Cluster analysis and comparison of various chloroplast and nuclear transcriptomes in Arabidopsis thaliana [Elektronische Ressource] / vorgelegt von Won Kyong Cho

Cluster Analysis and Comparison of Various Chloroplast and Nuclear Transcriptomes in Arabidopsis thaliana Dissertation zur Erlangung des Doktorgrades der Fakultät für Biologie der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München vorgelegt von Won Kyong Cho aus Seoul, Korea 2007 Erstgutachter : PD Dr. J. Meurer Zweitgutachter : Prof. Dr. R.G. Herrmann Datum der mündlichen Prüfung: 22. 06. 2007 - 2 -Contents ABBREVIATIONS ....................................................................... - 5 - 1 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................... - 7 - 1.1 Origin of the Plastid Genome................................................................................... - 7 - 1.2 Regulation of Plastid Gene Expression at the Transcriptional Level .................. - 8 - 1.3 Regulation of Plastid Gene Expression at the Post-Transcriptional Level.......... - 9 - 1.4 Microarray Techniques .......................................................................................... - 10 - 1.5 Gene Expression Analysis in Higher Plants Using Microarray Technique....... - 12 - 1.6 Aim of the Project ................................................................................................... - 12 - 2 MATERIALS AND METHODS............................................. - 15 - 2.1 Materials ...........................................................