Molecular and cell biological analysis of the ESCRT system in Arabidopsis thaliana [Elektronische Ressource] / vorgelegt von Mojgan Shahriari

Molecular and cell biological analysis of the ESCRT system in Arabidopsis thaliana Inaugural-Dissertation zur Erlangung des Doktorgrades der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Universität zu Köln vorgelegt von Mojgan Shahriari Aus Iran Köln 2008 I Berichterstatter: Prof. Dr. Martin Hülskamp Prof. Dr. Ute Höcker Prüfungsvorsitzender: Prof. Dr. Siegfried Roth Tag der mündlichen Prüfung: November 2008 IIAcknowledgment It is a heart warming and rewarding experience to pay tribute to the people whose invaluable contributions helped me through out my time as a PhD researcher at cologne university, Köln. My sincere and profound gratitude goes to Prof. Martin Hülskamp how gave me a chance to be a member of Botanical Institute III and Dr. Swen SChellmann for giving me an opportunity to join his group and for the trust that he put into me. It was a unique experience to work with him. His excellent scientific guidance helped me expanded my capabilities. My special thanks go to my thesis Committee, Prof. Dr. Martin Hülskamp, Prof. Dr. Ute Höcker and Prof. Dr. Siegfried Roth. I would like to acknowledge the assistance of the technicians of the department: Birgit Kernebeck, Britta Müller, Irene Klinkhammer, Bastian Welter and Uschi Claßen.