MWWM 2000 Abstracts

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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