Plant epigenetics: from mechanisms to ecological relevance

  • Keynote speaker – 40 mins plus 10 mins for questions (50 mins total)
  • Invited speakers – 25 mins plus 10 mins for questions (35 mins total)
  • Selected speakers – 10 mins plus 5 mins for questions (15 mins total)

 

 

Tuesday 12th September

11:00–13.00

Registration and Lunch

13.00–13.10

Welcome, Introductions and Information

13.10–14.00

Keynote - Frank Johannes (Technical University of Munich, Germany)

Epimutational processes shape the A. thaliana methylome

Session 1: Population epigenomics in natural systems

Chair: Ovidiu Paun

14:00–14:35

Conchita Alonso (Spanish National Research Council, Spain)

Interspecific variation of DNA methylation: a trans-continental plant community approach

14:35–15:10

Victoria Sork (University of California, Los Angeles, USA)

Climate associations and transgenerational inheritance of DNA methylated variants in oak populations

15:10–15:25

Selected talk - Sofia van Moorsel: P44

Evidence for rapid evolution in a grassland biodiversity experiment

15:25–16:00

Break

16:00–16:35

Emiliano Trucchi (University of Vienna, Austria)

DNA methylation differentiation and heritability in alpine and montane ecotypes of Heliosperma pusillum (Caryophylaceae)

16:35–17:10

Danelle Seymour (University of California, Irvine, USA)

The evolutionary dynamics of DNA methylation in gene bodies

17:10–17:45

Walter Durka (Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ, Germany)

Genetic and epigenetic variation across larger scales: the case of an ephemeral plant with highly fragmented distribution range

17:45–18.00

Selected talk - Jeanine Mounger: P39

Effects of genetic diversity and epigenetic change on trait variation in the foundation plant Spartina alterniflora

 

18:00–20:00

Poster reception

Wednesday 13th September

Session 2: Epigenetic regulation of plant phenotypes

Chair: Katrin Heer

9:00–9:35

Marie Mirouze (Institute of Research for Development, France)

Mobilome sequencing reveals real time transposable element activity in plants

Replacement speaker:

Jo Hepworth (John Innes Centre, UK)

Releasing FLC back into the wild

9:35–10:10

Etienne Bucher (French National Institute for Agricultural Research, France)

Mobilized transposable elements as a tool for crop improvement

10:10–10:25

Selected talk - Thierry Halter: P23

Transcriptional control of immune-responsive genes by active DNA demethylation and its relevance in plant adaptation

10:25–11:00

Break

11:00–11:35

Eriko Sasaki (Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology, Austria)

Global natural variation of DNA methylation and its genetic architecture in Arabidopsis thaliana

11.35–12:10

Igor Yakovlev (Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research, Norway)

The epigenetic memory and climatic adaptation in Norway spruce

12:10–12:25

Selected talk - Abdelhak El Amrani: P7

Small RNAs and plant tolerance to xenobiotics: Responses under allopolyploidization in Spartina (Poaceae

12:25–14:00

Lunch

Session 3: Transgenerational inheritance of epigenetic patterns

Chair: Oliver Bossdorf

14:00–14:35

Bob Schmitz (University of Georgia, USA)

Encyclopedia of plant methylomes - from patterns to mechanisms and functions

14:35–15:10

Koen Verhoeven (Netherlands Institute of Ecology, The Netherlands)

Epigenetic inheritance in asexual plants: transgenerational experiments and natural evolution within asexual dandelion genotypes

15:10–15:25

Selected talk - Philippine Vergeer: P46

Adaptation to climate change: Evidence for epigenetically based transgenerational phenotypic effects

15:25–16:00

Break

16:00–16:35

Claudia Köhler (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden)

Paternal easiRNAs regulate parental genome dosage in Arabidopsis

16:35–17:10

Jose Gutierrez-Marcos (University of Warwick, UK)

Heritable phenotypic changes induced by stress and developmental reprogramming in plants

17:10–17.25

Selected talk - Jack Colicchio: P10

Differential methylation in response to parental wounding explains transgenerational plasticity

17:25–19:30

Poster reception 

Thursday 14th September

Session 4: Epigenetic regulation as a response to changes in environmental conditions

Chair: Lars Opgenoorth

9:00–9:35

Christina Richards (University of Southern Florida, USA)

Understanding mechanisms of response to complex environmental conditions using model and non-model plants

Replacement speaker:
Etienne Bucher (French National Institute for Agricultural Research, France)

The apple epigenome

9:35–10:10

Steven Eichten (Australian National University, Australia)

Adaptation and response via the 'Extended Genotype' – causes and consequences of DNA methylome and transposon variation among various plant species

10:10–10:25

Selected talk - Stéphane Maury: P38

DNA methylation and tree phenotypic plasticity in a context of global changes

10:25–11:00

Break

11:00–11:35

Penny Tricker (University of Adelaide, Australia)

The relevance of epigenetic response to abiotic stress in complex crop genomes

11.35–12:10

Yupeng Geng (Fudan University, China)

Epigenetic modification may contribute to the progressive acclimatization of an asexual invasive plant to new environment

12:10–12:25

Selected talk - Nader Aryamanesh: P2

Transcriptomics and methylation in locally adapted Arabidopsis lyrata populations

12:25–14:00

Lunch

Session 5: Epigenetic regulation of biotic interactions

Chair: Christina Richards Conchita Alonso

14:00–14:35

Claude Becker (Gregor Mendel Institute for Molecular Plant Biology, Austria)

An (epi)genomics approach to understanding plant-plant interaction

14:35–15:10

Vitek Latzel (Institute of Botany of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Czech Republic)

Heritable epigenetic variation in ecology and evolution of (some) plants

15:10–15:25

Selected talk - Jacob Herman: P25

Epigenetic effects of single- and multi-species inoculation of Arabidopsis thaliana with two natural pathogens, Pseudomonas syringae and P. viridiflava

15:25–16:00

Break

16:00–16:35

Isabelle Fudal (French National Institute for Agricultural Research, France)

Chromatin-based control of plant–fungi interactions

16:35–16:50

Selected talk - Rebecca Kartzinel: P30

Ants and plants: specific host epigenetic responses in a multispecies mutualism

17:00–18:30

Tour of Botanical Garden (optional)

19:00

Tram departs to Schübel-Auer

20:00

Symposium dinner at Schübel-Auer

Buses return 23:00 to Dept. of Botany and Biodiversity

Friday 15th September

Session 6: Bioinformatic analysis for plant epigenetics

Chair: Marie Mirouze Koen Verhoven

9:00–9:35

Maria Colomé-Tatché (Helmholtz Zentrum München, Germany)

Constructing chromatin state maps from whole genome epigenomic

data

 

9:35–10:10

Peter Stadler (University of Leipzig, Germany)

Computational tools for EpiGenomics

10:10–10:25

Selected talk - Manu Dubin: P16

DNA methylation variation in barley is driven by both climate of origin and breeding efforts

10:25–11:00

Break

11:00–11:15

Selected talk - Ritushree Jain: P27

Epigenetic regulation of heritable immune priming in Arabidopsis

11.15–11:50

Christoph Bock (CeMM Research Centre for Molecular Medicine of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Austria)

Epigenome mapping technology and bioinformatic analysis methods

11:50–12:25

Jörg Hagmann (Computomics GmbH)

Current advances in statistical calling of differential methylation in plant populations

12:25–13:00

Concluding comments and close

 

Packed lunches available for all delegates