University of Cambridge > Talks.cam > Plant Sciences Departmental Seminars > Genetic dissection of cell death and signalling between endosperm and embryo during seed development

  Browse A-Z

Log in

University Account External (via Google)

🔐 Log In

Information on

Subscribing to talksdetails Finding a talkdetails Adding a talkdetails Disseminating talksdetails Help and Documentationdetails

ℹ️ Information

Genetic dissection of cell death and signalling between endosperm and embryo during seed development

Download to your calendar using vCal

If you have a question about this talk, please contact Jill Harrison .

During seed development the endosperm provides a nutritive function for the growing embryo, somewhat akin to the placenta in mammals, and is eventually consumed by the growing embryo. Thus endosperm is a major determinant of final seed size. However the genetic pathways controlling the breakdown and programmed cell death of the endosperm are little characterised. We identified a novel transcription factor, ZHOUPI (ZOU), which controls both the breakdown of the endosperm and also a signalling pathway between endosperm and embryo which mediates embryonic cuticle development. I will present the results from our genetic analysis of ZOU targets; we show that the two functions of ZOU in signalling to the embryo and endosperm cell death are genetically distinct. Secondly, I will present results from transcriptional profiling and functional characterization to identify novel targets mediating the cell death pathway

This talk is part of the Plant Sciences Departmental Seminars series.

This talk is included in these lists:

Note that ex-directory lists are not shown.

Other lists

, 4.30-6.00 Donald McIntyre Building, GS1 Amgen Ltd, Cambridge Science Park Dolby Auditorium, Ray Dolby Centre, Cavendish Laboratory, JJ Thomson Avenue, CB3 0US

Other talks

Semiconductor-based neutron detector development at QMUL The uplift and erosion history of the Gamburtsev Subglacial Mountains and their role in the formation of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet When Programmes Disagree About Programmes: Code Poetry and the Problem of Programme–Programme Communication Reversals of the Geodynamo Using Light for Cancer Detection Cooperation as a Laboratory of Being
 

© 2006-2025 Talks.cam, University of Cambridge. Contact Us | Help and Documentation | Privacy and Publicity