Identification and characterization of interacting partners of cytoplasmic domain of Xenopus paraxial protocadherin [Elektronische Ressource] / presented by Yingqun Wang

Identification and Characterization of interacting partners of cytoplasmic domain of Xenopus Paraxial Protocadherin DISSERTATION submitted to the Combined Faculties of the Natural Sciences and Mathematics of the Ruprechtr-Karls University of Heidelberg, Germany for the degree of Doctor of Natural Sciences presented by Master of Sciences Yingqun Wang born in Wuhan, P. R. China Oral examination: …………………… Identification and Characterization of interacting partners of cytoplasmic domain of Xenopus Paraxial Protocadherin Referees: Prof. Dr. Herbert Steinbeisser Prof. Dr. Thomas Holstein DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF MY MOTHER 李竹生 ZHUSHENG LI Table of Contents Table of Contents Table of Contents....................................................................................................................................i 1. SUMMARY ....................................................................................................................................... 1 2. INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................. 3 2.1 Morphogenetic movements in gastrulation......................................................................