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text: "Cell division in Escherichia coli is performed by the divisome, a multi-protein
complex composed of more than 30 proteins. The divisome spans from the cytoplasm
through the inner membrane to the cell wall and the outer membrane. Divisome assembly
is initiated by a cytoskeletal structure, the so-called Z-ring, which localizes
at the center of the E. coli cell and determines the position of the future cell
septum. The Z-ring is composed of the highly conserved bacterial tubulin homologue
FtsZ, which forms treadmilling filaments. These filaments are recruited to the
inner membrane by FtsA, a highly conserved bacterial actin homologue. FtsA interacts
with other proteins in the periplasm and thus connects the cytoplasmic and periplasmic
components of the divisome. \r\nA previous model postulated that FtsA regulates
maturation of the divisome by switching from an oligomeric, inactive state to
a monomeric and active state. This model was based mostly on in vivo studies,
as a biochemical characterization of FtsA has been hampered by difficulties in
purifying the protein. Here, we studied FtsA using an in vitro reconstitution
approach and aimed to answer two questions: (i) How are dynamics from cytoplasmic,
treadmilling FtsZ filaments coupled to proteins acting in the periplasmic space
and (ii) How does FtsA regulate the maturation of the divisome?\r\nWe found that
the cytoplasmic peptides of the transmembrane proteins FtsN and FtsQ interact
directly with FtsA and can follow the spatiotemporal signal of FtsA/Z filaments.
When we investigated the underlying mechanism by imaging single molecules of FtsNcyto,
we found the peptide to interact transiently with FtsA. An in depth analysis of
the single molecule trajectories helped to postulate a model where PG synthases
follow the dynamics of FtsZ by a diffusion and capture mechanism. \r\nFollowing
up on these findings we were interested in how the self-interaction of FtsA changes
when it encounters FtsNcyto and if we can confirm the proposed oligomer-monomer
switch. For this, we compared the behavior of the previously identified, hyperactive
mutant FtsA R286W with wildtype FtsA. The mutant outperforms WT in mirroring and
transmitting the spatiotemporal signal of treadmilling FtsZ filaments. Surprisingly
however, we found that this was not due to a difference in the self-interaction
strength of the two variants, but a difference in their membrane residence time.
Furthermore, in contrast to our expectations, upon binding of FtsNcyto the measured
self-interaction of FtsA actually increased. \r\nWe propose that FtsNcyto induces
a rearrangement of the oligomeric architecture of FtsA. In further consequence
this change leads to more persistent FtsZ filaments which results in a defined
signalling zone, allowing formation of the mature divisome. The observed difference
between FtsA WT and R286W is due to the vastly different membrane turnover of
the proteins. R286W cycles 5-10x faster compared to WT which allows to sample
FtsZ filaments at faster frequencies. These findings can explain the observed
differences in toxicity for overexpression of FtsA WT and R286W and help to understand
how FtsA regulates divisome maturation."
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2023. doi:10.15479/at:ista:14280
apa: Radler, P. (2023). Spatiotemporal signaling during assembly of the bacterial
divisome. Institute of Science and Technology Austria. https://doi.org/10.15479/at:ista:14280
chicago: Radler, Philipp. “Spatiotemporal Signaling during Assembly of the Bacterial
Divisome.” Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023. https://doi.org/10.15479/at:ista:14280.
ieee: P. Radler, “Spatiotemporal signaling during assembly of the bacterial divisome,”
Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023.
ista: Radler P. 2023. Spatiotemporal signaling during assembly of the bacterial
divisome. Institute of Science and Technology Austria.
mla: Radler, Philipp. Spatiotemporal Signaling during Assembly of the Bacterial
Divisome. Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023, doi:10.15479/at:ista:14280.
short: P. Radler, Spatiotemporal Signaling during Assembly of the Bacterial Divisome,
Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023.
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text: Semiconductor-superconductor hybrid systems are the harbour of many intriguing
mesoscopic phenomena. This material combination leads to spatial variations of
the superconducting properties, which gives rise to Andreev bound states (ABSs).
Some of these states might exhibit remarkable properties that render them highly
desirable for topological quantum computing. The most prominent and hunted of
such states are Majorana zero modes (MZMs), quasiparticles equals to their own
quasiparticles that they follow non-abelian statistics. In this thesis, we first
introduce the general framework of such hybrid systems and, then, we unveil a
series of mesoscopic phenomena that we discovered. Firstly, we show tunneling
spectroscopy experiments on full-shell nanowires (NWs) showing that unwanted quantum-dot
states coupled to superconductors (Yu-Shiba-Rusinov states) can mimic MZMs signatures.
Then, we introduce a novel protocol which allowed the integration of tunneling
spectroscopy with Coulomb spectroscopy within the same device. Employing this
approach on both full-shell NWs and partial-shell NWs, we demonstrated that longitudinally
confined states reveal charge transport phenomenology similar to the one expected
for MZMs. These findings shed light on the intricate interplay between superconductivity
and quantum confinement, which brought us to explore another material platform,
i.e. a two-dimensional Germanium hole gas. After developing a robust way to induce
superconductivity in such system, we showed how to engineer the proximity effect
and we revealed a superconducting hard gap. Finally, we created a superconducting
radio frequency driven ideal diode and a generator of non-sinusoidal current-phase
relations. Our results open the path for the exploration of protected superconducting
qubits and more complex hybrid devices in planar Germanium, like Kitaev chains
and hybrid qubit devices.
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From full-shell nanowires to two-dimensional hole gas in germanium. 2023. doi:10.15479/at:ista:13286'
apa: 'Valentini, M. (2023). Mesoscopic phenomena in hybrid semiconductor-superconductor
nanodevices : From full-shell nanowires to two-dimensional hole gas in germanium.
Institute of Science and Technology Austria. https://doi.org/10.15479/at:ista:13286'
chicago: 'Valentini, Marco. “Mesoscopic Phenomena in Hybrid Semiconductor-Superconductor
Nanodevices : From Full-Shell Nanowires to Two-Dimensional Hole Gas in Germanium.”
Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023. https://doi.org/10.15479/at:ista:13286.'
ieee: 'M. Valentini, “Mesoscopic phenomena in hybrid semiconductor-superconductor
nanodevices : From full-shell nanowires to two-dimensional hole gas in germanium,”
Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023.'
ista: 'Valentini M. 2023. Mesoscopic phenomena in hybrid semiconductor-superconductor
nanodevices : From full-shell nanowires to two-dimensional hole gas in germanium.
Institute of Science and Technology Austria.'
mla: 'Valentini, Marco. Mesoscopic Phenomena in Hybrid Semiconductor-Superconductor
Nanodevices : From Full-Shell Nanowires to Two-Dimensional Hole Gas in Germanium.
Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023, doi:10.15479/at:ista:13286.'
short: 'M. Valentini, Mesoscopic Phenomena in Hybrid Semiconductor-Superconductor
Nanodevices : From Full-Shell Nanowires to Two-Dimensional Hole Gas in Germanium,
Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023.'
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text: "Social insects fight disease using their individual immune systems and the
cooperative\r\nsanitary behaviors of colony members. These social defenses are
well explored against\r\nexternally-infecting pathogens, but little is known about
defense strategies against\r\ninternally-infecting pathogens, such as viruses.
Viruses are ubiquitous and in the last decades\r\nit has become evident that also
many ant species harbor viruses. We present one of the first\r\nstudies addressing
transmission dynamics and collective disease defenses against viruses in\r\nants
on a mechanistic level. I successfully established an experimental ant host –
viral\r\npathogen system as a model for the defense strategies used by social
insects against internal\r\npathogen infections, as outlined in the third chapter.
In particular, we studied how garden ants\r\n(Lasius neglectus) defend themselves
and their colonies against the generalist insect virus\r\nCrPV (cricket paralysis
virus). We chose microinjections of virus directly into the ants’\r\nhemolymph
because it allowed us to use a defined exposure dose. Here we show that this is
a\r\ngood model system, as the virus is replicating and thus infecting the host.
The ants mount a\r\nclear individual immune response against the viral infection,
which is characterized by a\r\nspecific siRNA pattern, namely siRNAs mapping against
the viral genome with a peak of 21\r\nand 22 bp long fragments. The onset of this
immune response is consistent with the timeline\r\nof viral replication that starts
already within two days post injection. The disease manifests in\r\ndecreased
survival over a course of two to three weeks.\r\nRegarding group living, we find
that infected ants show a strong individual immune response,\r\nbut that their
course of disease is little affected by nestmate presence, as described in chapter\r\nfour.
Hence, we do not find social immunity in the context of viral infections in ants.\r\nNestmates,
however, can contract the virus. Using Drosophila S2R+ cells in culture, we\r\nshowed
that 94 % of the nestmates contract active virus within four days of social contact
to\r\nan infected individual. Virus is transmitted in low doses, thus not causing
disease\r\ntransmission within the colony. While virus can be transmitted during
short direct contacts,\r\nwe also assume transmission from deceased ants and show
that the nestmates’ immune\r\nsystem gets activated after contracting a low viral
dose. We find considerable potential for\r\nindirect transmission via the nest
space. Virus is shed to the nest, where it stays viable for one\r\nweek and is
also picked up by other ants. Apart from that, we want to underline the potential\r\nof
ant poison as antiviral agent. We determined that ant poison successfully inactivates
CrPV\r\nin vitro. However, we found no evidence for effective poison use to sanitize
the nest space.\r\nOn the other hand, local application of ant poison by oral
poison uptake, which is part of the\r\nants prophylactic behavioral repertoire,
probably contributes to keeping the gut of each\r\nindividual sanitized. We hypothesize
that oral poison uptake might be the reason why we did\r\nnot find viable virus
in the trophallactic fluid.\r\nThe fifth chapter encompasses preliminary data
on potential social immunization. However,\r\nour experiments do not confirm an
actual survival benefit for the nestmates upon pathogen\r\nchallenge under the
given experimental settings. Nevertheless, we do not want to rule out the\r\npossibility
for nestmate immunization, but rather emphasize that considering different\r\nexperimental
timelines and viral doses would provide a multitude of options for follow-up\r\nexperiments.\r\nIn
conclusion, we find that prophylactic individual behaviors, such as oral poison
uptake,\r\nmight play a role in preventing viral disease transmission. Compared
to colony defense\r\nagainst external pathogens, internal pathogen infections
require a stronger component of\r\nindividual physiological immunity than behavioral
social immunity, yet could still lead to\r\ncollective protection."
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2023. doi:10.15479/at:ista:13984
apa: Franschitz, A. (2023). Individual and social immunity against viral infections
in ants. Institute of Science and Technology Austria. https://doi.org/10.15479/at:ista:13984
chicago: Franschitz, Anna. “Individual and Social Immunity against Viral Infections
in Ants.” Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023. https://doi.org/10.15479/at:ista:13984.
ieee: A. Franschitz, “Individual and social immunity against viral infections in
ants,” Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023.
ista: Franschitz A. 2023. Individual and social immunity against viral infections
in ants. Institute of Science and Technology Austria.
mla: Franschitz, Anna. Individual and Social Immunity against Viral Infections
in Ants. Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023, doi:10.15479/at:ista:13984.
short: A. Franschitz, Individual and Social Immunity against Viral Infections in
Ants, Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023.
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text: Morphogens are signaling molecules that are known for their prominent role
in pattern formation within developing tissues. In addition to patterning, morphogens
also control tissue growth. However, the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood.
We studied the role of morphogens in regulating tissue growth in the developing
vertebrate neural tube. In this system, opposing morphogen gradients of Shh and
BMP establish the dorsoventral pattern of neural progenitor domains. Perturbations
in these morphogen pathways result in alterations in tissue growth and cell cycle
progression, however, it has been unclear what cellular process is affected. To
address this, we analysed the rates of cell proliferation and cell death in mouse
mutants in which signaling is perturbed, as well as in chick neural plate explants
exposed to defined concentrations of signaling activators or inhibitors. Our results
indicated that the rate of cell proliferation was not altered in these assays.
By contrast, both the Shh and BMP signaling pathways had profound effects on neural
progenitor survival. Our results indicate that these pathways synergise to promote
cell survival within neural progenitors. Consistent with this, we found that progenitors
within the intermediate region of the neural tube, where the combined levels of
Shh and BMP are the lowest, are most prone to cell death when signaling activity
is inhibited. In addition, we found that downregulation of Shh results in increased
apoptosis within the roof plate, which is the dorsal source of BMP ligand production.
This revealed a cross-interaction between the Shh and BMP morphogen signaling
pathways that may be relevant for understanding how gradients scale in neural
tubes with different overall sizes. We further studied the mechanism acting downstream
of Shh in cell survival regulation using genetic and genomic approaches. We propose
that Shh transcriptionally regulates a non-canonical apoptotic pathway. Altogether,
our study points to a novel role of opposing morphogen gradients in tissue size
regulation and provides new insights into complex interactions between Shh and
BMP signaling gradients in the neural tube.
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- ISTA Thesis
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in the developing spinal cord. 2023. doi:10.15479/at:ista:14323
apa: Kuzmicz-Kowalska, K. (2023). Regulation of neural progenitor survival by
Shh and BMP in the developing spinal cord. Institute of Science and Technology
Austria. https://doi.org/10.15479/at:ista:14323
chicago: Kuzmicz-Kowalska, Katarzyna. “Regulation of Neural Progenitor Survival
by Shh and BMP in the Developing Spinal Cord.” Institute of Science and Technology
Austria, 2023. https://doi.org/10.15479/at:ista:14323.
ieee: K. Kuzmicz-Kowalska, “Regulation of neural progenitor survival by Shh and
BMP in the developing spinal cord,” Institute of Science and Technology Austria,
2023.
ista: Kuzmicz-Kowalska K. 2023. Regulation of neural progenitor survival by Shh
and BMP in the developing spinal cord. Institute of Science and Technology Austria.
mla: Kuzmicz-Kowalska, Katarzyna. Regulation of Neural Progenitor Survival by
Shh and BMP in the Developing Spinal Cord. Institute of Science and Technology
Austria, 2023, doi:10.15479/at:ista:14323.
short: K. Kuzmicz-Kowalska, Regulation of Neural Progenitor Survival by Shh and
BMP in the Developing Spinal Cord, Institute of Science and Technology Austria,
2023.
date_created: 2023-09-13T10:07:18Z
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evolution problems, such as the two-phase Navier–Stokes flow with surface tension
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at a constant contact angle of ninety degree. We devise a suitable concept of
varifolds solutions for the associated interface evolution problem and we establish
a weak-strong uniqueness principle in case of a two dimensional ambient space.
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evolving domains, we work for simplicity in the regime of same viscosities for
the two fluids.\r\nThe core of the thesis consists in the rigorous proof of the
convergence of the vectorial Allen-Cahn equation towards multiphase mean curvature
flow for a suitable class of multi- well potentials and for well-prepared initial
data. We even establish a rate of convergence. Our relative energy approach relies
on the concept of gradient-flow calibration for branching singularities in multiphase
mean curvature flow and thus enables us to overcome the limitations of other approaches.
To the best of the author’s knowledge, our result is the first quantitative and
unconditional one available in the literature for the vectorial/multiphase setting.\r\nThis
thesis also contains a first study of weak-strong stability for planar multiphase
mean curvature flow beyond the singularity resulting from a topology change. Previous
weak-strong results are indeed limited to time horizons before the first topology
change of the strong solution. We consider circular topology changes and we prove
weak-strong stability for BV solutions to planar multiphase mean curvature flow
beyond the associated singular times by dynamically adapting the strong solutions
to the weak one by means of a space-time shift.\r\nIn the context of interface
evolution problems, our proofs for the main results of this thesis are based on
the relative energy technique, relying on novel suitable notions of relative energy
functionals, which in particular measure the interface error. Our statements follow
from the resulting stability estimates for the relative energy associated to the
problem.\r\nAt last, we introduce a variational approach to the study of nonlinear
evolution problems. This approach hinges on the minimization of a parameter dependent
family of convex functionals over entire trajectories, known as Weighted Inertia-Dissipation-Energy
(WIDE) functionals. We consider a class of doubly nonlinear wave equations and
establish the convergence, up to subsequences, of the associated WIDE minimizers
to a solution of the target problem as the parameter goes to zero."
acknowledgement: The research projects contained in this thesis have received funding
from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020
research and innovation programme (grant agreement No 948819).
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Science and Technology Austria, 2023.
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Interface Evolution Problems in Fluid Mechanics and in Material Sciences.
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and Technology Austria, 2023.
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network consisting of proteins, polysaccharides, and water. It provides structural
scaffolding for the cells embedded within it and is essential in regulating numerous
physiological processes, including cell migration and proliferation, wound healing,
and stem cell fate. \r\nDespite extensive study, detailed structural knowledge
of ECM components in physiologically relevant conditions is still rudimentary.
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are incompatible with keeping large samples, such as the ECM, in their native
state for subsequent imaging. Conventional electron microscopy (EM) techniques
rely on fixation, dehydration, contrasting, and sectioning. This results in the
alteration of a highly hydrated environment and the potential introduction of
artifacts. Other structural biology techniques, such as nuclear magnetic resonance
(NMR) spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography, allow high-resolution analysis of
protein structures but only work on homogenous and purified samples, hence lacking
contextual information. Currently, no approach exists for the ultrastructural
and structural study of extracellular components under native conditions in a
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grown over several weeks on EM grids that are compatible with downstream cryo-EM
sample preparation and imaging techniques. Characterization of these ECMs confirmed
that they contain essential ECM components such as collagen I, collagen VI, and
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sample. I successfully optimized vitrification of these specimens by testing various
vitrification techniques and cryoprotectants. \r\nIn order to obtain high-resolution
molecular insights into the ultrastructure and organization of CDMs, I established
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and complex specimens. I explored different approaches for the creation of thin
cryo-lamellae by FIB milling and succeeded in optimizing the cryo-lift-out technique,
resulting in high-quality lamellae of approximately 200 nm thickness. \r\nHigh-resolution
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CDM in the context of matrix-secreting cells. This allowed for the in situ visualization
of fibrillar matrix proteins such as collagen, laying the foundation for future
structural and ultrastructural characterization of these proteins in their near-native
environment. \r\nIn summary, in this thesis, I present a novel workflow that combines
state-of-the-art cryo-EM specimen preparation and imaging technologies to permit
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larger than 0.\r\nWe construct and implement a general purpose algorithm for approximating
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text: "The brain is an exceptionally sophisticated organ consisting of billions
of cells and trillions of \r\nconnections that orchestrate our cognition and behavior.
To decode its complex connectivity, it is \r\npivotal to disentangle its intricate
architecture spanning from cm-sized circuits down to tens of \r\nnm-small synapses.\r\nTo
achieve this goal, I developed CATS – Comprehensive Analysis of nervous Tissue
across \r\nScales, a versatile toolbox for obtaining a holistic view of nervous
tissue context with (super\x02resolution) fluorescence microscopy. CATS combines
comprehensive labeling of the extracellular\r\nspace, that is compatible with
chemical fixation, with information on molecular markers, super\x02resolved data
acquisition and machine-learning based data analysis for segmentation and synapse
\r\nidentification.\r\nI used CATS to analyze key features of nervous tissue connectivity,
ranging from whole tissue \r\narchitecture, neuronal in- and output-fields, down
to synapse morphology.\r\nFocusing on the hippocampal circuitry, I quantified
synaptic transmission properties of mossy \r\nfiber boutons and analyzed the connectivity
pattern of dentate gyrus granule cells with CA3 \r\npyramidal neurons. This shows
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of Nervous Tissue Organization with Light Microscopy.” Institute of Science and
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Austria, 2023.
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Technology Austria, 2023, doi:10.15479/at:ista:12470.
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Tissue Organization with Light Microscopy, Institute of Science and Technology
Austria, 2023.
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