Chromatin Structure & Function

Gordon Research Conference

Meeting Summary

The 2012 Gordon Conference on Chromatin structure and function will present cutting-edge research on how the genome is dynamically organized in three dimension in the nucleus and how this architecture is involved in regulating nuclear processes The Conference will feature how variation in chromatin structure ranging from its building block, the nucleosome up to defined domains in the nucleus or chromosomes can be achieved, and the talks will cover a wide range of topics, nucleosome structure, nucleosome remodeling, covalent modification of histones, histone exchange and histone variants.

Compaction of chromatin, higher order structures, long-range interactions, mitotic and meiotic mechanisms, RNA-based mechanisms, transvection and paramutation, genome and epigenome duplication and stability will also be covered. Invited speakers represent a broad variety of approaches including genetics, structural biology, biochemistry, molecular biology, cell biology and bioinformatics.

This conference has a long history of attracting the top researchers in the field of chromatin structure and function and fostering interactions to promote new collaborations and integration of new members in the field. The 2012 Conference will continue the trend of extending coverage of the variety of approaches used to study chromatin. The conference schedule allows ample time in the afternoons and after the session in the evening for the informal interactions that have always played a key role at this Conference.

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Topics Include

  • Variation in Nucleosome Organisation and Histone Chaperones
  • Instructing Chromatin
  • Short Term and Long Term Actions onto Chromatin
  • Folding Chromatin in Three Dimensions
  • Mitotic and Meiotic Chromatin 
Dynamics of Histones and Non Histone Proteins, DNA Methylation
  • Genome Integrity, Chromatin Dynamics During the Cell Cycle and DNA Damage 
Shaping Chromatin with RNA 
Allelic Chromatin / Imprinting / Reprogramming and Development

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Meeting Details

Date:
05/06/2012
Location:
Loc Il Ciocco Fraz. Castelvecchio Pascoli
Lucca (Barga),
Italy
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Organizers:
Genevieve X. Almouzni
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