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

最近对植物的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显示，似乎有一千多个基因编码受体--这些蛋白质的功能是通过与其他分子结合来监视细胞内外环境。初步研究表明，这些假定的受体中的许多可能与植物的免疫反应、激素信号和发育有关。然而，大多数候选受体目前都是“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中不同领域之间的重叠，2010年植物发育和生物相互作用中受体和信号的Keystone研讨会会议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互动。这次会议的主要目标是促进对植物受体信号和位于受体下游的分子调控网络的理解。这次会议是独一无二的，因为致力于生物相互作用和植物发育的科学家们从未有过这样的相声机会。这次会议将通过促进联网和启动协作来加强基础设施。调查人员预计将获得以下教育好处：熟悉实地新接触最新技术的受训人员和调查人员；批判性的科学反馈；受训人员和新调查人员的职业发展，包括有机会看到成功的科学家介绍尖端科学，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网络。

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.