Molecular mechanisms controlling the tissue specific activity of the nutritionally regulated promoter I of the acetyl-CoA {carboxylase-α [carboxylase alpha] encoding gene in cattle [Elektronische Ressource] / by Xuanming Shi

Molecular mechanisms controlling the tissue-specific activity of the nutritionally regulated promoter I of the acetyl-CoA carboxylase-encoding gene in cattle Inaugural dissertation for the academic degree Doctor rerum naturalium of Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät Universität Rostock By Xuanming Shi (M. Sc.), born on 17-09-1975, in Anhui, China From Forschungsinstitut für die Biologie landwirtschaftlicher Nutztiere in Dummerstorf Rostock (2009) urn:nbn:de:gbv:28-diss2009-0184-9 Dean: Prof. Dr. Hendrik Schubert 1. Reviewer: Prof. Dr. Hans-Martin Seyfert Molecular Biology Research Unit, Research Institute for the Biology of Farm Animals; Wilhelm-Stahl-Allee 2; D-18196 Dummerstorf; Germany. 2. Reviewer: Prof. Dr. Martin Hagemann Department of Plant Physiology, Institute of Life Sciences, University of Rostock; Albert-Einstein-Strasse 3, 18051 Rostock, Germany; 3. Reviewer: PD. Dr. Monika Schweigel Research Institute for the Biology of Farm Animals (FBN), Department of Nutritional Physiology “Oskar Kellner,” Wilhelm-Stahl-Alee 2, D-18196 Dummerstorf, Germany. Date of defense: 19-Oct-2009 Dedicated to my family Table of contents TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Introduction .....................................................................................................................................