Epigenetic gene regulation of differentiation and epithelial-mesenchymal transition in mammary epithelial cells [Elektronische Ressource] / Xin Fu. Gutachter: Edith Pfitzner ; Christoph Englert

Epigenetic gene regulation of differentiation and epithelial-mesenchymal transition in mammary epithelial cells Dissertation zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades doctor rerum naturalium (Dr. rer. nat.) vorgelegt dem Rat der Biologisch-Pharmazeutischen Fakultät der Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena von M.Sc. in Biochemistry Xin Fu geboren am 26.05.1973 in Shandong, China Gutachter: PD Dr. Edith Pfitzner Prof. Dr. Christoph Englert Prof. Dr. Anna Starzinski-Powitz Tag der öffentlichen Disputation: 13.07.2011 II Table of Contents Table of Contents Table of Contents ................................................................................................... III Summary .............................................................................................................. VIII Zusammenfassung ................................................................................................. X List of Figures ....................................................................................................... XII List of Tables ....................................................................................................... XIV Abbreviations ....................................................................................................... XV 1  Introduction ............................................................................