November 2023 - Seminars - maillist.psb.ugent.be

Upcoming seminars VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology in 2024
by Delphine Verspeel 19 Jan '24

19 Jan '24

Dear all, Enclosed you can find an overview of the forthcoming seminars in 2024 organized by the VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology. Kind regards, Delphine Delphine Verspeel - Administrative assistant Administrative Support VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology Ghent University Technologiepark-Zwijnaarde 71 - 9052 Ghent - Belgium Tel. +32(0)9 331 38 00 [ http://www.psb.ugent.be/ | www.psb.ugent.be ] Genome editing, cutting-edge technology for a sustainable agriculture

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You are invited to attend “Drivers of diversity structuration in black poplar (Populus nigra L.): What molecular markers tell us?” ON December 21, 2023
by Delphine Verspeel 20 Dec '23

20 Dec '23

You are receiving this e-mail because you subscribed to our seminars announcements and reminders service at [ https://maillist.psb.ugent.be/mailman/listinfo/seminars | https://maillist.psb.ugent.be/mailman/listinfo/seminars ] . '' Drivers of diversity structuration in black poplar (Populus nigra L.): What molecular markers tell us? '' Dr Véronique Jorge UMR BioForA INRAE ONF FRANCE Thursday, December 21, 2023 11:00 Black poplar (Populus nigra L.) is among the tree species having the largest natural distribution in Europe, from West Great Britain to West Asia, and from the foot of the Ural Mountains to the North of Africa. Thus, this species is potentially subjected to a wide variation of climatic conditions. Previous studies on variability of traits in this species showed structure and different distribution patterns depending on the trait, demonstrating potential local adaptation. In the last decade, we have developed molecular tools to study the factors shaping the diversity of the species. Today, these tools allow us to detect patterns of selection along the genome, to identify polymorphism involved in adaptative traits, to model demographic history of the species, and to evaluate how gene flow impact structure of populations. These molecular tools and results constitute the toolbox for breeding and conservation programs of black poplar. Jozef Schell seminar room Technologiepark 71 - 9052 Invited by Prof Yves Van de Peer and Prof Lieven De Veylder If you do not wish to receive this information anymore, please unsubscribe from future mailings at [ https://maillist.psb.ugent.be/mailman/listinfo/seminars | https://maillist.psb.ugent.be/mailman/listinfo/seminars ] Genome editing, cutting-edge technology for a sustainable agriculture VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology Ghent University Technologiepark-Zwijnaarde 71 9052 Ghent-Belgium Phone: +32(0)9 331 38 00 [ http://www.psb.vib-ugent.be/ | https://www.psb.ugent.be/ ]

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You are invited to attend “Cross-kingdom RNA trafficking between plants and fungal pathogens and innovative eco-friendly disease control solutions” ON November 16, 2023
by Delphine Verspeel 29 Nov '23

29 Nov '23

You are receiving this e-mail because you subscribed to our seminars announcements and reminders service at [ https://maillist.psb.ugent.be/mailman/listinfo/seminars | https://maillist.psb.ugent.be/mailman/listinfo/seminars ] . '' Cross-kingdom RNA trafficking between plants and fungal pathogens and innovative eco-friendly disease control solutions '' Prof Hailing Jin Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology Center for Plant Cell Biology Institute for Integrative Genome Biology University of California Riverside USA Thursday, November 16, 2023 11:00 Small RNAs (sRNAs) are short non-coding RNAs that mediate gene silencing in a sequence-specific manner. We discovered that some sRNAs from eukaryotic pathogens, such as Botrytis cinerea, can be transported into host plant cells and suppress host immunity genes for successful infection (Weiberg et al., Science 2013). We further demonstrated that plants can also send sRNAs into pathogens, mainly using extracellular vesicles, mostly exosomes, to silence fungal virulence genes as part of its immune responses (Cai et al., Science 2018). We identified a group of RNA binding proteins that contribute to the selective sRNA loading into extracellular vesicles (He et al., Nature Plants, 2021). Furthermore, we recently demonstrate that B. cinerea also utilizes extracellular vesicles to secrete sRNAs, which are then enter plant cells through clathrin-mediated endocytosis (He et al., Nature Communications, 2023). Thus, extracellular vesicles play an important role in cross-kingdom RNA trafficking between plants and fungal pathogens. In addition, we discovered that environmental RNAi is present in many fungal pathogens, which can take up RNAs from the environment efficiently (Wang et al,, Nature Plants, 2016; Qiao et al., Plant Biotechnology Journal 2021). Applying small RNAs or double-stranded RNAs that target fungal virulence-related genes on plants can effectively inhibit fungal diseases. Innovative pathogen gene-targeting RNA-based antifungal solutions using nanotechnologies represent a new generation of fungicides that are durable and eco-friendly (Qiao et al., Plant Biotechnology Journal, 2023; Niño-Sánchez et al., Journal of Integrative Plant Biology 2023). Jozef Schell seminar room Technologiepark 71 - 9052 Invited by Prof Dirk Inzé and Prof Jenny Russinova If you do not wish to receive this information anymore, please unsubscribe from future mailings at [ https://maillist.psb.ugent.be/mailman/listinfo/seminars | https://maillist.psb.ugent.be/mailman/listinfo/seminars ] Genome editing, cutting-edge technology for a sustainable agriculture VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology Ghent University Technologiepark-Zwijnaarde 71 9052 Ghent-Belgium Phone: +32(0)9 331 38 00 [ http://www.psb.vib-ugent.be/ | https://www.psb.ugent.be/ ]

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