It was an amazing workshop in Alicante! Many RISE-EVOfruland project partners participated the Workshop on Molecular Mechanisms Controling Flowering in Alicante (ES) from May 29th to June 2nd providing update contributes on flower and fruit development.
We learned from Lucia Colombo how the VACUOLAR SORTING PROTEIN 13 is involved in ovule development and in the progression of the female germline and that its regulatory function is linked to the small RNA pathway.
Maurizio Di Marzo underlined the role of MADS-box genes in regulating the sugar metabolism, essential for the proper fertilization process.
Sebastiano Nigris focused on developmental mechanisms in ovule and seed formation in the gymnosperm Ginkgo biloba characterized by pollination and fertilization events temporally separated.
Martin Kater explored the rice inflorescence architecture by identifying candidate genes involved in inflorescence development and panicle branching.
We learned from Stefan De Folter how important is the cytokinin-auxin crosstalk controlled by AGAMOUS gene during Arabidopsis carpel primordia establishment
Francisco Madueno delved into the role of RAX-type MYB transcription factors in controlling the activity of the legume secondary inflorescence meristem.Cristina Ferrandiz told us about HECATE, the goddess of boundaries in flower, a gene family of transcription factors conserving central roles, across angiosperms, in stigma, anther and fruit development.
