Mechanisms of clathrin-mediated vesicular trafficking in plants

Speaker: Dr Maciek Adamowski - Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology of UG & MUG

Talk:  Mechanisms of clathrin-mediated vesicular trafficking in plants

Time: 14.03.2025, 9:00 am

Venue: Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology, Abrahama 58, hall 042B

The endomembrane system is one of the defining features of all eukaryotic cells. Vesicular traffic between endomembrane compartments, as well as to and from the plasma membrane, is essential for cellular function. Among the best studied trafficking pathways is endocytosis in vesicles coated with the coat protein clathrin. Clathrin-mediated endocytosis is relatively well understood in mammalian and yeast models, while studies in plants continue to reveal novel and unique aspects of its molecular mechanism. In his talk, Maciek Adamowski will present findings on clathrin-mediated trafficking in Arabidopsis thaliana, using approaches of protein-protein interaction study, genetics and genetic engineering, and advanced live imaging.

Maciek Adamowski graduated in Plant Biotechnology from Warsaw University of Life Sciences and conducted PhD studies as well as postdoctoral training in the group of Prof. Jiří Friml at Flanders Institute of Biotechnology and Institute of Science and Technology Austria. Upon returning to Poland, he worked at Warsaw University of Life Sciences and at Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute before joining Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology of UG & MUG in August of 2024 as Group Leader of the newly established Laboratory of Plant Cell Biology. He works on selected molecular components and pathways of intracellular trafficking in plants, highlighting their mechanisms, cellular functions, and roles in plant body development.