Richard Vierstra, of Washington University – St. Louis, will present “Autophagy, The Master of Selective Recycling,” at 4 p.m. Sept. 23 in the Beadle Center, Room E103.
The seminar is free and open to the public.
Autophagy-mediated turnover plays an essential role in cellular housekeeping by removing damaged organelles and unwanted cytoplasmic constituents. It is also critical for plant defense and robust nutrient recycling, especially during nitrogen and fixed-carbon starvation.
In addition to bulk turnover, it has been found that the ATG system is responsible for the turnover of organelles like mitochondria, chloroplasts and large cytoplasmic complexes, such as 26S proteasomes or ribosomes when dysfunctional or no longer needed.
The Beadle Center is located at 1901 Vine St.
The complete schedule of seminars can be found at http://biotech.unl.edu/.
