#pombe2013 - 6 days in 6 ways: Wednesday/Headlines

More from the 7th International Fission Yeast meeting in London. I wanted to find new and interesting ways to share the events of the conference using different methods and media so decided to take the approach of trying out a different method for each day. For day 3, the shortest day, I wanted to go for something a little more concise. I've tried to condense the message of each talk into a headline that is as generally acessible as reasonably possible, it was actually surprisingly challenging. I am more than happy to discuss revisions with anyone who considers these attempts as too inaccurate.

Name: Jonathan Lawson

Date:24th - 29th June 2013

Location: London, UK

Website: http://events.embo.org/13-pombe/

Session 4 - Gene Regulation

Talk 14: Mark Bühler - Non-coding RNA activity in the fission yeast nucleus

‘Junk' DNA produces gene silencing ‘Borderline' factors that evict proteins from parts of the genome

Talk 15: Shiv Grewal - Epigenetic genome control by heterochromatin & RNAi machinery

Nonsense DNA adaptively changes genetic activity in response to stress

Talk 16: Juan Mata - A genome-wide view of translational control

Novel DNA sequence analysis reveals new meaning in genes and gene control

Talk 17: Monika Gullerova - Interplay between RNA pol II transcription and cohesion on chromosomal arms in fission yeast

Maintaining the genome requires stable DNA cohesion linked to gene activity

Talk 18: Francois Bachand - The RNA exosome promotes a transcription termination pathway coupled to RNA decay

The RNA messenger degradation complex (exosome) also helps produce new messages

Talk 19: Miriam Sansó - CDK control of RNAPII directionality and transcription termination

Regulators of cell division directly alter gene expression patterns by acting on expression machinery

Talk 20: Lidia Vasiljeva - Role of non-coding transcription in gene silencing in fission yeast

Expression of ‘junk' DNA acts to suppress gene activity via multiple pathways

Talk 21: Damien Hermand - Repression of sexual differentiation by a cis-acting lincRNA in fission yeast

‘Junk' DNA expression controls key development processes including yeast sex determination

Wednesday afternoon was given over to free time for the delegates. I attended a meeting to develop a collaborative project with some other labs and then met up with an old friend. Sadly, I missed out on a fantastic evening session covering cell responses to the environment and a magician in favour of enjoying the sun and a tapas style meal on this balcony and hanging out with Buster the french bulldog.

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