| date | | Monday, January 10th 2011, 13 c.t. |
| location | | G2-104, CeBiTec Building |
| speaker | | Prof. Dr. Martin Hülskamp
Botanisches Institut der Universität zu Köln |
| title | | Trichom Patterning in Arabidopsis: Towards theoretical modelling
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| | | Trichomes in Arabidopsis are single cells that develop from protodermal cells in a regular pattern. This pattern is generated by a conserved group of genes. These genes fall into two groups. One class of genes promote trichome formation, the other inhibits trichome formation. The inhibitors can move between cells to repress neighboring cells. In principle these properties can explain how initially equivalent cells become different and adopt trichome and non-trichome fate. The molecular mechanisms are however still unknown in many aspects relevant for pattern formation. Approaches combining experimental and theoretical experiments will be discussed. |
| host | | Prof. Dr. Bernd Weisshaar |
