Post-transcriptional gene regulation: RNA-protein interactions, RNA processing, mRNA stability and localization

Schedule

Session 1: MicroRNAs and post-transcriptional regulation: Opening Remarks

1:30pm-1:35pm Opening Remarks Quaid Morris

1:35pm – 2:00pm siRNA and microRNA transfections may reduce endogenous microRNA regulation Christina S. Leslie

2:00pm – 2:25pm Sequence and structure requirements for miRNA-dependent RISC binding, mRNA degradation, and translation repression Jean Hausser

2:25pm – 2:50pm Global analysis of post-transcriptional regulation in Drosophila embryos Howard Lipshitz

2:50pm – 2:55pm Discussion

2:55pm – 3:05pm Break

Session 2: The regulation of alternative splicing

3:05pm – 3:10pm Opening Remarks Ben Blencowe

3:10pm – 3:35pm Ultraconserved nonsense: evolution of gene regulation by alternative splicing and RNA surveillance Steven Brenner

3:35pm – 4:00pm Global Analysis of the Role of the SR Family of Proteins in Alternative Splicing of pre-mRNAs in Drosophila Marco Blanchette

4:00pm – 4:25pm Genome-wide analysis of gene isoform expression using Exon Arrays Jacek Majewski

4:25pm – 4:30pm Discussion