2004 East Asia C. elegans Meeting Abstracts

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East Asia C. elegans Meeting Program

L = Long talk: 12 min. talk+3 min.discussion
S = Short talk: 8 min. talk+3 min.discussion

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Monday, June 28, 2004

Session 1: Muscle, Neural Function (18:35-21:35)
Chair: Joohong Ahnn, Takeshi Ishihara

  1. (S) Hiroaki Kagawa
    Phenotype analysis of transgenic worms of troponin C mutations in Caenorhabditis elegans

  2. (S) Gunasekaran Singaravelu
    Troponin C: a novel binding partner of Calcineurin A in C elegans.

  3. (S) Hiroshi Qadota
    Muscle specific RNAi system

  4. (L) Jeong Hoon Cho
    Oligomerization and Localization of Calsequestrin of C. elegans

  5. (L) Hitoshi Inada
    Three guanylyl cyclases function redundantly in thermosensory neurons of Caenorabditis elegans

  6. (L) Takashi Murayama
    The dyf-3 gene encodes a novel protein required for normal food response in C. elegans.

  7. (L) Keiko Mase
    A secretory protein OSM-7 is involved in not only chemotaxis but also resistance to high osmolarity

  8. (L) Cheng-Wen Su
    UNC-69, a protein required for both synaptic vesicle trafficking and neuronal morphogenesis

  9. (L) Rie Sakamoto
    The UNC-116 and KLC-2 conventional kinesin requires UNC-16 and UNC-14 to regulate synaptic vesicle localization

  10. (L) Aisa Sakaguchi
    A C. elegans LRK-1 MAPKKK regulates polarized sorting system in neurons

  11. (S) Soeren S. Lienkamp
    A role for CeCast in synaptic function

Tuesday, June 29, 2004

Session 2: Stress, Aging (8:50-12:25)
Chair: Junho Lee, Kotaro Kimura

  1. (S) Joo-Mi Gong
    Effects of caffeine on growth and development of Caenorhabditis elegans

  2. (S) Shinya Matsumoto
    Effect of oxidized fatty acids on viability of C.elegans.

  3. (S) Tomoko Aso
    The effect of oxidized fatty acid on C.elegans antioxidant status measured by electron spin resonance (ESR).

  4. (S) Kyung Min Ko
    Isolation and Characterization of a deletion mutant of inorganic pyrophosphatase in Caenorhabditis elegans

  5. (L) Koichi Hasegawa
    Acrylamide effects on the nematode Caenorhabditis elegenans

  6. (S) Dukgyu Lee
    Calreticulin is required for stress response and fertility in C. elegans

  7. (L) Wonhae Lee
    Caenorhabditis elegans Calnexin, a calcium-binding ER chaperone protein, is glycosylated

  8. (L) Tomoaki Mizuno
    The C. elegans MAPK phosphatase VHP-1 mediates a novel JNK-like signaling pathway in stress response

  9. (L) Hideki Inoue
    C. elegans p38 MAP kinase pathway control arsenite stress response via regulation of the transcription factor SKN-1

  10. (S) Sachiko Yoshimura
    Dauer Regulatory Functions of CaMK-CREB cascade

  11. (S) Liviu Vanoaica
    Identification and characterization of trx-1, thioredoxin homolog in C. elegans.

  12. (S) Ajitha Pillai
    Immune defense of worms: Novel immune-inducible antimicrobial peptides, nematode cecropins, in Ascaris suum.

  13. (S) Kiyoung An
    Functional characterization of CeSTI-1 in Caenorhabditis elegans

  14. (S) Yasuji Sakube
    Redundant but important roles of C. elegans water channels

  15. (L) Young-Il Kim
    Life-span modulation and Transcriptional regulation of cytosolic aconitase and ferritin genes in C. elegans

Session 3: Development I (15:30-18:00)
Chair: Hiroshi Qadota, Mike Herman

  1. (S) Andrew D. Chisholm
    The cell signaling protein EPS-8 is required for embryonic epidermal morphogenesis and interacts with VAB-19

  2. (S) Mariko Sawa
    Function of C. elegans WVE-1 and Abi in embryogenesis.

  3. (S) Norio Suzuki
    Chondroitin is required for Netrin guided migration of gonadal distal tip cells

  4. (S) Sawako Yoshina
    Dipeptidyl Peptidase IV-like Protease Family is Essential for Control of Distal Tip Cell Migration

  5. (L) Takashi Hirose
    SRC-1 controls migration of distal tip cells in C. elegans

  6. (L) Katsuyuki K. Tamai
    MIG-24, a novel bHLH transcription factor, required for the expression of GON-1 in the distal tip cells

  7. (L) Yu Hayashi
    MBR-1, a novel helix-turn-helix transcription factor, is involved in olfactory plasticity and elimination of excessive neurites in C. elegans

  8. (L) Ken-ichi Ogura
    UNC-51 and UNC-14 regulate vesicle transport including a Netrin receptor UNC-5

  9. (L) Hiroyuki Sasakura
    Maintenance of neuronal positions in organized ganglia by SAX-7, a C. elegans homologue of L1

Session 4: Genomics, Computational Approach (19:50-21:30)
Chair:Hiroshi Kagoshima, Soon Baek Hwang

  1. (L) Todd W. Harris
    WormBase, the central repository for C. elegans information: new datasets and features

  2. (L) Shuichi Onami
    Quantitative cell division pattern analysis on RNAi embryos

  3. (S) Rika Maruyama
    Cluster analysis based on embryonic RNAi phenotype profiles.

  4. (L) Naoko Iida
    Profiling of post-embryonic phenotypes of essential genes by RNAi-by-L1-soaking

  5. (S) MINGI HONG
    Differential hypoxia response of the hsp-16 genes.

  6. (S) Hirofumi Kunitomo
    Identification of genes expressed in ciliated sensory neurons in C. elegans using targeted pull-down of poly(A) tails

  7. (S) Kiyoshi Kawamura
    Anatomical Data of Synaptic Connectivity of C. elegans are Almost Perfectly Self-contained.

  8. (S) Akatsuki Kimura
    Computer Simulations and Objective in vivo Measurements reveal Length- dependent Pulling Force as the Primary Mechanism for Male Pronuclear Migration

Wednesday, June 30, 2004

Session 5: Behavior (9:00-12:20)
Chair: Naoki Hisamoto, Manabi Fujiwara

  1. (L) Yoshinori Tanizawa
    IMPase is important for themotaxis.

  2. (S) Nana Nishio
    The role of cyclic-nucleotide in the mechanism of learning and memory in Caenorhabditis elegans; starvation induced-cultivation temperature avoidance

  3. (L) Atsushi Kuhara
    TAX-6 calcineurin is required in RIA and AIZ interneurons for associative learning between temperature and starvation

  4. (L) Eiji Kodama
    Analysis of aho-2 mutants that cannot associate cultivation temperature memory with feeding state

  5. (L) Masahiro Tomioka
    The insulin-like signaling pathway regulates the plasticity of salt chemotaxis in C.elegans

  6. (S) Daisuke D. Ikeda
    Isolation and analysis of mutants abnormal in the plasticity of salt chemotaxis in C. elegans

  7. (L) Ichiro Torayama
    Isolation and analysis of mutants defective in olfactory learning in C.elegans

  8. (S) Takashi Kano
    Disruption of neurotransmission by the osm-3 gene mutation in C. elegans neuron blocks neural integration

  9. (S) Hiroyuki Fujimoto
    Mutations in the C.elegans Ceglc-7β gene encoding protein phosphatase type 1 are impaired in neural integration

  10. (S) Yu Suzuki
    Identification of Genes Contributing to Learning in Caenorhabditis elegans Using cDNA Microarrays

  11. (L) Yukako Emoto
    MPK-1 MAP kinase regulates the behavioral plasticity under the condition of food-salt coexistence

  12. (S) Masahiro Matsuki
    The Go and Gq signaling pathways modulate olfactory responses in C. elegans

  13. (S) Kotaro Kimura
    Another type of behavioral plasticity with repellent stimuli

Session 6: Germline, Cell Biology (15:30-18:10)
Chair: Ichiro Kawasaki, Yi-Chun Wu

  1. (S) Fumio Motegi
    Protein phosphatase 4 is required for chiasma formation during meiosis and fertilization in C. elegans

  2. (S) Ichiro Kawasaki
    The PGL Family Proteins Associate with Germ Granules and Function Redundantly in C. elegans Germline Development

  3. (L) Muneyoshi Otori
    Genetic analysis of the function of C.elegans DAZ homolog daz-1: Involvement in the germline sex determination

  4. (S) Eri Hasegawa
    Analysis of CPB-3, which appears to interact with the DAZ homolog in C. elegans

  5. (S) Hidehito KUROYANAGI
    SR protein kinase, SPK-1, regulates multiple aspect of post-fertilization development in C. elegans

  6. (S) Masaki Fujita
    Cyclin E has a novel function in cell fate regulation

  7. (S) Masamitsu Fukuyama
    Involvement of the Tumor Suppressor PTEN homologue, DAF-18 in Nutritional Induction of C. elegans Larval Development

  8. (S) Hui-Ju Yang
    Characterization of TLK-1 function during mitosis

  9. (L) Kumiko Oishi
    RMD-1 is a conserved protein with multiple coiled-coil domains that regulates microtubule-based processes in C. elegans embryos.

  10. (S) Szecheng J. Lo
    Dao-5 of C. elegans, the homologue of a human nucleolar protein hNopp140, is required for early development

  11. (S) SEUNGHEE NAM
    Genetic evidence and physiological relevance of rapsyn degradation by a cullin-containing E3 ligase complex

Thursday, July 1, 2004

Session 7: Development II (9:00-12:20)
Chair: Yhong-Hee Shim, Hiroaki Tabara

  1. (S) Miwa Furuya
    The C. elegans Eyes absent homolog, eya-1, is involved in proper differentiation of various tissues in both embryonic and post-embryonic development.

  2. (L) Naoharu Watanabe
    Control of body size by SMA-5, a homolog of MAP kinase BMK1/ERK5, in C. elegans

  3. (S) Hyun-Ok Song
    A genetic screen and mapping for suppressors of calcineurin B mutant (cnb-1)

  4. (L) Yon Ju Ji
    CeRNT-1 is involved in the body size regulation and male tail development

  5. (S) JIWON SHIM
    BRO-1, a CBFβ homolog, is associated with and required for the regulation of RNT- 1

  6. (S) Shin Takagi
    C. elegans PlexinA PLX-1 mediates a cell contact-dependent stop signal in vulval precursor cells

  7. (L) Akira Nukazuka
    A mutation in gcn-1, a gene coding for a regulator of translation initiation, suppresses the ray defect of plx-1 mutants

  8. (S) King L. Chow
    Characterization of mab-22 and its role in C. elegans sensory ray formation

  9. (L) King L. Chow
    Characterization of a transcriptional repressor complex in male sensory ray patterning of C. elegans

  10. (L) Yukinobu ARATA
    Transcriptional integration of cell-polarity signal and positional-identity cue specifies asymmetric cell division.

  11. (L) Masahiro Uchida
    psa-10 encodes a putative component of the SWI/SNF complex and regulates asymmetric gene expression between sister cells.

  12. (S) Hiroshi KAGOSHIMA
    RNT-1/MAB-2, a key regulator of asymmetric cell division of the T cell

  13. (L) Yukimasa Shibata
    cdk-8-dependent transcriptional regulation is required for cell fate determination in asymmetric cell division

Posters

Odd numbers: Poster session 1, Tuesday, June 29, 2004 14:00-15:30
Even numbers: Poster session 2, Wednesday, June 30, 2004 14:00-15:30

  1. Koichi Hasegawa
    Early embryogenesis of Bursaphelenchus xylophlius

  2. Carlos de Carvalho
    C.briggsae Sex Determination Mutants

  3. Ji-Young Kim
    Characterization of germ-line proliferation defective mutant

  4. Eugene Kim
    Characterization of a sterile mutant that shows defects in germ-line proliferation and localization of P-granules

  5. Yasuaki Habara
    Isolation of deletion mutants for the mrg-1 gene which is required for germline development in C. elegans

  6. Takeshi Karashima
    Identification of mRNAs that may bind to DAZ-1, a germline-specific RNA-binding protein, in vivo.

  7. Takashi Terada
    A bZIP transcription factor, FOS-1, functions in the KGB-1 MAPK pathway regulating fertility.

  8. King L. Chow
    Characterization and identification of genes required in ray morphogenesis

  9. King L. Chow
    crm-1 is facilitating dbl/sma signaling in body morphology regulation

  10. Shinji Ihara
    Glycosylation of MIG-17 ADAM protease required for cell migration in C. elgans

  11. Kiyotaka Ohkura
    Analysis of mig-17 suppressors in C. elegans

  12. Yukihiko Kubota
    fibulin-1 homologs interact with ADAM protease to guide cell migration in C. elegans

  13. Bunsho Itoh
    SRC-1 controls migration of distal tip cells in C. elegans.

  14. Hisako Takeshita
    Regulation of asymmetric cell division by β-catenin and the LIT-1 kinase

  15. Hiroyuki Kobuna
    Analysis of Oxysterol-binding protein (OSBP)-related genes in C.elegans

  16. Laura Horlick
    Mapping the interaction of MHC B and its chaperone, UNC-45, in the body wall muscles of C. elegans

  17. Masaaki Ohuchi
    LIM-8, a CeMyoD binding protein, is related to body-wall muscle gene expression in C. elegans

  18. Kimiko Nakagawa
    Functional analysis of CeTIS11, a protein binding to the hlh-1 enhancer sequence

  19. Hiroki Moribe
    A tetraspanin protein TSP-15 is required for epidermal integrity in C. elegans

  20. Takao Inoue
    Forward and reverse genetic screens for ltp-2 suppressors

  21. Keiko Gengyo-Ando
    Functional analysis of the C. elegans Sec1/Munc-18 family gene, Ce-vps45, involved in endocytosis

  22. Kazuya Nomura
    In Search for New Functions of Glycoconjugates-related Genes by Gene Knock- Out

  23. Tsung-Yuan Hsu
    Screen for genes involved in the engulfment of cell corpses

  24. Kai-Chia Yeh
    Identification of a kinase that functions in the engulfment of cell-corpses in C. elegans

  25. Insil Yang
    Bloom syndrome protein homologue in Caenorhabditis elegans is involved in the repair of double-strand DNA breaks and its deficiency induces p53-dependent apoptosis

  26. Jiyeung Lee
    Deficiency of a RecQ-5 homologue affects the germ-line development and aging of Caenorhabditis elegans

  27. Joo-Hyun Park
    Flap endonuclease 1 in Caenorhabditis elegans and its genetic interaction with checkpoint genes

  28. Ju-Ling Liu
    TLK-1 functions in chromosome condensation and segregation during mitosis.

  29. Chan-Hsien yeh
    Screen for TLK-1-interacting proteins

  30. Tazawa Shingo
    Functional analysis of C.elegans DUO-1, a ubiquitin specific protease

  31. Chiaki Fujitake
    CHARACTERIZATION OF C.elegans UBIQUITIN C-TERMINAL HYDROLASES

  32. Hiromi Moriguchi
    A genetic screen to identify new components of the RNAi pathway in C. elegans

  33. Chisato Ushida
    Eight novel Caenorhabditis elegans small RNAs of which genes exist in the intron sequences

  34. Yusuke Hokii
    Isolation of novel small RNAs from Caenorhabditis elegans

  35. Yasuo Takashima
    Functional analysis of a novel SINE family in C. elegans

  36. Hiroshi KAGOSHIMA
    A C. elegans Promoter/Marker Database

  37. Asako Sugimoto
    C. elegans RNAi phenome database (A preview)

  38. Kazumasa Takeda
    A New Series of Monoclonal Antibodies against Specific Parts of C. elegans Embryos

  39. JUNSU KANG
    Which roles does the tumor suppressor gene - LATS kinase - play in C. elegans?

  40. SANGKWEON JEON
    Tissue-specific Expression and Ethanol Response of a Neuroligin homolog in C.elegans

  41. KIHO LEE
    Identification of rnt-1 interacting proteins in C. elegans

  42. Tomoki Kuwahara
    Dopamine neuron dysfunction in transgenic C.elegans expressing human α- synuclein: a model for familial Parkinson,s disease

  43. Yhong-Hee Shim
    Identification of proteins in response to cholesterol starvation and their roles in development of Caenorhabditis elegans

  44. Hong Zhang
    Immune defense of worms: Another novel immune-inducible antimicrobial peptide, ASABF-6Cys-alpha, in Ascaris suum.

  45. Pan-Young Jeong
    Comprehensive Proteomic Analysis of Dauer Larva State in Caenorhabditis elegans.

  46. Tsuyoshi Kawano
    Gene-disruptions of C. elegans insulin-like genes Ceinsulin-1 and -2

  47. Sadatsugu Ookuma
    The insulin/IGF-1 pathway regulates the resistance to 6-hydroxyldopamine-induced neurodegeneration in C. elegans.

  48. Sakiko Honjoh
    The low molecular weight GTPase Rheb regulates both body size and lifespan

  49. Yoko Honda
    Effects of the gene disruption of MnSOD on stress resistance, development and aging in Caenorhabditis elegans

  50. Sumino Yanase
    Characterization of Phenotypes for Aging in Cu/Zn SOD Deletion Mutants

  51. MOON CHEOL PARK
    Does the telomerase complex exist in C. elegans?

  52. SOON BAEK HWANG
    What do the telomeres look like in C. elegans?

  53. Daisuke Tsuboi
    The UNC-33 accumulation at axonal process is important for neuronal morphology and functions in C. elegans.

  54. Kathy D. Bueble
    Molecular and genetic interactions with unc-119

  55. Tetsuo Kobayashi
    Analysis of the ETS family transcription factor C42D8.4 in C. elegans

  56. Manabi Fujiwara
    cGMP-signaling for regulation of body size in C.elegans

  57. Hiroko Ito
    Genetic analysis of guanylyl cyclases and a cyclic nucleotide-gated cation channel involved in thermosensation

  58. Noriyuki Ohnishi
    EAT-4, a C. elegans homologue of mammalian vesicular glutamate transporter, is required for thermotaxis

  59. Naoko Hara
    Analysis of acyltransferases in Caenorhabditis elegans

  60. Akiko Miyara
    Analysis of novel thermotaxis gene ttx-8

  61. Takeshi Ishihara
    Receptor tyrosine kinase, SCD-2, regulates sensory integration and behavioral plasticity

  62. Tetsuya Sakashita
    Effects of Ionizing Radiation on Chemotaxis of the Nematode Caenorhabditis Elegans

  63. Takehiro Yamanaka
    Chemical Interaction among Individuals in C. elegans during Foraging

  64. Michiyo Suzuki
    Motion Simulation with a C. elegans Model for Touch Stimuli