Role of the transient receptor potential canonical 6 ion channel in genetic and acquired forms of proteinuric kidney disease [Elektronische Ressource] / presented by Clemens Claudius Möller

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 Dipl.-Biotechnol. Clemens Claudius Möller Born in Karlsruhe Oral Examination: 17.10.2007 Dissertation Role of the Transient Receptor Potential Canonical 6 ion channel in genetic and acquired forms of proteinuric kidney disease of the Ruperto-Carola University of Heidelberg, Germany for the Degree of Doctor of Natural Sciences Referees: Prof. Dr. Michael Wink Prof. Dr. Jochen Reiser Born in Karlsruhe Oral Examination: 17.10.200 TABLE OF CONTENTS I Table of Contents Acknowledgments............................................................................. IV Publications......................................................................................... V Summary............................................................................................ VI . Zusammenfassung........................................................................... VII Abbreviations................................................................................. VIII I. INTRODUCTION............................................................................... 1 I.1.