1994 Gordon Conference on Mitochondria and Chloroplasts, May 1-6, 1994, Volterra, Italy.

在所有真核细胞中都发现了9401751个Gruissem细胞器遗传系统。研究它们的功能和调控过程对于理解真核细胞生物学是至关重要的。越来越多的证据表明，动物中的线粒体和植物中的线粒体或叶绿体是临床肌病和植物疾病的根本原因。此外，通过对动物、酵母和植物线粒体以及植物叶绿体的研究，出现了几个影响RNA加工和蛋白质功能的重要过程。1994年5月在意大利沃尔特拉举行的关于线粒体和叶绿体的戈登研究会议将把遗传学家、分子生物学家、生物化学家和细胞生物学家组成的国际小组聚集在一起，就这些细胞器中的广泛问题交换意见和信息。这将是该会议第一次在美国以外的地方举行。这个一年两次的会议已经成为对细胞器生物发生和功能感兴趣的人的主要聚会场所。这是唯一一个明确的目的是整合叶绿体和线粒体领域的知识的会议。自1992年上次会议以来，该领域出现了重大新的事态发展。***

9401751 Gruissem Organellar genetic systems are found in all eukaryotic cells. Investigations into their functions and regulatory processes are critical to the understanding of eukaryotic cell biology. Increasing evidence points to mitochondria in animals, and to mitochondria or chloroplasts in plants, as the underlying cause for clinical myopathies and plant diseases. In addition several important processes that affect RNA processing and protein function have emerged from the study of animal, yeast, and plant mitochondria, as well as plant chloroplasts. %%% The May, 1994 Gordon Research Conference on Mitochondria and Chloroplasts in Volterra, Italy, will bring together an international group of geneticists, molecular biologists, biochemists, and cell biologists to exchange ideas and information on a wide range of problems in these organelles. It will be the first time that this meeting is held outside the U.S. This biannual gathering has become a principal meeting ground for those interested in organelle biogenesis and function. It is the only meeting with the express purpose of integrating knowledge from the chloroplast and mitochondrial fields. Significant new developments have occurred in the field since the last meeting in 1992. ***