M.S. Theses: Recent submissions

  • Schizophrenia: another emphasis of ERBB4 and NRG1 impact on disease development 
    Ağım, Zeynep Sena. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2012., 2012.)
    Schizophrenia, which is one of the most commonly reported illnesses among all psychiatric disorders, is defined as a complex disease; this implicates that it does not show a simple Mendelian pattern of inheritance. The ...
  • Two faces of ASC : central innate immunity adaptor ASC turns into melanoma ally and novel mechanism demistifying dsRNA induced NLRP3 inflammasome activation through Bax/Bak mediated cell death 
    Özkurede, Varol Ulaş. (Thesis (M.S.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2011., 2011.)
    In this study, by specifically focusing on the role of ASC in melanoma and NLRP3 activation in response to double stranded RNA, we try to provide answers to more general but basic questions: “How and why would cancer cells ...
  • Virulence and genetic diversity of Colletotrichum Lindemuthianum isolates collected from common bean varieties of Turkey 
    Küçükyan Canseven, Serli. (Thesis (M.S.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2011., 2011.)
    The common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is the most widely distributed and consumed legume species of the genus Phaseolus. As one of the major producer in the world, common bean production is highly dominated by the Black ...
  • Possible interactors of alsin and effects of its expression on four motor neuron disease-related proteins 
    Çobanoğlu, Gönenç. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2012., 2012.)
    Motor neuron disorders, characterized by selective motor neuron degeneration, consist of a large group of diseases with overlapping genes and common pathological mechanisms. Mutations in ALS2, associated with three types ...
  • Co-expression of odorant receptor genes in zebrafish 
    Atasoy, Arif Murat. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2011., 2011.)
    Olfactory receptors constitute the largest G-Protein-Coupled Receptor family in humans and in other vertebrates. Olfactory receptor genes are expressed in the olfactory sensory neurons in the olfactory epithelia and are ...
  • Role of IroC in the fly olfactory system 
    Talay, Mustafa. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2011., 2011.)
    Sensory neurons, such as the visual and olfactory neurons, tend to express only one sensory receptor per neuron in order to prevent sensory overlap and then send their axons to particular target regions in the brain to ...
  • ERK, AKT and PKA as regulatory kinases of SIK2 in FGF signaling in muller cells 
    Ejder, Funda. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2011., 2011.)
    FGF2 dependent retinal Müller cell proliferation is elicited mainly via activation of Ras/MAPK pathway. Phosphorylation/dephosphorylation of intermediates is one of the key mechanisms for the transient and rapid regulation ...
  • SIK2 involvement in dowregulation of FGF signaling through Gab1 and Raf1 
    Sert, Yeliz Yılmaz. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2011., 2011.)
    Proliferative response of Müller cells to FGF2 is propagated via Ras/MAPK pathway, and involves rapid and transient ERK1/2 activation. Results from our laboratory implicate SIK2 in the regulation of FGF2 signaling via ...
  • Cloning and characterization of novel nod like receptors as cytoplasmic immune sensors 
    Gültekin, Yetiş. (Thesis (M.S.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2011., 2011.)
    NOD like receptors recognize infection and cellular damage. They are characterized by an N terminal protein interaction domain, central oligomerization domain, termed nucleotide binding domain and leucine rich repeat domain ...
  • Genetically accurate models of SOD1-based ALS in Drosophila melanogaster 
    Deniz, Pınar. (Thesis (M.S.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2011., 2011.)
    ALS is a late onset, rapidly progressive and ultimately fatal neurodegenerative disease, caused by the loss of motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord. Generally, 5-10% of ALS patients have a family history (fALS), ...
  • The impact of mutant alsin protein on motor neuron models and the effects of alsin gene knock-down on motor protein genes 
    Lahut, Suna. (Thesis (M.S.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2011., 2011.)
    Alsin is a ubiquitously expressed protein with the highest levels in the central nervous system. Mutations in the alsin gene have been associated with several juvenile onset recessive motor neuron diseases. Nine out of 12 ...
  • The molecular basis of alpha-thalassemia in Turkey: |establishment and application of PCR-based methods 
    Taştan, A. Özlem. (Thesis (M.S.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 1996., 1996.)
    As in many other Mediterranean countries, hemoglobinopathies, especially thalassemias pose a major health concern in the Turkish population. Alpha-thalassemias, which may be the most common genetic disorders of human being, ...
  • Linkage analysis and candidate gene approach in three disorders 
    Yıldırım, Yeşerin. (Thesis (M.S.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2010., 2010.)
    Genetically inherited diseases are powerful resources for defining new gene functions. Genetic linkage analysis is the tool used for identifying the locus/loci harboring the gene(s) responsible for a particular disease. ...
  • Exclusion of autosomal recessive hereditary spastic paraplegia loci in Turkish families 
    Özeş, Burçak. (Thesis (M.S.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2011., 2011.)
    Hereditary spastic paraplegias (HSPs), also known as Strümpell-Lorrain disease, describe a heterogeneous group of genetic neurodegenerative disorders. The main feature of the disease is progressive spasticity in the lower ...
  • Importance of ASC expression for melanoma tumorigenesis in vivo and a role for inflammasome activation in apoptosis induction 
    Çifdalöz, Metehan. (Thesis (M.S.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2010., 2010.)
    ASC is an adaptor protein which is capable of binding to numerous partners due to its two oligomerization domains, PYRIN and CARD. Its involvement in the inflammasome complex as an essential adaptor, in the regulation of ...
  • Characterization of genes involved in photoreceptor differentiation 
    Öztürk, Arzu. (Thesis (M.S.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2010., 2010.)
    The one receptor - one neuron rule is a common phenomenon observed in sensory organs. In the Drosophila eye, each photoreceptor expresses one of six different rhodopsin genes. The expression patterns of inner photoreceptors ...
  • Identification of protein partners of acidic calponin 
    Dindar, Emine. (Thesis (M.S.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2010., 2010.)
    The up-regulation of acidic calponin gene in different brain tumors has been revealed by a bioinformatic tool termed Oncoreveal. Expression pattern has been further confirmed with an independent brain tumor panel by our ...
  • Locus and gene search in three disorders 
    Hazan, Renin. (Thesis (M.S.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2009., 2009.)
    Identification of genetic defects associated with hereditary diseases is important in understanding cellular mechanisms and molecular etiology of diseases, developing diagnostic tests and novel therapeutic techniques. In ...
  • Class restriction in odorant receptor gene regulation 
    Tınaztepe, Emir. (Thesis (M.S.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2009., 2009.)
    Odorant receptors which partake in the detection of both water-soluble and airborne chemicals constitute the largest family of seven-transmembrane G-Protein-Coupled Receptors in the majority of vertebrates. Since their ...
  • Establishment of primary human skin cell culture and soft agar transformation assay 
    Sümer, Burcu. (Thesis (M.S.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering, 2009., 2009.)
    The skin, the largest organ of the human body, is a complete closed system with various functions, including physical protection from the exterior hostile environment, sensing outside signals via its complex sensory system ...

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