Membrane microdomains and glycosylation of activating receptors influence natural killer cell regulation [Elektronische Ressource] / presented by Stefanie Margraf-Schönfeld

MEMBRANE MICRODOMAINS AND GLYCOSYLATION OF ACTIVATING RECEPTORS INFLUENCE NATURAL KILLER CELL REGULATION DISSERTATION submitted to the Combined Faculties for the Natural Sciences and for Mathematics of the Ruperto-Carola University of Heidelberg, Germany for the degree of Doctor of Natural Sciences presented by Diplom-Biochemikerin Stefanie Margraf-Schönfeld born in: Offenbach am Main Oral-examination: _______________ Referees: Prof. Dr. H.-G. Kräusslich Prof. Dr. C. Watzl Für einen ganz besonderen Menschen - Ich werde für immer an Deiner Seite sein - Wer an der Küste bleibt, kann keine neuen Ozeane entdecken. Ferdinand Magellan Acknowledgments First of all I'd like to thank Prof. Dr. Carsten Watzl. Thank you for excellent supervision, for always taking the time for helpful discussions. Your optimism, your persistence and support extremely motivated me. Thanks for leaving your door always open. Furthermore I highly appreciate that Prof. Dr. med. Hans-Georg Kräusslich agreed to represent this work in the Faculty of Natural Science of the University Heidelberg.