Event Website

http://www.bates.edu/mt-david-summit.xml

Start Date

1-4-2011 1:45 PM

End Date

1-4-2011 3:00 PM

Description

Ribosomes are a highly conserved and essential cellular component that mediate protein synthesis in all living organisms; their quantity within the cell dictates growth rates. Ribosome biogenesis was studied in Borrelia burgdorferi, the causative agent of Lyme Disease, and Synechococcus, a cyanobacterium that contributes to the sequestration atmospheric carbon dioxide, through 5' RLM-RACE of r-protein transcripts as well as ribosome purification and characterization. It was hypothesized that differences in r-protein operon arrangement would yield differences in the regulation of ribosome assembly. Understanding ribosome biosynthesis in these two organisms is necessary to the manipulation of their growth.

 
Apr 1st, 1:45 PM Apr 1st, 3:00 PM

Ribosome Biogenesis in Diverse Prokaryotes

Ribosomes are a highly conserved and essential cellular component that mediate protein synthesis in all living organisms; their quantity within the cell dictates growth rates. Ribosome biogenesis was studied in Borrelia burgdorferi, the causative agent of Lyme Disease, and Synechococcus, a cyanobacterium that contributes to the sequestration atmospheric carbon dioxide, through 5' RLM-RACE of r-protein transcripts as well as ribosome purification and characterization. It was hypothesized that differences in r-protein operon arrangement would yield differences in the regulation of ribosome assembly. Understanding ribosome biosynthesis in these two organisms is necessary to the manipulation of their growth.

http://scarab.bates.edu/mt_david_summit/MDS2011/02Poster/13