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Plant Biology Seminar Series
Seminars from the RSB Division of Plant Sciences.
01
Jul
2022
3.30pm 1 July 2022
Gigi Wong
In plants, microRNAs (miRNAs) are short non-coding RNAs of approximately 20-24 nt in length which are involved in post-transcriptional regulation of genes controlling many fundamental biological pathways.
08
Jul
2022
3.30pm 8 July 2022
Dr Estee Tee, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, John Innes Centre, UK
Cell-to-cell communication is essential for the co-ordination of responses in all multicellular organisms. One mechanism plants employ as defence against pathogens is restriction of cell-to-cell communication by plasmodesmata closure during infection.
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30
Jul
2021
PS Seminar Series- Immune signalling transduction from TIR-NLR resistance proteins to helper NLR proteins »
Plant resistance proteins act as immune receptors to recognise pathogen effectors and activate defense.
28
Jul
2021
PS Webinar Series- PhD Exit Seminar : From cradle to grave: Regulation of plant stress responses through RNA metabolism »
As the intermediary between DNA and proteins, RNA has a major regulatory role in gene expression.
23
Jul
2021
PS Seminar Series - Signals and PerCEPtion: the role of C-Terminally Encoded Peptide 7 (CEP7) in symbiosis »
The rhizobium-legume symbiosis that occurs within root nodules provides a crucial way for legumes to acquire nitrogen under nitrogen limited conditions.
14
Jul
2021
PS Webinar Series: Anatomical arrangement of Sorghum leaves under high growth temperatures »
Intrinsic water use efficiency (iWUE) is an important trait that influences crop productivity.
07
Jul
2021
PS Webinar Series: Figuring out Stumpy- getting to the root of the problem »
In a screen for root mutants of wheat we targeted long hairs as a desirable trait to improve the efficiency of phosphate uptake from soil.
16
Jun
2021
PS Seminar Series - Stress dependent mRNA usage, a genome uncoupled acclimation mechanism? »
Stress dependent usage of specific mRNAs is a common process in post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression.
02
Jun
2021
PS Seminar Series: Organelles as sensors and mediators of plant cell acclimation to environmental stimuli »
Plant energy organelles such as chloroplasts are central to the evolution and function of plants; indeed it can be argued that chloroplasts are the raison d’ȇtre for plants.
12
May
2021
PS Seminar Series - Paying the energy cost of C4 photosynthesis »
Photosynthetic improvement has become a major focus for researchers seeking to increase yields of crop plants.
28
Apr
2021
PS Webinar Series: Peptides take center-stage: Regulation of Nitrogen Acquisition by peptide hormones »
The root system of a plant performs vital functions including resource uptake when nutrient availability in soil is non-homogenous; while also providing a surface for interactions with beneficial microbes.
31
Mar
2021
PS Webinar Series: The use of synchrotron X-ray fluorescence microscopy to study the “battle for nutrients” between plant and pathogen »
Metal homeostasis is essential to normal plant growth and development. The balance is potentially impacted during plant-pathogen interactions as the host and pathogen compete for the same nutrients.
26
Mar
2021
PS Webinar Series: Mathematical Modelling of Moisture Transport in Plant Cuticles »
Food production needs to increase significantly and water loss from plants may hold one key, especially relevant in a time of climate change.
24
Mar
2021
PS Webinar Series: The structure of rice blast effector AVR-Pii in complex with host Exo70 defines a new effector/target interface and a novel family of blast effectors »
Pathogens and pests as diverse as bacteria, oomycetes, fungi, nematodes and aphids are sophisticated manipulators of their hosts.
19
Feb
2021
PS Webinar Series- PhD Exit Seminar : Redesigning phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase for improved catalysis in C4 photosynthesis »
C4 photosynthesis, a carbon concentrating mechanism, evolved as an adaptation to improve photosynthetic CO2 assimilation in terrestrial plants under conditions of low CO2, increased temperatures and varying rainfall patterns.
05
Feb
2021
PS Webinar Series- PhD Exit Seminar: Pathogen detection and microbial community compositions during fungal infections »
Devastating fungal diseases threaten global food security and plant and animal populations, highlighting the need for rapid and accurate identification of fungal pathogens.
03
Feb
2021
PS Webinar Series- PhD Exit Seminar : Understanding how a wheat pathogen avoids host immune responses »
Wheat is an important food supplier contributing to about one-fifth of worldwide daily caloric and protein needs.
