The seminar on “Post-Transcriptional Regulation and Translational Control – From Model Plants to Crops” addresses a rapidly emerging area in plant molecular biology that has profound implications for climate-resilient agriculture. Understanding the regulation of gene expression at post-transcriptional and translational levels, including mRNA stability, RNA modifications such as m6A, RNA-binding proteins, and stress granule dynamics, is essential for developing crops that can withstand heat, drought, and other abiotic stresses. Despite significant progress in transcriptional regulation studies, RNA-level regulation remains underexplored in crops, particularly in rice and other cereals. This Indo-French seminar will bridge this knowledge gap by bringing together leading experts from both countries, along with early-career researchers, to share recent discoveries and discuss strategies for translating knowledge from model plants to crops.

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