National Institute for Basic Biology
| Organizers | Norio Murata |
|---|---|
| Venue | National Institute for Basic Biology, Okazaki , 444-8585, Japan |
| Date | Jan. 6-8, 1994 |
| Program | |
| January 6 (Thursday) Morning | |
| 10:00-10:10 | Opening Address-Nerio Murata |
| (Organizer, NIBB) | |
| 10:10-10:20 | Welcome to NIBB-lkuo Takeuchi |
| (Director General of NIBB) | |
| Session I. LowTemperature Stress I - Eukaryotes | |
| Chairpersons: P.H.Li and N. Sato | |
| 10:20-11:00 | M.F.Thomashow (Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA) |
| Cold-induced genes of Arabidopsis. | |
| 11:00-11:40 | M.Koike, K.Arakawa and S.Yoshida (Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan) |
| Cold-induced alterations in plasma membrane proteins that are specifically related to the development of freezing tolerance in cold hardy winter wheat. | |
| 11:40-12:20 | T.Kusano1, T.Berberich1, N.Suzuki1, K.Aguan2 and K.Sugawara1 (1Akita Prefectural College of Agriculture, Akita, Japan, 2Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK) |
| A low-temperature-induced gene encodes a putative transcription factor in maize. | |
| 12:20-13:20 | Lunch |
| January 6 (Thursday) Afternoon | |
| Session I. LowTemperature Stress I - Eukaryotes (Continued) | |
| 13:20-14:00 | R.S.Dhindsa and AF.Monroy (McGill University, Montreal, Canada) |
| Cold acclimation-specific gene expression, and relative roles of calcium and low temperature. | |
| 14:00-14:40 | S.Hatano (Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan) |
| Hardening-induced genes of Chiorella. | |
| 14:40-15:00 | Discussion of Session I |
| 15:00-15:20 | Break |
| Session II. LowTemperature Stress II - Prokaryotes | |
| Chairpersons: S.Hatano and M.F.Thomashow | |
| 15:20-16:00 | N.Murata, H.Wada, T.Sakamoto, M.Avelange-Macherel and Higashi, S. (National Institute for Basic Biology, Okazaki, Japan) |
| Cyanobacterial desaturases and transformatwn. | |
| 16:00-16:40 | D.A.Los, L.Vigh and N.Murata (National Institute for Basic Biology, Okazaki, Japan) |
| Membrane fluidity and gene regulation: Triggering the expression of the desaturase gene. | |
| 16:40-17:20 | N.Sato (Tokyo Gakugei University, Koganei, Japan) |
| Cold-regulated genes in the cyanobacterium Anabaena variabilis. | |
| 17:20-17:40 | Break |
| 17:40-18:20 | M.A, Marahiel1, G.Willimsky1, U.Heinemann2 and T.Holak3 (1Philipps Universitat Marburg, Murburg, Germany, 2Freie Universitat Berlin, Berlin, Germany, 3Max-Planck-lnstitut fur Biochemie, Munchen, Germany) |
| Molecular basis of cold shock stress in a soil bacterium. | |
| 18:20-19:00 | M. Inoue and P. Jones (Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, USA) |
| Cold-shock response in Escherichia coli, yeast and Drosophila. | |
| 19:00-19:20 | Discussion of Session II |
| 19:30-21:00 | Reception (Faculty Club) |
| January 7 (Friday) Morning | |
| Session III. Drought and High Salt Stress | |
| Chairpersons: H.J.Bohnert and K.Shinozaki | |
| 9:00-9:40 | D.Bartels (Max-Planck lnstitut fur zuuchtungsforschung, Köln, Germany) |
| Desiccation responsiv genes: Functional analysis and regulation of their expression. | |
| 9:40-10:20 | K.Shinozaki1, K.Yamaguchi-Shinozaki1,2, T.Urao1,3, T.Iwasaki1 and T.Kiyosue1 (1The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN), Tsukuba, Japan, 2Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences, Tsukuba, Japan, 3Center Research Laboratory of DAIDOHOXAN, Tsukuba, Japan) |
| Analysis of drought-inducible genes and their gene expression in Arabidopsis thaliana. | |
| 10:20-10:40 | Break |
| 10:40-11:20 | T.Takabe and M.lshitani (Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan) |
| Analysis of expression pattern of barley betaine aldehyde dehydrogenase gene under osmotic stress and ABA. | |
| 11:20-12:00 | H.J.Bohnert and R.G.Jensen (University of Arizona, Tucson, USA) |
| Mechanisms of salt tolerance-Engineering new crop plants. | |
| 12:00-12:20 | Discussion of Session Ill |
| 12:20-12:30 | Group Photo |
| 12:30-13:30 | Lunch |
| January 7 (Friday) Afternoon | |
| Session IV. Effects of Abscisic Acid | |
| Chairpersons: S.Yoshida | |
| 13:30-14:10 | P.H.Li, Z.Xin and C.Zhang (University of Minnesota, St. Paul, USA) |
| Interrelation among ABA, anti-oxidant, free radicals, fatty acid unsaturation and chilling tolerance/injury. | |
| 14:10-14:50 | T.Hattori, S.Hamasuna, T.Terada and H.Nakagawa (Mie University, Tsu, Japan) |
| Interaction between signals from abscisic acid and transcriptional regulator VP1. | |
| 14:50-15:30 | M.Pagès, F.A.Culianez-Macià, A.BJensen, M.Albà, M.Figueras, AJessop and A.Goday (Consejo Superio de Investigaciones Cientificas, Barcelona, Spain) |
| Localization of rab proteins in maize embryo tissues: New Perspectives on their functions. | |
| 15:30-15:50 | Discussion of Session IV |
| 15:50-16:10 | Break |
| Session V. High Temperature Stress | |
| Chairpersons: J.H.Cherry and H.Hayashi | |
| 16:10-16:50 | J.H.Cherry and N.K.Singh (Auburn University, Auburn, USA) |
| Altered gene expression in thermoadapted cultured cells of cowpea. | |
| 16:50-17:30 | F.Schöffl, A.Hübel, A.Wagner and J.H.Lee (Universitat Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany) |
| Manipulation of the heat shock response: Genetic engineering and mutant selection. | |
| 17:30-18:10 | R.Tsugeki and M.Nishimura (National Institute for Basic Biology, Okazaki, Japan) |
| Molecular characterization of chaperonin and Hsp70 in higher plant cells. | |
| 18:30-21:00 | Conference Dinner |
| January 8 (Saturday) Morning | |
| Session V. High Temperature Stress (Continued) | |
| 9:00-9:40 | C.-H.Hwang (Dankook University, Cheonan, Korea) |
| Phenotypic changes in the carrot cells containing an antisense HS gene. | |
| 9:40-10:20 | N.Marmiroli (University of Parma, Parma, Italy) |
| Genetic and molecular analysis of thermotolerance in plants | |
| 10:20-10:40 | Break |
| 10:40-11:20 | H.Hayashi, Y.Nishiyama and N.Murata (National Institute for Basic Biology, Okazaki, Japan) |
| Thermotolerance and heat shock genes of cyanobacteria. | |
| 11:20-11:40 | Discussion of Session V |
| Session VI. Effects of Pathogens | |
| Chairpersons: B.Fritig and T.Yamada | |
| 11:40-12:20 | B.Fritig, A.Stintzi, T.Heitz, S.Kauffmann, P.Geoffroy and M.Legrand (lnstitut de Biologie Moleculaire des Plantes du CNRS, Strasbourg, France) |
| Plant stress proteins induced in response to pathogens and their role in defense. | |
| 12:20-13:20 | Lunch |
| January 8 (Saturday) Afternoon | |
| Session VI. Effects of Pathogens (Continued) | |
| 13:20-14:00 | C.J.Lamb (The Salk Institute, San Diego, USA) |
| Plant disease resistance mechanisms: Elucidation and manipulation. | |
| 14:00-14:40 | Y.Ohashi1, S.Seo2, M.Ohshima1, M.Matsuoka1, K.Ishizuka2, S.Youssefia3 and H.Sano3 (1National Institute of Agrobiological Resources, Tsukuba, Japan, 2Akita Prefectural College of Agriculture, Akita, Japan, 3University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan) |
| Abnormal expression of PR protein genes in an interspecific hybrid of N. | |
| glutinosa X N. debneyi and in a small GTP-binding protein producing plant. | |
| 14:40-15:00 | Break |
| 15:00-15:40 | K.Hahn, M.Egen, C.Herget, I.Rfintz and G.Strittmatter (Max-Planck Institut filr Ziichtungsforschung, Koln, Germany) |
| PR-gene prpl-l from potato: Regulation of its expression and functional analysis of the gene product. | |
| 15:40-16:20 | T.Yamada, T.Shiraishi, H.Kato, Y.Ichinose and K.Toyoda (Okayama University, Okayama, Japan) |
| Regulation of plant active defense genes by a fungal elicitor and suppressor in pea. | |
| 16:20-16:40 | Discussion of Session VI |
| 16:40-16:50 | Closing Remarks |
