Wellcome-MRC Institute of Metabolic ScienceIMS-MRL seminars are primarily for staff and invited guests. External events open to a wider audience are included where appropriate.
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The IMS-MRL seminar series: taking place weekly during term time, with occasional seminars from visiting scientists.
- External Research Seminars (on Tuesdays at 1.15pm – invited audience only); – sponsored by Astra Zeneca
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- Mastering Academic Excellence in Metabolic Medicine (MAXIM), sponsored by Eli Lilly. (on Fridays at 1.15pm; sandwiches available from 1.00pm)
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Dr Sophie Trefely, Signalling and Epigenetics, The Babraham Institute, Cambridge – ‘Compartmentalised metabolism and metabolite signalling to the nucleus’
February 14 @ 1:15 pm - 2:15 pm
EXTERNAL RESEARCH SEMINAR SERIES LENT 2023
HYBRID
Speaker: Dr Sophie Trefely, Signalling and Epigenetics, The Babraham Institute, Cambridge
Title: Compartmentalised metabolism and metabolite signalling to the nucleus
Host: Daniel Fazakerley
Time: 13.15
Abstract:
Intracellular metabolites act as powerful signalling cues to adjust cell behaviour to the nutrient environment. A variety of metabolites operate in the nucleus as substrates, co-factors, or inhibitors of chromatin-modifying enzymes and have emerged as key determinants of gene regulation. Given that cellular metabolism is highly compartmentalized, our understanding of pathways connecting nutrients to nuclear metabolites has been limited since standard metabolite analyses use whole cells. I will talk about my recent work on the development of novel approaches for sub-cellular metabolite analyses by mass spectrometry, with a focus on the acyl-Coenzyme A metabolite class. This work shows that the nucleus operates as a distinct metabolic compartment and marks an exciting step forward in understanding regulation of metabolism within the nucleus and how this links diet to the epigenome.
For programme information or suggestions contact:
Dr Daniel Fazakerley djf72 at medschl.cam.ac.uk,
Professor Giles Yeo gshy2 at cam.ac.uk
Dr Anthony Coll apc36 at cam.ac.uk
