Unraveling the stepwise activation mechanism of HacA, the key regulator of the unfolded protein response in Aspergillus niger
Mulder, H.J.
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Mulder, H. J. (2010, February 2). Unraveling the stepwise activation mechanism of HacA, the key regulator of the unfolded protein response in Aspergillus niger. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/1887/14647
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UnravellingthestepwiseactivationmechanismofHacA,
thekeyregulatoroftheUnfoldedProteinResponsein
Aspergillusniger
HarmMulder
The work described in this thesis was carried out at Danisco Genencor within
framework 5 of Eurofung, and was supported by EC Grant No: QLRK300729.
PublicationofthisthesiswasfinanciallysupportedbyDaniscoGenencor.
Printedby:IpskampDrukkers
ISBN:9789090249773
UnravellingthestepwiseactivationmechanismofHacA,
thekeyregulatoroftheUnfoldedProteinResponsein
Aspergillusniger
Proefschrift
terverkrijgingvan
degraadvanDoctoraandeUniversiteitLeiden,
opgezagvanRectorMagnificusprof.mr.P.F.vanderHeijden,
volgensbesluitvanhetCollegevoorPromoties
teverdedigenopdinsdag2februari2010
klokke15:00uur
door
HarmJanMulder
geborenteOosterendTexel
in1970
PromotionCommittee
Promoter: Prof.Dr.C.A.M.J.J.vandenHondel
Copromoter: Dr.J.Visser
OtherMembers: Prof.Dr.S.M.VerduynLunel
Prof.Dr.P.J.J.Hooykaas
Prof.Dr.P.J.Punt
Dr.A.F.J.Ram
Prof.Dr.D.B.Archer(UniversityofNottingham)
Dr.C.M.J.Sagt(DSM)
VoorSjuttjeenKorneliusJan
Contents
Chapter1
Chapter2
Chapter3
Chapter4
Chapter5
Summary
Samenvatting
References
Publications
Curriculumvitae
GeneralIntroduction
TheTranscriptionFactorHacAMediatestheUnfolded
ProteinResponseinAspergillusniger,andUpRegulates
itsOwnTranscription
HacA,theTranscriptionalActivatoroftheUnfolded
ProteinResponseinAspergillusniger,BindstoPartly
PalindromicUPRElementsoftheConsensusSequence
5'CAN(G/A)NTGT/GCCT3'
AHacADependentTranscriptionalSwitchReleases
hacAmRNAfromaTranslationalBlockupon
EndoplasmicReticulumStress
GeneralDiscussion
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