EpiTRAITS & CHIP-ET Conference

Epigenetic & Chromatin Regulation of Plant Traits

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14 – 15 January 2016 Strasbourg, France

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Confirmed speakers Fredy Barneche Frédéric Berger Wendy Bickmore Cristel Carles Crisanto Gutiérrez Martin Howard Dieter Heermann Claudia Köhler Ortrun Mittelsten Scheid François Roudier Albin Sandelin

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CHIP-ET Chromatin in Plants – European Training and Mobility !The Research Training Network CHIP-ET is focused on the study of protein complexes that modulate chromatin structure to activate RNA polymerase II–mediated transcription. Research is addressing how developmental and environmental stimuli such as light and circadian rhythm signal to these complexes to modulate transcription.

EpiTRAITS & CHIP-ET Conference

Epigenetic & Chromatin Regulation of Plant Traits Epigenetic modifications of DNA and chromatin affect the activity of genes. These phenomena have fascinated scientists for many years, because they do not conform to the rules of Mendelian genetics and cannot be explained by the order of nucleotides in the DNA sequence. Millions of base pairs and thousands of genes are simply not enough. Plants are a unique model to study epigenetic mechanisms. They are deprived of the ability to move, which they compensate by swift and effective reaction to stimuli, resulting in tailored changes in gene expression. This meeting will focus on multidisciplinary attempts to understand how epigenetic regulation casts the expression of genes into plant traits. The speakers will bring the audience closer to answering the questions of how chromatin is influencing plant reproduction, stem cells and stress reaction, what the impact of nuclear organization is, and how epigenomic maps and large-scale modelling projects can help in the endeavour to understand the role of epigenetics in shaping plant phenotypes. !Confirmed speakers

Fredy Barneche – Frédéric Berger – Wendy Bickmore – Cristel Carles Crisanto Gutiérrez – Dieter Heermann – Martin Howard – Claudia

Köhler – Ortrun Mittelsten Scheid – François Roudier – Albin Sandelin

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!!Epigenetic regulation of economically important plant traits !EpiTRAITS investigates epigenetic gene regulation and flowering in the model plant  Arabidopsis thaliana  and the crop plants maize (Zea mays) and barley (Hordeum vulgare). It focuses on one of the key plant traits, flowering, which is controlled by various epigenetic mechanisms. The scientific program aims to bridge the gap between fundamental and applied research by translating results from epigenetic research in model organisms to improved technologies for crop breeding and molecular diagnostic tools.

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