Keystone Symposia meeting on "Receptors and Signaling in Plant Development and Biotic Interactions"

关于“植物发育和生物相互作用中的受体和信号传导”的 Keystone 研讨会

• 批准号: 1010965
• 负责人: Andrew Robertson
• 金额: $ 1.25万
• 依托单位: Keystone Symposia on Molecular and Cellular Biology
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-05-01 至 2011-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1010965&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Keystone; Symposia; meeting; Receptors; Signaling

Recent molecular studies in plants have uncovered the surprising and intimate interconnections between immune signaling, hormonal actions and development. For instance, analyses of plant genomes have revealed well over a thousand genes that appear to encode receptors - proteins whose function is surveillance of the intra and extracellular environment via binding to other molecules. Preliminary studies suggest that many of these putative receptors may be common to immune responses, hormonal signaling and development in plants. However, most of the candidate receptors are currently "orphan receptors" whose biological functions remain unknown. In an attempt to reveal these functions and to explore the overlap between what have been disparate fields of plant biology, the 2010 Keystone Symposia meeting on Receptors and Signaling in Plant Development and Biotic Interactions will gather scientists working on plant development, hormonal signaling and immune responses in order to stimulate novel interactions among these research communities. The major goal of this meeting is to advance understanding of plant receptor signaling and the molecular regulatory networks that are just downstream of the receptors themselves. This meeting is unique because scientists working on biotic interactions and plant development have never had such an opportunity for cross-talk. This meeting will enhance infrastructure by fostering networking and initiation of collaborations. The investigators anticipate the following educational benefits: acquaint trainees and investigators new to field with the state-of-the-art; critical scientific feedback; and career development for trainees and new investigators, including opportunities both to see successful scientists presenting cutting-edge science and to network with prospective mentors and others who might contribute to their scientific and professional development.

最近的植物分子研究揭示了免疫信号、激素作用和发育之间令人惊讶和密切的相互联系。例如，对植物基因组的分析已经揭示了一千多个似乎编码受体的基因——受体是一种蛋白质，其功能是通过与其他分子结合来监视细胞内和细胞外环境。初步研究表明，许多这些假定的受体可能与植物的免疫反应、激素信号传导和发育有关。然而，目前大多数候选受体是“孤儿受体”，其生物学功能尚不清楚。为了揭示这些功能并探索植物生物学不同领域之间的重叠，2010年“植物发育和生物相互作用中的受体和信号”专题讨论会将聚集致力于植物发育，激素信号和免疫反应的科学家，以刺激这些研究团体之间的新相互作用。本次会议的主要目标是促进对植物受体信号传导和受体下游分子调控网络的理解。这次会议是独一无二的，因为研究生物相互作用和植物发育的科学家从未有过这样的机会进行对谈。这次会议将通过促进联网和发起合作来加强基础设施。调查人员预期以下教育效益：使受训人员和调查人员熟悉最新的技术；关键的科学反馈；培训生和新研究人员的职业发展，包括有机会看到成功的科学家展示前沿科学，并与未来的导师和其他可能有助于他们的科学和专业发展的人建立联系。