Stalked Alpha-Proteobacteria and Relatives: From Genes to Structure
Workshop - Ebsdorfergrund, Germany
The stalked alpha-Proteobacteria and their cousins occupy an underappreciated, yet central and unprecedented position in fundamental and translational research. Long recognized as one of the prime model systems to elucidate important concepts in cellular and developmental biology, including the mechanisms underlying cell polarity, morphogenesis, asymmetric division and cell-cycle control, the stalked alphaproteobacteria were recently used to illuminate cell budding, adhesion, subcellular compartmentalization and to design surface–anchored antibody-display vehicles for biotechnological applications. The core regulatory circuitry for these functions is conserved amongst alphaproteobacteria and compelling evidence surfaced indicating that this circuitry also orchestrates symbiosis (Rhizobiaceae) and/or virulence (Brucellaceae, Bartonellaceae, Rickettsiaceae, Agrobacteria) and possibly other functions in related bacteria. The topics covered at the workshop include:
Cell cycle coordination and regulation
Morphogenesis and polarity
Cytokinesis and cell wall growth
Adhesion and secretion
Virulence and symbiosis
Evolution and modeling
Organization: EMBO
(Courtesy of Stalked Alpha-Proteobacteria, via boundless.com)
Stalked Alpha-Proteobacteria and Relatives: From Genes to Structure
Sun, Mar 30, 2014 - Thu, Apr 03, 2014
Rauischholzhausen, Ebsdorfergrund, Germany
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