Unravelling Pathogen Virulence Strategies Through the Application of Transcriptomics and Real-time ImagingWednesday, 25 September 2013 at 17:00  Add to Calendar ▼2013-09-25 17:00:002013-09-25 18:00:00Europe/LondonUnravelling Pathogen Virulence Strategies Through the Application of Transcriptomics and Real-time ImagingAgriGenomics World Congress in John Innes Centre, Norwich, UKJohn Innes Centre, Norwich, UKSELECTBIOenquiries@selectbiosciences.comSuccessful pathogens deploy a collection of “effector” molecules to attenuate plant defense surveillance systems. We study how virulent Pseudomonas syringae establishes disease in Arabidopsis thaliana following delivery of a suite of ~ 30 effector proteins into the plant cell. We use a combination of unbiased transcriptomics, reverse genetics and real time imaging combined with network inference modeling to understand pathogen virulence strategies and plant defense mechanisms. Here we discuss the contribution of jasmonates to disease progression and show that the chloroplast, the site of hormone biosynthesis, is a key target of bacterial effectors. |
Add to Calendar ▼2013-09-24 00:00:002013-09-25 00:00:00Europe/LondonAgriGenomics World CongressAgriGenomics World Congress in John Innes Centre, Norwich, UKJohn Innes Centre, Norwich, UKSELECTBIOenquiries@selectbiosciences.com
