Salvador

The paralogous multi-functional adaptor proteins YAP and TAZ are nuclear effectors of the Hippo pathway, a central regulator of developmental organ size control, tissue homeostasis and tumour suppression. YAP/TAZ target the TEAD transcription factor family to promote cell surviv…

This dissertation explores various elements and issues of the black movement in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, through activists' personal stories, intra- and inter-movement politics and dynamics, and the diasporic character of the movement. I argue that the interplay of racial framew…