Organizers:
Julie Gray (University of Sheffield, UK)
Andrew Fleming (University of Sheffield, UK)
Paul Quick (University of Sheffield, UK)
Timetable
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Signalling in the shoot apical meristem
Chair:
Thomas Laux (University of Freiburg, Germany)
09:00 - 10:00 Registration
Stem cell development in plants
Thomas Laux (University of Freiburg, Germany)
Role of FT and FD in the floral transition
Philip Wigge (John Innes Centre, UK)
11:20 - 11:50 Coffee/tea break
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Auxin
Chair:
Ottoline Leyser (University of York, UK)
Auxin transport-dependent tissue and cell polarity in plants
Jiri Friml (ZMBP Tübingen, Germany)
AXR4 is Required for Localization of the Auxin Influx Carrier AUX1
Selected oral communication - Ranjan Swarup (University of Nottingham, UK)
12:50 - 14:00 Lunch and poster viewing
Long range signalling in the control of shoot branching
Ottoline Leyser (University of York, UK)
Interactions of PIN and PGP auxin transport mechanisms
Angus Murphy (Purdue University, USA)
15:20 - 15:50 Coffee/tea break
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Alternative signalling mechanisms
Plasmodesmata and intercellular transport of viral RNA
Manfred Heinlein (Institut de Biologie Moléculaire des Plantes, France)
First encounters - deployment of defence-related natural products by plants
Anne Osbourn (John Innes Centre, UK)
Identification of novel plasmodesmal proteins from Arabidopsis suspension cultures
Selected oral communication - Andy Maule (John Innes Centre, UK)
Mechanism of jasmonate-induced growth inhibition
Selected oral communication - Thuong Nguyen (University of East Anglia, UK)
17:50 - 19:00 Wine reception and poster session
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Signalling and patterning
Chair:
Martin Hülskamp (University of Cologne, Germany)
A stochastic and dynamic selection process mediated by lateral inhibition results in the spacing pattern of trichomes on Arabidopsis leaves
Martin Hülskamp (University of Cologne, Germany)
Vectorial information for planar polarity of Arabidopsis root hair positioning
Selected oral communication - Urs Fischer (Umea Plant Science Centre, Sweden)
Signalling during vascular morphogenesis
Ykä Helariutta (University of Helsinki, Finland)
10:40 - 11:10 Coffee/tea break
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Signalling outside the plant
Chair:
Ton Bisseling (Wageningen University, The Netherlands)
Cell-cell signalling during epidermal development
Gwyneth Ingram (University of Edinburgh, UK)
Reprogramming of root epidermal cells in response to nutrient deficiency
Selected oral communication - Wolfgang Schmidt (Academia Sinica, Taiwan)
Nod factor signalling during different steps of the Rhizobium-legume symbiosis
Ton Bisseling (Wageningen University, The Netherlands)
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