Interplay of Light, Photoperiodism and Circadian Clock Function in Plant Development

From 4th to 6th May 2011

Museu Colet. c/ Buenos Aires, 56. Barcelona, Spain

Scientific leaders

Paloma Más
Research professor at Center for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG), Barcelona, Spain

Poster

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Program

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Dossier

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Description

In recent years, a significant number of studies have discovered how light, photoperiodism and circadian clock function impact cell and molecular connections and regulatory systems in plant biology. This research has provided the scientific community with valuable complex information on the regulation of growth processes in plants, which are key to improving farming.

The International Center for Scientific Debate has collaborated with the Center for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG) to organize a meeting of multidisciplinary experts that work on circadian rhythms, photoperiodism and light signaling to explore the mechanical aspects, connections and impact of these three phenomena on plant biology.

Participants from more than 15 countries will participate in this event, which aims to obtain additional knowledge on how these three factors, which together impact the growth of plant species and their regulatory mechanisms, determine germination, branching and flowering processes. In addition to conferences and debates, the program will also include an exhibition and poster-presentation space.

Agenda

Wednesday, 4th May 2011
“Phytochrome Photosensory Signaling and Transcriptional Networks”	Peter H. Quail	Universitat de California. Berkeley, EUA.
“Regulation of elongation growth by a network of bHLH class transcription factors”	Christian Fankhauser	Universitat de Lausanne, Suïssa.
“Shining light on temperature signaling”	Karen Halliday	Universitat d’Edinburgh, Regne Unit.
“SVP and BZR1 integrate brassinosteroid signaling and circadian clock to regulate flowering time and body size in Arabidopsis”	Tsuyoshi Mizoguchi	Universitat de Tsukuba, Japó.
“Structure and function of rice Hd3a florigen”	Ko Shimamoto	Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Japó.
“Photoperiodic regulation of flowering and life cycle adaptation in sugar beet”	Ove Nilsson	Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Suècia.
“Transcriptional regulation of CONSTANS in photoperiodic flowering”	Takato Imaizumi	University of Washington, Seattle, EUA.
“Photoperiodic regulation of tuber induction by potato CONSTANS”	Paula Suárez-López	Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica. Barcelona, Espanya.
Moderador	Peter H. Quail and Ko Shimamoto

Thursday, 5th May 2011
“Large Scale Discovery Approaches for Plant Circadian Networks”	Steve A. Kay	University of California San Diego. La Jolla, EUA.
”A role for PRMT5 in the post-transcriptional regulation of the Arabidopsis circadian network”	Marcelo J. Yanovsky	Universidad de Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
“The circadian clock heats up in Arabidopsis”	Paloma Más	Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica. Barcelona, Espanya
“Effector binding to a co-repressor complex sustains the plant circadian oscillator as a light-responsive process”	Seth Davis	Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research. Colònia, Alemanya.
“Multiple signaling pathways associated with correct biological timing in Arabidopsis”	Alex A. Webb	Universitat de Cambridge. Cambridge, Regne Unit.
“Spatio-temporal regulatory network controlling stem elongation under the shade”	Akira Nagatani	Universitat de Kyoto. Kyoto, Japó.
“Intra- and intercellular features of phytochrome-A mediated signaling”	Ferenc Nagy	Biological Research Centre. Szeged, Hungària.
“PIF4 integrates light and temperature signals during plant development”	Keara Franklin	Universitat de Leicester. Leicester, UK.
“PIF3 regulates rhythmic growth in Arabidopsis”	Elena Monte	Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica. Barcelona, Espanya.
Moderators	Steve A. Kay and Akira Nagatani

Friday, 6th May 2011
“Genetic Architecture of Circadian Clock Function In Brassica rapa”	Robert McClung	Dartmouth College. Hanover, EUA.
“Using functional genomics to identify new clock genes”	Stacey Harmer	Universitat de Califòrnia. Davis, EUA.
“The PIF transcription factors: key integrators of light, gibberellin (GA) and brassinosteroid (BRs) signals”	Salomé Prat	Centro Nacional de Biotecnología CNB – CSIC. Madrid, Espanya.
“Interactions of light, photoperiodism, and the clock in shade avoidance and rhythmic growth”	Julin Maloof	Universitat de Califòrnia. Davis, EUA.
Presentation and visit to the CRAG	Pere Puigdomènech	Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica. Barcelona, Espanya.