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SUMMARY:Potential effects of transposable element activation throughout to
 mato development - Alex Canto Pastor\, Baulcombe Lab
DTSTART:20141212T120000Z
DTEND:20141212T123000Z
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CONTACT:Megan Cooper
DESCRIPTION:1st year graduate seminar\n\nThe shoot apical meristem (SAM) i
 s a complex organ responsible for the development of all above-ground stru
 ctures. In the SAM\, transcriptional activation of transposable elements (
 TEs) has been reported. Transcriptional activation of TEs during has been 
 previously reported in late reproductive stages\, where it has been linked
  to epigenetic reprogramming\, imprinting and transposon control in the ge
 rmline. However\, its consequence during meristem progression remains larg
 ely a mystery. The goal is to investigate this phenomenon using the tomato
  vegetative meristem as a model. High Throughput Sequencing data analysis 
 will reveal possible effects and interactions of transcriptionally activat
 e TEs with the transcriptome and the epigenetic and silencing machinery. 
LOCATION:Department of Plant Sciences\, Large Lecture Theatre
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