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SUMMARY:Silencing signals in plants: A big journey for small RNAs - Charle
 s Melnyk
DTSTART:20101015T120000Z
DTEND:20101015T123000Z
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DESCRIPTION:RNA silencing is a gene regulatory process that controls devel
 opment\, transposable element silencing\, virus resistance and heterochrom
 atin formation. The signal associated with RNA silencing is capable of mov
 ing from cell to cell and over long distances through the plant vasculatur
 e to target homologous nucleic acid sequences\, indicating the mobile spec
 ies includes a nucleic acid\, likely RNA. This talk with describe recent w
 ork characterising the identity of the mobile species\, the genetic requir
 ements of RNA silencing movement and the biological implications of this p
 rocess.
LOCATION:Department of Plant Sciences\, Large Lecture Theatre
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