Presented by:
Stefan Klumpp Max-Planck-Institut für Kolloid- und Grenzflächenforschung
Date:
Thursday 21st January 2016 - 15:30 to 16:15
Venue:
INI Seminar Room 1
Event:
Abstract:
Bacterial persistence is probably the best-established example of a system
where noisy gene expression provides a fitness benefit. By inducing switching
between two phenotypes, one well-adapted to growth-promoting conditions and one
adapted to survival in hostile conditions, noise allows provides a mechanism
that allows a population to deal with unpredictable environmental conditions. In
the talk I will discuss the gene circuits and feedback underlying persistence,
aspects of the evolution of these circuits as well as how such heterogeneity of
the population can be advantageous for the spreading of a population in
space.
Related Links
Related Links
- http://www.mpikg.mpg.de/th/people/klumpp/ - home page
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