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SUMMARY:Hormonal control of growth and patterning in the plant embryo - Pr
 ofessor Dolf Weijers
DTSTART:20150624T150000Z
DTEND:20150624T160000Z
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CONTACT:Emily Chillingworth
DESCRIPTION:Both growth and tissue patterning are processes that occur con
 tinuously during plant life. A key question is how these are coordinated i
 n space and time to generate plant shape and function. Hormones\, notably 
 auxin and cytokinin\, play a central role in both growth and patterning\, 
 but the mechanisms through which they act are largely unknown. We use the 
 early Arabidopsis embryo as a simple and highly predictable model in which
  growth and patterning are intricately coordinated. I will discuss our rec
 ent work aimed at understanding the cellular basis for the establishment o
 f multicellular patterns in 3D\, as well as its genetic control. I will de
 scribe our recent progress in identifying the genetic networks and cellula
 r mechanisms that translate generic hormonal inputs to specific cellular o
 utputs that define identity\, growth and pattern formation in the early em
 bryo. \n
LOCATION:Auditorium of The Sainsbury Laboratory (Bateman Street)
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