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Session I

Cell division control

Maternal and Paternal Control of Centrosome Duplication in the C. elegans Embryo
Kevin F. O'Connell, Cathy Caron, Kenneth J. Kemphues, John G. White
The final phase of cytokinesis requires membrane accumulation at the terminal cleavage furrow in C. elegans
Ahna R. Skop, Dominique Bergmann, William Mohler, John G. White
Identification and analysis of two new genes involved in the control of cell polarity during C. elegans development
Xiaojun Zhao, Ying Yang, David Fitch, Michael A. Herman
tcl-1: A new gene involved in the control of cell polarity and tail development
Krista L. Williams, Michael A. Herman
Conventional and unconventional roles for POP-1/Tcf function in C. elegans
Michael Herman
A molecular link between developmental timing and circadian rhythms
Heather F. Gardner, Mili Jeon, Ann E. Rougvie
The heterochronic gene lin-57 encodes a hunchback like protein.
Juan E. Abrahante, Eric A. Miller, Ann E. Rougvie

Signaling

DAF-9, a cytochrome P450 controlling C.elegans larval development
Kailiang Jia, Patrice S. Albert, Donald L. Riddle
CDF-1 positively regulates ras-mediated signaling during vulval development
Janelle Jakubowski, Kerry Kornfeld
ERK MAP Kinase Recognition of Substrates is Mediated by a Modular System of Docking Sites that Directs Phosphorylation at Specific Residues
Douglas A. Fantz, Dave Jacobs, Kerry Kornfeld

Splicing

Analysis of smu-1, a gene that regulates the alternative splicing of an unc-52 transcript in Caenorhabditis elegans.
Caroline A. Spike, Jocelyn E. Shaw, Robert K. Herman
Hypomorphic mutations in smu-2, the homologue of a mammalian spliceosome associated protein, RED, suppress mec-8 and unc-52
Angela K. Spartz, Robert K. Herman, Jocelyn E. Shaw
TAP-Dependent Nuclear Transport of an mRNA retained by binding to Splicing Factors
Peg MacMorris, Tom Blumenthal
A New Class of sup-9 Mutations
Jason M. Tennessen, Catherine Lephoto, Joe Donohue, Elizabeth DeStasio
Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) gene homologs and male mating behavior
Maureen M. Barr, Paul W. Sternberg

Session II

Axon Guidance/cytoskeleton/Morphology

The actin-binding protein UNC-115 acts in one branch of a tripartite, redundant RAC signaling cascade to mediate axon guidance and outgrowth.
Erik Lundquist, Peter Reddien, Erika Hartweig, Bob Horvitz, Cori Bargmann
The type XVIII collagen/endostatin homologue, cle-1, affects cell migration and axon guidance
Brian Ackley, Jennifer Crew, Jim Kramer
A genetic approach to study nuclear migration and anchorage
Daniel A. Starr, Christian J. Malone, Min Han
Myosin VI plays a crucial role in asymmetric segregation of organelles during spermatogenesis
J. F. Kelleher, G. Moulder, R. Barstead, M. A. Titus
pat-4 Mediates Integrin Signaling Events During Assembly of the Myofilament Lattice
A. Craig Mackinnon, Benjamin D. Williams
pat-6 codes for a protein required for cytoskeletal assembly in C. elegans body wall muscle cells
Xinyi Lin, Benjamin D. Williams
EXC Proteins Regulate Epithelial Cytoskeletal Morphology
Matthew Buechner, Norio Suzuki, Masaki Fujita, Kiyoji Nishiwaki, David H. Hall, Hiroshi Sakamoto, Kunihiro Matsumoto
JAM-1 is Required During Embryogenesis and Might Mediate Epithelial Tightness
Mathias Köppen, Jeff Simske, Gary Moulder, David Hall, Anthony Radice, Robert Barstead, Jeff Hardin
VAB-9 is a junction associated, putative membrane-spanning protein required for coordinated elongation
Jeffrey S. Simske, Mathias Köppen, Jeff Hardin
Genetic analysis of C. elegans elongation using sma-1 suppressors
Sarah Kniss, Judith Austin
jc5: A Role for Inositol 1, 4, 5-Triphosphate Receptor in Ventral Enclosure?
Christina L. Thomas, Jeff S. Simske, Jeff D. Hardin
MUP-4 is a novel matrix receptor with essential functions in epithelial cell adhesion, morphogenesis and maintenance of muscle position.
L. Hong, T. Elbl, C. Franzini-Armstrong, J. Ward, K. Rybicka, E. Bucher
Gap junction proteins in C. elegans
Todd Starich, Agnes Miller, David Hall, Jocelyn Shaw
lin-48 is a tissue-specific target for the EGL-38 Pax transcription factor
Helen M. Chamberlin, Andrew D. Johnson
The novel factor PEB-1 generates diverse cell types during C. elegans pharyngeal organogenesis
Anthony Fernandez, Laura Beaster-Jones, Jack Thatcher, Christina Haun, Peter Okkema
Say it ain't so: CEH-22 regulates its own expression!
Craig A. Kuchenthal, Wei Chen, Peter G. Okkema
Somatic and germ-line expression from low copy integrated transgenic lines
Vida Praitis, Elizabeth Casey, David Collar, Judith Austin

Session III

Oogenesis/Germline/Sex determination

Establishing the Gonad Primordium
Laura D. Mathies, Samuel T. Henderson, Robert H. Blelloch, Finn-Hugo Markussen, Judith Kimble
Conservation of glp-1 regulation and function in C. briggsae and C. remanei
David Rudel, Judith Kimble
syt-1, but not teg-1, is in the GLD-1 pathway for entry into meiosis.
Dave Hansen, Laura Wilson-Berry, David Schneider, Diana Jackson, Tim Schedl
evl-22 May Function with emb-30 to Promote Anaphase Onset in C. elegans
Jay Kirchner, David Greenstein
Stopping the metaphase to anaphase transition
Diane Shakes, Lucia Wille, Penny Sadler, Jill Schumacher, Gayle Holt, Mamie Swift, Andy Golden
Isolation and Characterization of Sperm-Derived Factors that Promote Oocyte Meiotic Maturation and Proximal Gonadal Sheath Cell Contraction
Michael A. Miller, Viet Nguyen, Richard Caprioli, David Greenstein
ras/map kinase signal transduction pathway in meiotic prophase progression
Min-Ho Lee, Eric Lambie, Mitsue Ohmachi, Ross Francis, Tim Schedl
IFE-1, an isoform of eukaryotic initiation factor 4E, interacts with PGL-1 and is required for spermatogenesis in C. elegans.
Anahita Amiri, Brett Keiper, Ichiro Kawasaki, Yuan Fan, Yuji Kohara, Robert Rhoads, Susan Strome
The GLHs are essential for C. elegans fertility
Pliny A. Smith, Kathleen A. Kuznicki, W. M. Alexandra Leung, Karen L. Bennett
Puf/Nos interactions and germline fates
David Bernstein, Bobbi Guenthner, Marvin Wickens, Judith Kimble
FOG-3 plays a conserved role in the regulation of germ cell fates
Pei-Jiun Chen, Ronald E Ellis
The search for mRNA targets of FOG-1
Suk-Won Jin, Ronald E Ellis
The intracellular domain of the feminising receptor TRA-2A interacts directly with the transcription factor TRA-1A
David H. Lum, P. Kuwabara, D. Zarkower, A.M. Spence
Expression, regulation, and function of mab-3 in the male development
Woelsung Yi, Jennifer Ross, David Zarkower
MAB-3 is required for male-specific neuronal gene expression and behavior
Jennifer Ross, Woelsung Yi, David Zarkower

Posters

In vivo Studies of Troponin T Functions
T. Allen, J. Ward, L. Hong, A. Burkeen, E.A. Bucher
Toward the cloning of oj56, a MEL showing variable defects including a failure in cytokinesis.
Ananth S. Badrinath, John G. White
MUA-3 localizes to fibrous organelles and interacts with IFA2
Mark Bercher, Jim Wahl, John Plenefisch
Biochemical Purification and Characterization of C. elegans UNC-44 AO13 Ankyrin
Brent Bill, Anthony Otsuka
Polycystic Kidney Disease Gene Homologues in C. elegans
Matthew Buechner, Kevin V. King, Michael Branden
Protein localization of the C.elegans type XV/XVIII collagen homolog
Jennifer R. Crew, Brian D. Ackley, James M. Kramer
FBF-1 and FBF-2 regulate germ cell proliferation as well as the sperm-oocyte switch
Sarah Crittenden, Andrei Petcherski, Maria Gallegos, Shanping Wang, Gary Moulder, Robert Barstead, Judith Kimble
Caenorhabditis elegans UNC-44 Ankyrin Protein Interactions in Axonal Guidance: Analysis by Yeast Two-Hybrid System
Dina Darwis, Ping Gong, Anthony Otsuka
Knockouts In C. elegans: Madness and Methodology
Anil Dsouza, Gary Moulder, Malini Viswanathan, Martin Lansdale, Robert Barstead, Erin Gilchrist, Mark Edgley, Greg Mullen, Bin Shen, Steven Jones, Margaret Kotarska, Don Moerman
4D Software Suite: Software tools for the capture and analysis of 4-dimensional data sets
Kevin W. Eliceiri, Charles Thomas, John G. White
Inositol polyphosphate 4-phosphatase from Caenorhabditis elegans is involved in DAF-2 signaling
Kelley Foreman, K. Cristina, D. Mampreian, J. Walker, J.A. Powell-Coffman, F.A. Norris
Cell cycle progression is not required for polarized segregation of organelles during C. elegans sperm meiosis
Don Fox, Penny Sadler, Michelle Reed, Lori Blanchfield, Allen Dvarkas, Diane Shakes
Analysis of New Genes Involved in Ras-mediated Signaling During Vulval Induction
Jessica Goldstein, Kerry Kornfeld
ced-12 is required for phagocytosis and cell migration
Tina L. Gumienny, Sambath Chung, Monica Driscoll, Michael Hengartner
Immunolocalization of AHA-1: a step towards understanding PAS-domain-containing transcription factors in C. elegans
Rong Guo, Huaqi Jiang, Jo Anne Powell-Coffman
Improved Tissue Preservation Using Metal Mirror Fixation or High Pressure Freezing for TEM
David H. Hall, Frank Macaluso, Gloria Stephney, Marie-Christine Paupard
RNAi screen for genes required for germline development in C. elegans
Momoyo Hanazawa, Makoto Mochii, Naoto Ueno, Yuji Kohara, Yuichi Iino
Vulval Expression of POP-1.
Russell J. Hill, Rueyling Lin, James R. Priess
Assembly behavior of truncated myosin heavy chain in body wall muscle
Pamela E. Hoppe, Monika K. Arora
mua-6 encodes the cytoplasmic intermediate filament protein IFA2
Michelle Hresko, Kamlai Saiyassinonkrahm, Wuraola Omotosho, John Plenefisch
Myotactin-interacting proteins and muscle-cell adhesion.
Michelle C. Hresko, Robert H. Waterston
A Screen for Mutations that Affect Caenorhabditis elegans Aging
Cheng Huang, Kerry Kornfeld
The timeless-related protein TIM-1 is required for embryonic viability
Mili Jeon, Heather Gardner, Ann Rougvie
AHA! bHLH-PAS proteins may mediate response to hypoxia in C. elegans
Huaqi Jiang, Rong Guo, Jo Anne Powell-Coffman
What is the role of protein phosphatase 2A in vulval development?
Gautam Kao, Meera Sundaram
CDC-42 functions to regulate par gene activities to polarize the C. elegans embryo
Amanda Kay, Craig P. Hunter
Molecular and Genetic Analysis of lin-1 mutations.
Ginger R. Kelly, Kerry Kornfeld
RNAi Screening with a non-redundant cDNA set
Ikuma Maeda, Yuji Kohara, Masayuki Yamamoto, Asako Sugimoto
Sexual dimorphism of organ polarity in gonad formation
Finn-Hugo Markussen, Laura D. Mathies, Kellee R. Siegfried, Lisa C. Friedman, Peggy Kroll-Conner, Judith Kimble
Double Stranded RNA Interference of the unc-44 Gene
Jorge Múnera, Anthony Otsuka
New mutations that increase life span and thermotolerance.
Manuel J. Munoz, Donald L. Riddle, Etc.
Using RNAi to study SKN-1 and other homologs governing early nematode development
Jeff Norman, Erin Bishop, Mary K. Montgomery
let-21, a putative RhoGEF gene, is required for germline development
M. Ohmachi, P. Kuwabara, E. Lambie, A. Godbey, D. Jackson, R. Francis, T. Schedl
The BioKnowledgeTM Library: Integrating Knowledge from the Scientific Literature with Genomics to Reveal Biological Function
Phil Olsen, Jennifer Hogan, Jim Garrels
A neuronal requirement for AHR-1 function
Jo Anne Powell-Coffman, Huaqi Jiang, Rong Guo
SMA-1 spectrin is required for embryonic epithelial morphogenesis in C. elegans
Vida Praitis, Judith Austin
tcl-4 is required for phasmid formation and tail morphogenesis
Thomas M. Ratliff, Michael A. Herman
Searching for regulators and substrates of the FEM-2 protein phosphatase type 2C
Mara Schvarzstein, David H. Lum, Andrew M. Spence
What can a muscle cell do with a neuronal integrin?
Joel Z. Schwarz, Kevin A. McDonald, Benjamin D. Williams
Characterization of TRA-1 Binding to the tra-2 3'UTR
Scott P. Segal, Elizabeth B. Goodwin
Genetics of prepattern formation in the C. elegans gonad
Kellee R. Siegfried, Judith Kimble
ct254, A Ventral Enclosure Mutant that specifically disrupts epithelial movement
Kristin Simokat, Jeff Simske, Lois Edgar, William Wood, Jeff Hardin
WormBase; a Model Organism Database
John Spieth, WormBase Consortium
Evidence for binding of MEC-8 to unc-52 pre-mRNA in vitro
Caroline A. Spike, Robert K. Herman, Jocelyn E. Shaw
Combining Advanced Optical Technologies to Study the Regulation of Cytokinesis in C. elegans
Jayne M. Squirrell, Ellen Batchelder, Kevin Eliceiri, Jeffery W. Walker, John G. White
Sex-specific gene expression in C. elegans: in search of tra-1 and mab-3 targets
Kara Thoemke, Woelsung Yi, Jennifer Ross, Kyle Duke, Jubin Ryu, Min Jiang, Stuart Kim, Marc Sohrmann, David Zarkower
Analysis of spd-1, a mutant that exhibits late cytokinesis defects
Koen JC Verbrugghe, Kevin F. O'Connell, Ahna R. Skop, John G. White
Genetic and Phenotypic Analysis of spd-3: A Spindle Defect Mutant
Maria I. Vidal, Kevin F. O'Connell, John G. White
Characterization of novel alleles of fem-1, a gene required for male development
UshaVivegananthan, Ian D. Chin Sang, David H. Lum, Andrew M. Spence
Progress on molecular characterization of gld-2 -- a gene required for germline development
Liaoteng Wang, Lisa Kadyk, Judith Kimble
Toward a genetic understanding of molting
John Yochem
Genetic analysis of gene redundancy
John Yochem, Claire Kari, Kate Cygnar, Jocelyn Shaw, Robert Herman
Characterization of Axonal Transport by UNC-104 in C. elegans
H. Mimi Zhou, Jonathan Scholey

Leon Avery (Leon@eatworms.swmed.edu)
Last modified: Wed May 31 09:39:17 2000