Identification and characterization of a new splice variant of the protein kinase DYRK4 and the role of DYRK1A during mitotic exit [Elektronische Ressource] / Chrisovalantis Papadopoulos

Identification and characterization of a new splice variant of the protein kinase DYRK4 and the role of DYRK1A during mitotic exit Von der Fakultät für Mathematik, Informatik und Naturwissenschaften der RWTH Aachen University zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades eines Doktors der Naturwissenschaften genehmigte Dissertation vorgelegt von Diplom-Biologe Chrisovalantis Papadopoulos aus Wesel Berichter: Professor Dr.rer.nat Walter Becker Univ.-Prof. Dr.rer.nat. Wilhelm Jahnen-Dechent Tag der mündlichen Prüfung: 13.05.2011 Diese Dissertation ist auf den Internetseiten der Hochschulbibliothek online verfügbar. Acknowledgements First of all I want to thank Prof. Walter Becker for giving me the opportunity to do this interesting work in his lab, for allowing me to do “a free research” and to follow all the ideas that came to my mind. As my supervisor he was always willingly sharing his time to discuss not only all my scientific questions. I thank him for supporting my scientific career and my desires to gather experiences abroad, for his trust, and for his manner in general what let all of us working gladly in his lab. I also want to thank Prof. Wilhelm Jahnen-Dechent. I was very glad when he willingly agreed to become my second supervisor. Thank you to Dr. Susana de la Luna for her great support during my stay in Barcelona in her working group.