{"524061":{"#nid":"524061","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Roger Deal, Emory University","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGene regulatory mechanisms in plant development\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAbstract\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe establishment of cell type-specific transcription programs during development is brought about through the coordinated action of transcription factors, \u003Cem\u003Ecis\u003C\/em\u003E-regulatory DNA elements, and chromatin components including histone variants, chromatin remodeling enzymes, and post-translational modifications of the histones themselves. However, we are only beginning to understand how these factors act and interact to establish the transcriptional output of a genome. In this talk I will discuss my laboratory\u2019s efforts to understand the role of the enigmatic histone variant H2A.Z as both a transcriptional activator and repressor during development in the model plant \u003Cem\u003EArabidopsis thaliana\u003C\/em\u003E. In addition, I will describe our recent advances in defining the networks of \u003Cem\u003Ecis\u003C\/em\u003E-regulatory elements and transcription factors that drive plant cell fate specification. Collectively, this work is bringing us closer to a mechanistic understanding how a single genome can be used to generate the multitude of diverse cellular phenotypes found in both plants and animals.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Roger Deal, Emory University"}],"uid":"27964","created_gmt":"2016-04-13 11:23:00","changed_gmt":"2017-04-13 21:16:00","author":"Jasmine Martin","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2016-04-21T12:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2016-04-21T12:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2016-04-21T12:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2016-04-21 16:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2016-04-21 16:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2016-04-21 16:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1275","name":"School of Biological Sciences"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"168554","name":"Roger Deal"},{"id":"9552","name":"Yuhong Fan"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"},{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"78771","name":"Public"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIf you have questions about logistics or would like to set up an appointment with the speaker, please contact the School of Biology\u0027s administrative office at \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:bio-admin@biology.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ebio-admin@biology.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}