The signalling pathway of BimL and BimS, two isoforms of the BH3-only protein Bim, in apoptosis

discussions, for sharing her expertise and for her constant encouragement. Also, I am tremendously thankful to her for introducing me to the Berlin culture, for dragging me to kick boxing classes and for always reminding me that the chestnut trees blossom beautifully! I am mostly indebted to Ana Milojkovic for her true and unconditional friendship, for her trust, for her care and for sticking by me no matter what. I am genuinely grateful to her for spending hours on the phone without me talking, for teaching me about colour matching bags and shoes and for telling me her stories from Kreuzberg. Мoжeш ce да направиш !! Cе ке биде супер !! Last but not least, I am deeply grateful to my whole family and Christian Mauch for their love, support, understanding and patience. Without their help I could not have accomplished this work. Index Erklärung 2 Acknowledgements 3