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SUMMARY:Inter-organellar interactions - known unknowns in metabolic engine
 ering of membrane-spanning pathways in plants - Payam Mehrshahi\, Alison S
 mith Lab
DTSTART:20160128T130000Z
DTEND:20160128T133000Z
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CONTACT:Jeongmin Choi
DESCRIPTION:In eukaryotic cells\, membrane-bound organelles allow the comp
 artmentation and regulation of a myriad of reactions. For cells to functio
 n\, their organelles exchange specific substrates\, intermediates and prod
 ucts of these reactions. These inter-organellar exchanges are facilitated 
 by numerous mechanisms. In plants\, inter-organellar interactions (at the 
 cell biology and biochemical level) have been reported to occur between al
 l organelles. For example\, plastids and the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) in
 teract to produce major lipophilic (nonpolar) compounds. However\, despite
  their importance and decades of intensive research\, how plastid-ER inter
 actions occur remains largely unknown. I will present my research into pla
 stid-ER interactions and their significance for inter-organellar biosynthe
 sis and trafficking of nonpolar compounds. I will show how knowledge of th
 ese interactions will aid engineering efforts towards addressing an increa
 sing global demand for pharmaceuticals.
LOCATION:Department of Plant Sciences\, Large Lecture Theatre
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