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SUMMARY:The art and design of harmony - molecular genetics of the arbuscul
 ar mycorrhizal symbiosis in cereals - Uta Paszkowski\, Department of Plant
  Sciences
DTSTART:20121115T130000Z
DTEND:20121115T140000Z
UID:TALK39036@talks.cam.ac.uk
CONTACT:Jill Harrison
DESCRIPTION:The mutually beneficial arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) symbiosis 
 is the most widespread plant-fungal interaction between roots of terrestri
 al plants and fungi of the Glomeromycota. The association receives increas
 ing scientific attention because of the nutritional benefit it confers to 
 host plants\, its ubiquitous occurrence among contemporary plant species a
 nd\, as a result of its evolutionary antiquity\, an ancestral relationship
  to other plant interactions. \n\nOver the past decade a number of plant e
 ncoded AM-factors were isolated from dicotyledons that have provided a fir
 st glimpse into the nature and complexity of the molecular dialogue underp
 inning this apparently harmonious symbiosis. The research of my laboratory
  focuses on the identification and characterization of molecular mechanism
 s central to development and/or functioning of AM symbioses in cereals. Du
 ring my presentation I will provide an overview over the activities of my 
 group and what we have on our agenda at the University of Cambridge.\n
LOCATION:Department of Plant Sciences\, Large Lecture Theatre
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