-1234ze in urine samples of mice exposed to 50,000 ppm and related to 18% of total integrated 19F-NMR signals. Quantitation of three metabolites in urines of rats and mice was performed, using LC/MS-MS or GC/MS. The quantified amounts of the metabolites excreted with urine in both mice and rats, suggest only a low extent (<<1% of dose received) of biotransformation of HFO-1234ze and 95% of all metabolites were excreted within 18 h after the end of the exposures (t1/2 approx. 6 h). Due to its low boiling point of −22 °C, most of the inhaled HFO-1234ze is expected to be readily exhaled. Moreover, steric and electronic factors may decrease the reactivity of the parent compound with soft nucleophiles such as glutathione. The obtained results suggest that HFO-1234ze is subjected to an addition-elimination reaction with glutathione and to a cytochrome P450-mediated epoxidation at low rates. The extent of a direct addition reaction of HFO-1234ze with glutathione is negligible, compared to that of the observed addition-elimination reaction. The results of in vivo testing of HFO-1234ze could not be supported by in vitro investigations, since HFO-1234ze was not metabolized in incubations with either liver microsomes or subcellular fractions from rat and human. Regarding the structures delineated in the biotransformation scheme of HFO-1234ze, 1,1,1,3-tetrafluoroepoxypropane and 3,3,3-trifluoropropionic acid are toxic intermediates which, however, are not supposed to display toxicity in the species after exposure to HFO-1234ze, due to the low extent of formation and an efficient detoxification of the epoxide by hydrolysis and glutathione conjugation. The findings of biotransformation of HFO-1234ze in rats and mice correlate with the absence of adverse effects in the toxicity testings and indicate their innocuousness to a human exposure. Biotransformation of HFO-1234yf yielded N-acetyl-S-(3,3,3-trifluoro-2-hydroxypropanyl)-L-cysteine as predominat metabolite which accounted for approx. 44, 90 and 32% (50,000 ppm) of total 19F-NMR signal intensities in urine samples from rabbits, rats and mice, respectively. S-(3,3,3-Trifluoro-2-hydroxypropanyl)mercaptolactic acid and the sulfoxides of mercapturic acid and mercaptolactic acid S-conjugate were identified as minor metabolites of HFO-1234yf in urine samples from rabbits, rats and mice, whereas trifluoroacetic acid, 3,3,3-trifluorolactic acid and 3,3,3-trifluoro-1-hydroxyacetone were present as minor metabolites only in urine samples from rats and mice. The absence of these metabolites in rabbit urine samples...
Within this thesis, the analysis and hence the better comprehension of the chemical bond within metal–element compounds is the central topic. By use of various DFT methods a selection of M–E interactions have been modeled and analyzed via Bader’s QTAIM, the ELF and NBO techniques. Special focus was set on a series of transition metal borylene and carbene complexes, and the Li–C bonds as representatives for main group organometallics. Therefore, this thesis is split into three parts:(I) An introduction reviewing the quantum chemical machinery as well as the analysis tools applied for the evaluation of chemical bonds. (II) Within the second part the chemical interactions taking place in transition metal complexes are studied focusing on borylenes and cognate carbenes. (III) In Part III, a broad overview of the appropriate modeling and nature of the Li–C bond as well as intermolecular interactions in methyllithium is provided.
Members of the enabled/vasodilator-stimulated phosphoprotein (Ena/VASP) family are important regulators of the actin cytoskeleton dynamics. VASP functions as well as its interactions with other proteins are regulated by phosphorylation at three sites - serine157 (S157), serine239 (S239), and threonine278 (T278) in humans. cAMP- and cGMP- dependent protein kinases phosphorylate S157 and S239, respectively. In contrast, the kinase responsible for T278 was as yet unknown and identified in the first part of this thesis. In a screen for T278 phosphorylating kinases using a phospho-specific antibody against phosphorylated T278 AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) was identified in endothelial cells. Mutants of AMPK with altered kinase-activity modulate T278-phosphorylation levels in cells. AMPK-driven T278-phosphorylation impaired stress fiber formation and changed cell morphology in living cells. AMPK is a fundamental sensor of cellular and whole body energy homeostasis. Zucker Diabetic Fatty (ZDF) rats, which are an animal model for type II diabetes mellitus, were used to analyze the impact of phosphorylated T278 in vivo. AMPK-activity and T278-phosphorylation were substantially reduced in arterial vessel walls of ZDF rats in comparison to control animals. These findings demonstrate that VASP is a new AMPK substrate, that VASP phosphorylation mediates the effects of metabolic regulation on actin cytoskeleton rearrangements, and that this signaling system becomes down-regulated in diabetic vessel disorders in rats. In the second part of this thesis, a functional analysis of differential VASP phosphorylations was performed. To systematically address VASP phosphorylation patterns, a set of VASP phosphomimetic mutants was cloned. These mutants enable the mimicking of defined phosphorylation patterns and the specific analysis of single kinase-mediated phosphorylations. VASP localization to the cell periphery was increased by S157- phosphorylation and modulated by phosphorylation at S239 and T278. Latter phosphorylations synergistically reduced actin polymerization. In contrast, S157- phosphorylation had no effect on actin-dynamics. Taken together, the results of the second part show that phosphorylation of VASP serves as a fine regulator of localization and actin polymerization activity. In summary, this study revealed the functions of VASP phosphorylations and established novel links between signaling pathways and actin cytoskeleton rearrangement.
Chlamydia are Gram-negative obligate intracellular bacteria responsible for a wide spectrum of relevant diseases. Due to their biphasic developmental cycle Chlamydia depend on an intact host cell for replication and establishment of an acute infection. Chlamydia have therefore evolved sophisticated strategies to inhibit programmed cell death (PCD) induced by a variety of stimuli and to subvert the host immune system. This work aimed at elucidating whether an infection with C. trachomatis can influence the cellular response to double-stranded RNA (dsRNA). The synthesis of dsRNA is a prominent feature of viral replication inside infected cells that can induce both PCD and the activation of a cellular innate immune response. In order to mimic chlamydial and viral co-infections, Chlamydia-infected cells were transfected with polyinosinic:polycytidylic acid (polyI:C), a synthetic dsRNA. In the first part of this work it was investigated whether C. trachomatis-infected host cells could resist apoptosis induced by polyI:C. A significant reduction in apoptosis, determined by PARP cleavage and DNA fragmentation, could be observed in infected cells. It could be shown that processing of the initiator caspase-8 was inhibited in infected host cells. This process was dependent on early bacterial protein synthesis and was specific for dsRNA because apoptosis induced by TNFalpha was not blocked at the level of caspase-8. Interestingly, the activation of cellular factors involved in apoptosis induction by dsRNA, most importantly PKR and RNase L, was not abrogated in infected cells. Instead, RNA interference experiments revealed the crucial role of cFlip, a cellular caspase-8 inhibitor, for chlamydial inhibition of dsRNA-induced apoptosis. First data acquired by co-immunoprecipitation experiments pointed to an infection-induced concentration of cFlip in the dsRNA-induced death complex of caspase-8 and FADD. In the second part of this work, the chlamydial influence on the first line of defense against viral infections, involving expression of interferons and interleukins, was examined. Activation of the interferon regulatory factor 3 (IRF-3) and the NF-kappaB transcription factor family member p65, both central regulators of the innate immune response to dsRNA, was altered in Chlamydia-infected epithelial cells. polyI:C-induced degradation of IkappaB-alpha, the inhibitor of NF-kappaB, was accelerated in infected cells which was accompanied by a change in nuclear translocation of the transcription factor. Translocation of IRF-3, in contrast, was significantly blocked upon infection. Together the data presented here demonstrate that infection with C. trachomatis can drastically alter the cellular response to dsRNA and imply an impact of chlamydial infections on the outcome of viral super-infections.
Tumors of the hematopoietic and lymphoid system are classified into Hodgkin lymphoma and non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). Approximately 80% of non-Hodgkin lymphomas (NHL) are B-cell lymphomas (B-NHL) and the remainder include T-cell and NK-cell lymphomas as well as immunodeficiency-associated lymphoproliferative disorders. The presence of genetic alterations such as translocations involving the immunoglobulin (Ig) receptor loci in B-NHL, e.g. the translocation t(14;18)(q32.33;q21.3) in follicular lymphoma (FL), are of great value for the classification and of importance in the pathogenesis of these neoplasms. In analogy to the Ig receptor genes in B-NHL, the T-cell receptor (TCR) gene loci are targeted by chromosomal breaks in approximately 30% of precursor T-cell lymphoblastic leukemias/lymphomas involving various translocation or inversion partners. Most of these events result in the overexpression of an oncogene by juxtaposing it to the regulatory sequences of the TCR genes. However, the pathogenesis of mature T-cell NHL (T-NHL) and the underlying molecular mechanisms are only poorly understood so far. To determine the exact frequency of breakpoints occurring in the TCR loci of 227 mature T-NHL cases, we designed fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) assays for the TCR loci that are applicable for large scale analysis of formalin fixed and paraffin embedded (FFPE) lymphoma specimens in a tissue microarray format. This approach revealed only two mature T-NHL cases with a chromosomal breakpoint in one of the TCR loci making the rearrangement of TCR loci a very rare event in these neoplasms that occurs in less than 1% of cases.FL is the second most frequent type of B-NHL that can show predominantly follicular, combined follicular and diffuse, or predominantly diffuse growth patterns. The characteristic genetic hallmark of FL is the translocation t(14;18)that occurs in approximately 90% of cases and leads to a deregulated expression of the anti-apoptotic BCL2 proto-oncogene. FL has yet been a subject of many studies deciphering morphological, clinical and molecular features of this entity. However, only little information exists about cases lacking this translocation. In this thesis we divided 184 FL cases by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and by FISH assays into FL cases with and without t(14;18) and investigated their respective gene expression profiles and copy number alterations. For FISH analysis we followed the refined conditions established for the T-NHL study. The only genetic alterations that differed significantly by comparative genomic hybridization (CGH) analysis between FL cases with and without t(14;18) were frequent gains or amplifications in 18q11-q21 in 32% of t(14;18)-positive and 0% of t(14;18)-negative cases. Gene expression profiling and geneset enrichment analysis (GSEA) revealed an enrichment of germinal center B-cell (GCB) signatures in t(14;18)-positive cases whereas an enrichment of activated B-cell (ABC) like, NFkB-, proliferation-, cell cycle-, interferon and bystander cell signatures were observed in t(14;18)-negative cases. A validation approach by immunohistochemistry (IHC) on an independent test set of FL cases (n=84) revealed a more frequent expression of the germinal center (GC) marker CD10/MME in cases with t(14;18) and a higher expression of the post GC marker IRF4/MUM1, the proliferation marker Ki67 and the cytotoxic T-cell marker GZMB in cases without t(14;18). Although these results may suggest a post-GCB phenotype for translocation t(14;18)-negative cases, ongoing somatic hypermutations of the immunoglobulin heavy chain genes in these cases rather point to a late GC stage of B-cell differentiation in FL without t(14;18). In an independent study with 35 predominantly diffuse FL cases, it was furthermore possible to define another subset of t(14;18)-negative FL characterized by a chromosomal deletion (del) in 1p36 and distinct morphological and clinical features by IHC, classical chromosome banding, FISH and gene expression profiling. The gene expression profiles of predominantly diffuse FL cases fell into the spectrum of FL. However, by GSEA they showed a significant enrichment of T-cell, NK-cell- and two dendritic-cell subset signatures, whereas a significant enrichment of GCB cell-, proliferation-, cell cycle- and B-cell signatures was observed in a control group of “classic” FL cases. Remarkably, patients with diffuse FL frequently presented with low clinical stage and large, but localized inguinal tumors. In conclusion, our results suggest that t(14;18)-negative FL are part of the spectrum of FL in general, but nevertheless show distinct molecular and clinical features. In particular, predominantly diffuse FL with (del)1p36, low clinical stage and large but localized inguinal tumors may represent a distinct t(14;18)-negative FL subtype.
It is well-known that a multivariate extreme value distribution can be represented via the D-Norm. However not every norm yields a D-Norm. In this thesis a necessary and sufficient condition is given for a norm to define an extreme value distribution. Applications of this theorem includes a new proof for the bivariate case, the Pickands dependence function and the nested logistic model. Furthermore the GPD-Flow is introduced and first insights were given such that if it converges it converges against the copula of complete dependence.
TWEAK is a typical member oft he TNF ligand family. Therefore it is initially expressed as a type II transmembrane protein, but a soluble variant can be released by proteolytic processing. In this work it is shown that oligomerized TWEAK is more competent than soluble, trimeric TWEAK regarding the activation of classical NFκB signaling pathway. However, both TWEAK variants are able to induce depletion of TRAF2 and processing of p100, which are hallmarks for the activation of the noncanonical NFκB pathway. Like other solube TNF ligands with no or poor activity on their corresponding receptor, TWEAK gains high activity upon oligomerization resembling the activity of the transmembrane ligand. TRAF2 has a key role in TWEAK-induced NFκB signaling. Depletion or degradation of TRAF2 is crucial for activation of the noncanonial or both, the classical and the noncanonical NFκB pathway. Blocking the TWEAK receptor Fn14 inhibits the activation of NFκB signaling, irrespective of the TWEAK form used for stimulation. This indicates that the different activities of the two TWEAK variants in activation of classical and noncanonical NFκB signaling are not caused by the use of different receptors. Therefore this study on TWEAK is the first reported case where one TNF ligand in different variants induces qualitatively different activities of the corresponding TNF receptor.
We consider competitive location problems where two competing providers place their facilities sequentially and users can decide between the competitors. We assume that both competitors act non-cooperatively and aim at maximizing their own benefits. We investigate the complexity and approximability of such problems on graphs, in particular on simple graph classes such as trees and paths. We also develop fast algorithms for single competitive location problems where each provider places a single facilty. Voting location, in contrast, aims at identifying locations that meet social criteria. The provider wants to satisfy the users (customers) of the facility to be opened. In general, there is no location that is favored by all users. Therefore, a satisfactory compromise has to be found. To this end, criteria arising from voting theory are considered. The solution of the location problem is understood as the winner of a virtual election among the users of the facilities, in which the potential locations play the role of the candidates and the users represent the voters. Competitive and voting location problems turn out to be closely related.
Controllability Aspects of the Lindblad-Kossakowski Master Equation : A Lie-Theoretical Approach
(2009)
One main task, which is considerably important in many applications in quantum control, is to explore the possibilities of steering a quantum system from an initial state to a target state. This thesis focuses on fundamental control-theoretical issues of quantum dynamics described by the Lindblad-Kossakowski master equation which arises as a bilinear control system on some underlying real vector spaces, e.g controllability aspects and the structure of reachable sets. Based on Lie-algebraic methods from nonlinear control theory, the thesis presents a unified approach to control problems of finite dimensional closed and open quantum systems. In particular, a simplified treatment for controllability of closed quantum systems as well as new accessibility results for open quantum systems are obtained. The main tools to derive the results are the well-known classifications of all matrix Lie groups which act transitively on Grassmann manifolds, and respectively, on real vector spaces without the origin. It is also shown in this thesis that accessibiity of the Lindblad-Kossakowski master equation is a generic property. Moreover, based on the theoretical accessibility results, an algorithm is developed to decide when the Lindblad-Kossakowski master equation is accessible.
Prion diseases such as scrapie in sheep, bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in cattle or Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) in humans are fatal neurodegenerative disorders characterized by brain lesions and the accumulation of a disease-associated protein, designated PrPSc. How prions proceed to damage neurons and whether all or only subsets of neurons have to be affected for the onset of the clinical disease is still elusive. The manifestation of clinical prion disease is characterized by motor dysfunctions, dementia and death. Furthermore loss of motor neurons (MN) in the spinal cord is a constant finding in different mouse models of prion disease, suggesting that MN are vulnerable cells for triggering the onset of clinical symptoms. To determine whether the protection of MN against prion induced dysfunctions is an approach for holding the disease at the sub-clinical level, we established a novel conditional model for Cre-mediated expression of a dominant-negative PrP mutant (PrPQ167R) in the cells of interest. Dominant-negative PrP mutants provide protection of prion induced dysfunctions by inhibiting prion replication. Transgenic mice were generated carrying a floxed LacZ marker gene followed by the coding sequence of PrPQ167R under control of the human ubiquitin C promoter. Two Cre strains have been used to direct PrPQ167R expression either to a subset of MN of the spinal cord (Hb9-Cre) or to various neuronal cell populations of the spinal cord and brain (NF-L-Cre). Transgenic mice were infected with mouse-adapted prions via different inoculation routes (intranerval, intracerebral and intraperitoneal) and monitored for effects on incubation time and pathology. Tg floxed LacZ-PrPQ167R/NF-L-Cre mice showed about 15% prolonged survival upon intraperitoneal low dose prion infection, whereas survival of Tg floxed LacZ-PrPQ167R/Hb9-Cre mice was comparable to control littermates. The results suggest that the protection of spinal MN prolongs the incubation period but is not sufficient to completely inhibit clinical prion disease. In a second approach, Cre was transferred into the hind limb muscles of transgenic mice via a double-stranded adeno-associated virus vector (dsAAV2-Cre). The goal of this strategy was to target a broader cell population and thus to enhance expression levels of protective PrPQ167R in the spinal cord of Tg floxed-LacZ-PrPQ167R mice. After intramuscular (i.m.) application of dsAAV2-Cre, exhibiting a physical titer of 5x1010 GP/ml, recombinant transgenic DNA was detected only in the muscle tissue, pointing out that functional Cre-recombinase was expressed at the side of virus application. However, dsAAV2-Cre did neither induce recombination of transgenic DNA in the spinal cord or brain nor expression of dominant-negative PrPQ167R. In conclusion the dsAAV2-Cre vectors system needs further improvement to achieve efficient transport from muscle tissue to the central nervous system (CNS). 105 7 SUMMARY The lymphoreticular system (LRS) is an early site of prion replication. In splenic tissue prion infectivity is associated with follicular dendritic cells (FDC) as well as with Band T-lymphocytes. However, it is still unknown if those cell types are able to replicate the infectious agent or if other PrP-expressing cell types are engaged. To investigate if neurons and in particular MN are involved, transgenic mice carrying one allele of floxed Prnp (lox2+=��) and either one allele of Hb9-Cre or NF-L-Cre were generated on a Prnp0=0 background. Therefore a conditional PrP knockout was established in a subset of MN of the spinal cord (Hb9-Cre) or in various neuronal populations of the spinal cord and brain (NF-L-Cre). Transgenic mice were inoculated with prions to study the accumulation of PrPSc and prion infectivity in spleen and spinal cord at an early time point after infection. The findings show that PrPSc accumulation in mice with MN-specific PrP depletion (lox2+=��/ Hb9-Cre) was comparable to control littermates, while pan-neuronal PrP deficient mice (lox2+=��/NF-L-Cre) were not able to accumulate PrPSc in splenic tissue until 50 days post inoculation. Moreover spleens of lox2+=��/NF-L-Cre mice exhibited a clearly reduced prion infectivity titer, suggesting that accumulation of prions in the spleen is dependent on PrP expression in the nervous tissue.
The approach of using the combination of Ultraviolet (UPS) and Inverse Photoemission (IPS) to determine the transport levels in thin films of organic semiconductors is the scope of this work. For this matter all influences on the peak position and width in Photoelectron Spectroscopy are discussed with a special focus on organic semiconductors. Many of these influences are shown with experimental results of the investigation of diindenoperylene on Ag(111). These findings are applied to inorganic semiconductors silicon in order to establish the use of UPS and IPS on a well-understood system. Finally, the method is used to determine the transport level of several organic semiconductors (PTCDA, Alq3, CuPc, DIP, PBI-H4) and the corresponding exciton binding energies are calculated by comparison to optical absorption data.
In mammals, the RAF family of serine/threonine kinases consists of three members, A-, B- and C-RAF. Activation of RAF kinases involves a complex series of phosphorylations. Although the most prominent phosphorylation sites of B- and C-RAF are well characterized, little is known about regulatory phosphorylation of A-RAF. Using mass spectrometry, we identified here a number of novel in vivo phosphorylation sites in A-RAF. The physiological role and the function of these sites were investigated subsequently by amino acid exchange at the relevant positions. In particular, we found that S432 participates in MEK binding and is indispensable for A-RAF signaling. On the other hand, phosphorylation within the activation segment does not contribute to epidermal growth factor-mediated activation. Regarding regulation of A-RAF activity by 14-3-3 proteins, we show that A-RAF activity is regulated differentially by its C-terminal and internal 14-3-3 binding domain. Furthermore, by use of SPR technique, we found that 14-3-3 proteins associate with RAF in an isoform-specific manner. Of importance, we identified a novel regulatory domain in A-RAF (referred to as IH-segment) positioned between amino acids 248 and 267, which contains seven putative phosphorylation sites. Three of these sites, serines 257, 262 and 264, regulate A-RAF activation in a stimulatory manner. The spatial model of the A-RAF fragment including residues between S246 and E277 revealed a “switch of charge” at the molecular surface of the IH-region upon phosphorylation, suggesting a mechanism in which the high accumulation of negative charges may lead to an electrostatic destabilization of protein/membrane interaction resulting in depletion of A-RAF from the plasma membrane. Activation of B- and C-RAF is regulated by phosphorylation at conserved residues within the negative-charge regulatory region (N-region). Identification of phosphopeptides covering the sequence of the N-region led to the conclusion that, similar to B- and C-RAF, kinase activity of A-RAF is regulated by phosphorylation of the N-region. Abrogation of A-RAF activity by S299A substitution and elevated activity of the A-RAF-Y301D-Y302D mutant confirmed this conclusion. In addition, we studied the role of the non-conserved residues within the N-region in the activation process of RAF kinases. The non-conserved amino acids in positions –3 and +1 relative to the highly conserved S299 in A-RAF and S338 in C-RAF have so far not been considered as regulatory residues. Here, we demonstrate that Y296R substitution in A-RAF led to a constitutively active kinase. In contrast, G300S substitution (mimicking B- and C-RAF) acts in an inhibitory manner. These data were confirmed by analogous mutations in C-RAF. Based on the three-dimensional structure of the catalytic domain of B-RAF, a tight interaction between the N-region residue S339 and the catalytic domain residue R398 was identified in C-RAF and proposed to inhibit the kinase activity of RAF proteins. Furthermore, Y296 in A-RAF favors a spatial orientation of the N-region segment, which enables a tighter contact to the catalytic domain, whereas a glutamine residue at this position in C-RAF abrogates this interaction. Considering this observation, we suggest that Y296, which is unique for A-RAF, is a major determinant of the low activating potency of this RAF isoform. Finally, the residues R359 in A-RAF and R398 in C-RAF, which interact with the N-region, are also involved in binding of phosphatidic acid. Substitution of this conserved arginine by alanine resulted in accumulation of hyper-phosphorylated form of RAF, suggesting that this residue play a crucial role in phosphorylation-mediated feedback regulation of A- and C-RAF. Collectively, we provide here for the first time a detailed analysis of in vivo A-RAF phosphorylation status and demonstrate that regulation of A-RAF by phosphorylation exhibits unique features compared with B- and C-RAF.