2002 Midwest Worm Meeting Abstracts

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10534.Release of the Major Sperm Protein from Spermatids and Spermatozoa in vivo
Mary Kosinski, David Greenstein
12473.A New C. elegans Mutant Affecting Pharyngeal Morphogenesis
Dawn M. Franks, Peter G. Okkema
47229.Identification and Comparison of C. briggsae and C. remanei homologs of C. elegans daz-1
Muneyoshi Otori, Takeshi Karashima, Masayuki Yamamoto
80592.The Role of Dynactin Complex in Spindle Alignment in C elegans Early Embryo
Haining Zhang, John G White
102296.A Role for Inositol 1, 4, 5-Triphosphate Receptor During Epithelial Migration
Christina L. Thomas, Jeff S. Simske, Paul A. Sims, Jeff D. Hardin
110676.The C elegans hook protein, ZYG-12, mediates an essential association between the centrosome and nucleus
Lisa M. Misner, Christian J. Malone, Nathalie Lebot, Julie Ahringer, John G. White
140746.daf-28 encodes an insulin-like ligand and can mutate to affect dauer formation and longevity in C. elegans
Weiqing Li, Li Xue, Gary Ruvkun
161188.Regulation of the different chromatin states of autosomes and X chromosomes in the germ line of C. elegans.
Laurel Bender, Youyi Fong, Wenchao Wang, Susan Strome
166201.Characterization of odd-skipped homologs in worms
Martin S. Buckley, Douglas E. Coulter
176386.LIN-44 misexpresion confers defects in the development of the vulval secondary lineage.
Jie Ding, Russell J. Hill
177767.GLD-2 is a novel cytoplasmic poly(A) polymerase
Nayoung Suh, Liaoteng Wang, Christian Eckmann, Lisa Kadyk, Marvin Wickens, Judith Kimble
180510.CHARACTERIZING AND CLONING pat-12, AN ATYPICAL Pat GENE THAT MAY BE REQUIRED FOR MUSCLE ATTACHMENT
Jonathan M. Rhine, A. Craig Mackinnon, Benjamin D. Williams
189833.Analysis of a Proposed Cell Binding Site on C. elegans Collagen IV.
Lori Langiano, Colette M. Witkowski
206356.SPD-1, a putative microtubule associated protein required for the formation of the spindle midzone and involved in the completion of cytokinesisK
Koen J.C. Verbrugghe, John G. White
215932.Putting exc-5 into Those Blasted Worms
Yihong Zhu, Brendan Mattingly, Margaret Snow, Matthew Buechner
227326.Systemic RNAi
Lisa Timmons, Hiroaki Tabara, Craig Mello, Andrew Fire
229358.PROTEIN INTERACTIONS IN C. ELEGANS MUSCLE ATTACHMENT STRUCTURES STUDIED IN VIVO BY FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER (FRET)
A. Craig Mackinnon, Sophia Y. Breusegem, Nicholas P. Barry, Xinyi Lin, Enrico Gratton, Robert M. Clegg, Benjamin D. Williams
233062.Analysis of fbf-2 and its role in controlling germline stem cells in C. elegans
Liana Lamont, Sarah L. Crittenden, Judith Kimble
242121.The C. elegans eIF-5A homologue, IFF-1, functions in germ cell proliferation and affects localization of P granule components.
Momoyo Hanazawa, Keiko Gengyo-Ando, Shohei Mitani, Yuichi Iino
250069.Transgenic animals containing multiple copy arrays of egl-13 upstream regulatory sequences have developmental and egg-laying behavioral defects similar to those of egl-13 mutants
Kavita S. Oommen, Anna P. Newman
269525.CLUSTERING PARASITIC NEMATODE ESTS USING PHRAP/CONSED
Michael Dante, John Martin, Todd Wylie, Jim McCarter, Sandra Clifton
278511.The role of SPE-15 in asymmetric organelle segregation during spermatogenesis.
Michael A. Mandell, Michele C. Kieke, Margaret A. Titus
286365.Serotonin promotes Go-dependent neuronal migration in Caenorhabditis elegans
William Schafer, Katie S. Kindt, Tobey Tam, Shaleah Whiteman
290696.UNC-44 Protein Interaction
Ping Gong, Dina Darwis, Jerald Perschall, Anthony Otsuka
313951.Mechanisms Regulating Zn2+ Homeostasis in C. elegans
Janelle J. Bruinsma, Kerry Kornfeld
316846.CeGSTP2-2, an invertebrate glutathione S-transferase with activity for 4-hydroxynonenal: possible roles in stress resistance and aging
Mark R. Engle, Srinivas Ayyadevara, Rajani Ayyadevara, Eva Liebau, Sharda Singh, Robert Shmookler Reis, Piotr Zimniak
328991.A forkhead encoding gene directs male development in the C. elegans somatic gonad
Weiru Chang, Kara Thoemke, Julie Illi, David Zarkower
329511.Wormatlas: A web-based behavioral and structural atlas of C. elegans
David H. Hall, Thomas Boulin, Maurice Volaski, Michael Zhang, Constantinos Polydorou, Zeynep F. Altun
337517.VAB-9 is a claudin-like adherens junction protein that regulates hypodermal morphology and adhesion
Jeffrey S. Simske
341753.Characterization of a New Gene Involved in Ras-mediated Vulval Induction
Jessica L. Goldstein, Kerry Kornfeld
368409.A role for Wnt signaling in morphogenesis
Timothy Walston, Nancy Hawkins, Greg Ellis, Bruce Bowerman, Jeff Hardin
369975.Analysis of loss-of-function lin-1 mutations that identify functionally significant residues of the ETS DNA-binding Domain.
Ginger R. Kelly, Douglas A. Fantz, Kerry Kornfeld
378007.Ultrastructural analysis of C. elegans embryos using correlative light and electron microscopy
Paul Sims, Jeff Hardin
382344.Disruption of epithelial morphogenesis by perturbation of molecules affecting actin dynamics
Mark Sheffield, Jim Withee, Gian Garriga, Jonathan Pettitt, Jeff Hardin
391731.PAT-6/Actopaxin mediates integrin signaling during body wall muscle development in C. elegans
Xinyi Lin, Hiroshi Qadota, Don Moerman, Ben Williams
394581.Cloning Characterization of pat-9: A Gene Required For The Assembly Of Thin Filaments Into The Myofilament Lattice
Yao Li
398734.Cytoskeletal defects associated with NUD-1 knockdown in early embryogenesis of C. elegans
Shelli N. Williams, Kim A. Caldwell, Guy A. Caldwell
404966.Defining Regulatory Regions In Nematode Muscle Genes By Computational And Transgenic Studies.
Tiffany Roby, Lawrence Schriefer, Debraj GuhaThakurta, Michelle Hresko, Gary Stormo, Robert Waterston
406949.tcl-2 encodes a novel protein that acts synergistically with Wnt signaling pathways in C. elegans
Xiaojun Zhao, Hitoshi Sawa, Michael A. Herman
417288.Structure function analysis of DLG-1 and AJM-1 in apical junction formation and function.
Christopher Lockwood, Mathias Köppen, Jeffrey Hardin
430903.The Caenorhabditis elegans Skp1-related (skr) gene family: diverse functions in cell proliferation, morphogenesis, and meiosis
Sudhir Nayak, Fernando Santiago, Hui Jin, Debbie Lin, Tim Schedl, Edward T. Kipreos
435099.Regulation of the C. elegans posterior Hox paralogs nob-1 and php-3
Ellen Kress, Tibor Vellai, William B. Wood
435620.A CaM-kinase cascade activates CRE-mediated transcription in neurons of Caenorhabditis elegans
Yoshishige Kimura, Ethan E. Corcoran, Koh Eto, Keiko Gengyo-Ando, Masa-aki Muramatsu, Ryoji Kobayashi, Jonathan H. Freedman, Shohei Mitani, Anthony R. Means, Hiroshi Tokumitsu, Masatoshi Hagiwara
443982.Mis-regualtion of mRNA targets of GLD-1 and tumor formation
Min-Ho Lee, Mitsue Ohmachi, Tim Schedl
446341.MPK-1 ERK signaling is necessary for male germline sex determination
Mitsue Ohmachi, Min-Ho Lee, Eric Lambie, Ross Francis, Tim Schedl
455348.Closing in on Cloning exc
Kelly Homb, Xiangyan Tong, Marina Alterman, Margaret Snow, David Scrivner, Evan Warner, Matthew Buechner
456065.An Eph Receptor Sperm-Sensing Control Mechanism for Oocyte Meiotic Maturation
Michael A. Miller, Paul J. Ruest, Mary Kosinski, Steven K. Hanks, David Greenstein
458071.Evolution of sex determination mechanisms in nematodes
Andre Pires-daSilva, Ralf J. Sommer
461800.GLD-3, a KH protein and Bicaudal C homolog, antagonizes FBF and controls germline sex determination
Christian Eckmann, Brian Kraemer, Marvin Wickens, Judith Kimble
486214.GLD-2 and NOS-3 Act in Opposition to GLP-1/Notch Signaling in Regulating the Accumulation of GLD-1 for Meiotic Development
Dave Hansen, Thanh Dang, Laura Wilson-Berry, Diana Duffy, Tim Schedl
488313.MOLECULAR ANALYSIS OF HSP90, A MULTI-FACETED GENE INVOLVED IN THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF FREE-LIVING AND PLANT PARASITIC NEMATODES. KELI K. AGAMA*, Lynn K. Carta, and Andrea M. Skantar USDA-ARS Nematology Laboratory, PSI, Beltsville, MD 20705
Keli Agama, Lynn Carta, Andrea Skantar
490192.Using RNAi to search for enzyme interactions in the ubiquitination pathway
Joshua J. Snow, Claudia P. Morales, Rhonda Moore, Lynn Boyd
496373.Check out my Profile! Isolation of chemotaxis defective mutants with altered str-1 expression levels using automated, high-sensitivity fluorescence profiling
Anthony A. Ferrante, Britta Moellers, Jennifer Kean, Gregory O'Connor, Vance Chang, Bruce Holcombe, Steve Alam, Peter Van Osta
503314.The dystroglycan-like protein DGN-1 is required for multiple epithelial and neural functions.
Robert P. Johnson, Seong Hoon Kang, James M. Kramer
506947.Setting up to identify FBF target mRNAs in C. elegans
Beth Thompson, Judith Kimble
512758.Behavioral Effects of laughing gas (nitrous oxide, N2O) in C. elegans
Peter Nagele, Laura Metz, C. Michael Crowder
514707.NHR-6: a nuclear receptor transcription factor required for ovulation.
Chris R. Gissendanner, Jianping Xiao, Tri Q. Nguyen, Marius Hoener, Ann E. Sluder, Claude V. Maina
517641.ALP/Enigma Proteins Play a Critical Role in Muscle Stabilization in C. elegans
Caroline R. McKeown, Mary C. Beckerle
524424.Genetic Studies of the Proliferation versus Meiotic Development Decision
Jessica Amrozowicz, Dave Hansen, Shawn Shafer, Tim Schedl
547196.HERMAPHRODITE OR FEMALE? THE EVOLUTION OF NEMATODE MATING SYSTEMS
Soochin Cho, Suk-Won Jin, Pei-Jiun Chen, Adam B. Cohen, Ronald E. Ellis
550634.Calcium-activated Potassium Channels in C. elegans chemosensory neurons
Tom Nickell, Ray Pun, Steve Kleene
551586.The tog-1 gene controls male gonadogenesis
Christopher Tilmann, Laura Mathies, Finn-Hugo Marukussen, Weiru Chang, David Zarkower, Judith Kimble
555330.Yet Another Germline Helicase
Katherine M. Walstrom, Jens-Christian Paul, Byram Ozer
580840.DAF-21 (HSP90) function is required for germline development in Caenorhabditis elegans
Tadao Inoue, Yo Tabuse, Johji Miwa, Yasunori Yamaguchi, Richard Roy
582781.General anesthetic binding sites in C. elegans: Presynaptic SNARE proteins
Peter Nagele, Will Placzek, C. Michael Crowder
611595.Analyzing MUA-1 function by altering its expression patterns
Shivani Sapre, Kristen Williams, Sushant Khandekar, John Plenefisch
624538.Two GLH interactors, critical for meiosis, are not necessary for P granule assembly.
Karen L. Bennett, April M. Orsborn, Pliny A. Smith, Ruth A. Montgomery
626415.Suppressors of gon-1
Dan Hesselson, Judith Kimble
635045.Pharmacological Analysis of Aging in C. elegans
Kim Evason, Kerry Kornfeld
644614.Student Directed C. elegans Research in the Physiology Laboratory
Tim Lindblom
652371.A novel plant-like nematode chitinase potentially involved in hatching, molting, or fungal resistance
Jinming Geng, Xiche Hu, John Plenefisch, Yanli Wang, Patricia R. Komuniecki, Richard Komuniecki
657420.The C. elegans Knockout Consortium: Interim Report 2002
Gary Moulder, Robert Barstead
671655.Membrane Localization and Serine Phosphorylation Might Regulate the Activity of the Actin-Binding Protein UNC-115 During Neuronal Morphogenesis
Yieyie Yang, Erik Lundquist
684244.Identification of C. elegans rab-8 as an essential gene involved in vulval development
Douglas Fantz, Cheri Zobel, Kerry Kornfeld
710701.A role for the Polycomb Group in the development of the C. elegans male nervous system
Jennifer M. Ross, David A. Zarkower
720432.Examining the Role of Candidate Calmodulins in the Nematode Caenorhabditis elegans.
Ellen Batchelder, John G. White
725004.EGL-27 MTA-interacting proteins are components of the CCR4-NOT complex and synMuv B pathway
Thomas M. Ratliff, Duaa H. Mohammad, Michael A. Herman
732787.THE C. ELEGANS ORFEOME CLONING PROJECT : VERSION 1.0
Jérôme Reboul, Philippe Vaglio, Jean-François Rual, Philippe Lamesch, Laurent Jacotot, Monica Martinez, Christopher Armstrong, Nicolas Bertin, Troy Moore, Jim Hartley, Mike Brasch, Hongmei Lee, Lynn Doucette-Stamm, David E Hill, Marc Vidal
751934.Characterizing PKD-2 of C. elegans and Vertebrates
Nancy Cohen, Michael Branden, Matthew Buechner, Peter Koulen
755093.QTL Mapping for Longevity: Segmental Association with Stress Resistance Phenotypes in C. elegans.
Srinivas Ayyadevara, Rajani Ayyadevara, Vasudha Kondapally, John J. Thaden, Robert J. Shmookler Reis
757356.daf-2(rf) protects from hypoxic cell death in C. elegans
C. Michael Crowder, Barbara Milliano
757761.POP-1 function within the vulval secondary lineage.
Melissa Ann Browning, Russell J. Hill
759533.Genetic control of male-specific events in early gonadogenesis
Christopher Tilmann, Laura Mathies, Finn-Hugo Markussen, Judith Kimble
767509.Characterization of Reproductive Senescence in C.elegans Hermaphrodites
Stacie Foglesong, Kerry Kornfeld
776861.UAP56, A DEAD-box helicase involved in both splicing and mRNA transport
Peg MacMorris, Chad Brocker, Tom Blumenthal
799610.Signal transduction in C. elegans male mating behaviors
Tiewen Liu, Maureen M. Barr
811911.Deciphering the role of AHR-1 in neuronal development
Hongtao Qin, Jo Anne Powell-Coffman
827632.AXM-1, a New Negative Regulator of RAC GTPase Activity in Neuronal Morphogenesis.
Eric Struckhoff, Erik Lundquist
837997.Structural failure of the mua mutants and cloning
Vera Hapiak, Gloria Stephney, David H. Hall, John D. Plenefisch
838246.Characterization of two LIN-1-associated proteins involved in SUMOylation.
Elizabeth R. Leight, Kerry Kornfeld
842767.RNAi Analysis of Regulatory Particle Subunits of the Proteasome
Adeyanju Odutola, Claudia Morales, Joshua Snow, Tunda Meyers, Lynn Boyd
859912.Hypoxia signaling and response
Chuan Shen, Jo Anne Powell-Coffman
861630.Identification and characterization of male sexual regulators and TRA-1 target genes
Kara Thoemke, Woelsung Yi, Marc Sohrmann, Valerie Reinke, David Zarkower
862113.Fine mapping of introgressed regions for longevity QTLs in C. elegans
Srinivas Ayyadevara, Rajani Ayyadevara, Vasudha Kondopally, John J. Thaden, Robert J. Shmookler Reis
869031.Genetic control of POP-1 expression in the vulva.
Rashmi Deshpande, Russell J. Hill
881628.Expression and Function of Type XVIII Collagen in C. elegans
Joaquin M. Muriel, Brian D. Ackley, Jennifer R. Crew, James M. Kramer
896313.Roles of L1 cell adhesion molecule in C elegans
Lihsia Chen, Jan Hoffman, Vann Bennett
898908.Differential requirement for the myosin rod and nonhelical tailpiece in body wall muscle
Pamela E. Hoppe, Rebecca C. Andrews, Payal D. Parikh
903845.An essential function for AHA-1: Evidence that AHA-1 dimerizes with CKY-1 in the pharynx
Huaqi Jiang, Shu Wu, Jo Anne Powell-Coffman
908445.A Screen for Mutations that Affect Caenorhabditis elegans Aging
Cheng Huang, Kerry Kornfeld
920733.Identification of genes regulating sex-specific gonad development in C. elegans
Julie Illi, Weiru Chang, Kara Thoemke, David Zarkower
927884.Vesicular fusion protein NSF is required for fusion of the uterine anchor cell with the utse syncytium
Anna P. Newman, Keri L. Sweet, Hediye Nese Cinar
942006.WormBase; An Update
John Spieth, WormBase Consortium
950793.Suppression of Polyglutamine Induced Protein Aggregation in C. elegans by Torsin Proteins
Songsong Cao, Christopher C. Gelwix, Elaina G. Sexton, Kim A. Caldwell, Guy A. Caldwell
958888.The sys-4 gene and gonadogenesis in C. elegans
Michael A. Chesney, Trey Kidd, Judith Kimble
978630.The Wnt pathway and vulval lineage execution.
Melissa Ann Browning, Jie Ding, Rashmi Deshpande, Russell J. Hill