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A recent international conference focused on Hsp90, a molecular chaperone that plays a critical role in a diverse array of cellular processes including the assembly and maturation of some important 'client' proteins, many of which are involved in signal transduction.
In a spectacular location nestled in the hills on Croatia's coast, a group of ∼300 scientists from around the world gathered to listen to recent advances in cellular signaling and to gaze across the Adriatic Sea during discussions that surely put this work into perspective. Topics discussed ranged from precise structural details of signaling events to animal models for understanding signaling disorders.
Gene expression is a highly interconnected multistep process. A recent meeting in Iguazu Falls, Argentina, highlighted the need to uncover both the molecular details of each single step as well as the mechanisms of coordination among processes in order to fully understand the expression of genes.