National Institute for Basic Biology
| Organizers | Mitsuyasu Hasebe Hirokazu Tsukaya |
|---|---|
| Venue | Okazaki Conference Center, Okazaki, Japan |
| Date | Mar. 21-23, 2000 |
| Program | |
| Tuesday, March 21, 2000 | |
| 12:45-13:15 | Registration |
| 13:15-13:20 | Opening Address: M. Hasebe (NIBB) |
| 13:20-13:30 | Welcome to NIBB: H. Mohri (NIBB) |
| Session 1: Origin and Phylogeny of Multicellular Organisms: Phylogeny, Evolution of Genes, and Cell to Cell Communication. | |
| Chairperson: H. Hori (Nagoya Univ.) | |
| 13:30-13:55 | I. Inouye (Tsukuba Univ.) |
| "Algal diversity and character evolution" | |
| 13:55-14:20 | T. C. Takahashi and T. Tabata |
| (JT Biohistory Research Hall) | |
| Chairperson: Y. Machida (Nagoya Univ.) | |
| 14:20-14:45 | K. Goto (Kyoto Univ.) |
| "A non-cell-autonomous function of Arabidopsis TERMINAL FLOWER 1 is exerted by developmentally regulated protein trafficking" | |
| 14:45-15:00 | Coffee Break |
| Session 2: Establishment and Maintenance of Stem Cells. | |
| Chairperson: Y. Nagahama (NIBB) | |
| 15:00-15:25 | K. Mikami (Miyagi Univ. Education) |
| "Maintenance of germinal micronuclei as'stem nuclei'in Paramecium." | |
| 15:25-16:05 | H. Schoof, M. Lenhard, R. Gross-Hardt, A. Haecker, and T. Laux (Univ. Tubingen, Germany) |
| "Where no cell is a permanent cell": regulation of stem cell identity in the shoot meristem of Arabidopsis" | |
| Session 3: Mechanisms and Evolution of Axes formation. | |
| Chairperson: T. Nagata (Univ. Tokyo) | |
| 16:05-16:45 | L. Galweiler, J. Friml, A. Muller, E. Benkova, K. Nettesheim, and K. Palme (Max-Delbruck-Laboratorium in der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Germany) |
| "PIN-pointing the molecular basis of polar auxin transport" | |
| 16:45-17:00 | Coffee Break |
| Chairperson: M. Tasaka (NAIST) | |
| 17:00-17:40 | C. S. Hardtke, J. Mattsson, and T. Berleth (Univ. Toronto, Canada) |
| "Auxin signals in plant cell axis formation and vascular development" | |
| 17:40-18:05 | K. Okada (Kyoto Univ.) |
| "Axis-dependent development of plant organs" | |
| Chairperson: N. Ueno (NIBB) | |
| 18:05-18:30 | H. Takeda (NIG) |
| "Induction and segmentation of the mesoderm in fish embryos" | |
| 18:30-18:55 | H. Shibuya (NIBB) |
| "Interaction between Wnt and TGF- β signalling pathways during formation of Spemann's organizer. | |
| 18:55-19:20 | Y. Sasai (Univ. Kyoto) |
| "Regulatory genes of CNS development: lessons from fly, frog and mouse studies." | |
| 19:30-21:00 | Mixer |
| Wednesday, March 22, 2000 | |
| Session 4: Establishment of Positional Information | |
| Chairperson: K. Akasaka (Hiroshima Univ.) | |
| 9:00-9:40 | B. Galliot, F. Mazet, C. Berney, J. Pawlowski, and D. Gauchat (Univ. Geneva, Switzerland) |
| "Evolution of Antp-class genes and differential expression of Hydra Hox/paraHox genes in anterior patterning" | |
| 9:40-10:20 | C. Minguillon, D.E.K. Ferrier, P.W.H. Holland*, J. G. Fernandez (Univ. Barcelona, Spain, *Univ. Reading, UK) |
| "Amphioxus Hox and ParaHox clusters: ended or never ending?" | |
| 10:20-10:35 | Coffee Break |
| Chairperson: T. Araki (Kyoto Univ.) | |
| 10:35-11:00 | J.-I. ltoh (Univ. Tokyo) |
| "SHOOT ORGANIZATION genes regulate pattern of leaf initiation and growth of leaf domain in rice" | |
| 11:00-11:25 | M. Tasaka and M. Aida (NAIST) |
| "Cotyledons and shoot apical meristem formation during embryogenesis in Arabidopsis thaliana" | |
| Chairpersons:T. Kiyosue (NIBB) | |
| 11:25-12:05 | T. Kinoshita, T. Kiyosue, R. Yadegari, N. Ohad, and R.L. Fischer (Univ. California, Berkeley) |
| "Imprinting of Polycomb genes during plant reproduction" | |
| 12:05-13:00 | Lunch |
| Chairperson: D. Tomotsune (Osaka Univ.) | |
| 13:00-13:25 | H. Koseki, Y. Mizutani-Koseki, K. Isono, T. Akasaka, H. Masumoto*, M. Kimura, and T. Nakayama (Chiba Univ., *Nagoya Univ.) |
| "The role of mammalian Polycomb group gene products during embryogenesis" | |
| Session 5: Establishment and Diversification of Repeated Structure. | |
| Chairperson: A. Kuroiwa (Nagoya Univ.) | |
| 13:25-13:50 | Y. Shiga, *S. Hayashi, and H. Yamagata (Tokyo Univ. Phramacy and Life Science, * NIG) |
| "Did the genes remain the same? - analysis of homeotic and some other developmental genes in the water flea, Daphnia" | |
| 13:50-14:15 | S. Hayashi (NIG) |
| "Developmental origin of insect limbs" | |
| 14:15-14:40 | T. Ogura (NAIST) |
| "Wing / leg identity, evolution of limbs and Tbx genes" | |
| 14:40-15:05 | Y. Inoue, T. Mito, and S. Noji (Tokushima Univ.) |
| "Development of cricket legs" | |
| 15:05-15:20 | Coffee Break |
| Chairperson: H. Tsukaya (NIBB) | |
| 15:20-16:00 | B. Veit (Massey U., New Zealand) |
| Molecular and genetic analyses of the plant phytomer | |
| 16:00-16:25 | T. Araki (Kyoto Univ.) |
| "A pair of related genes regulating floral transition" | |
| 16:25-16:50 | M. Hasebe and *M. Ito (NIBB, *Chiba Univ.) |
| "Origin and evolution of floral homeotic genes in green plants" | |
| Chairperson: K. Okada (Kyoto Univ.) | |
| 16:50-17:30 | U. Nath and E. Coen (John Innes Centre, UK) |
| ℃ ontrolof floral symmetry" | |
| 17:30-19:00 | Poster Session |
| 19:00-20:30 | Mixer |
| <Special lectures> Evolution and Transposons | |
| Chariperson: E. Nitasaka (Kyushu Univ.) | |
| 20:30-21:00 | A. Koga and H. Hori (Nagoya Univ.) |
| Survival strategy of transposable elements | |
| 21:00-21:30 | S. Iida (NIBB) |
| "Transposable elements as a major spontaneous mutagen in the morning glories" | |
| Thursday, March 23, 2000 | |
| Session 6: Evolution of Vertebrates | |
| Chairperson: H. Wada (Kyoto Univ.) | |
| 9:00-9:25 | N. Satoh (Kyoto Univ.) |
| "Differentiation of notochord in Ascidian embryos" | |
| 9:25-10:05 | P. Ahlberg (Natural History Museum, UK) |
| "Phylogenetic perspectives on the evolution and patterning of vertebrate morphology" | |
| 10:05-10:30 | S. Kuratani (Okayama Univ.) |
| "Molecular patterning mechanism of the craniofacial ectomesenchyme and the evolution of the vertebrate jaw" | |
| 10:30-10:45 | Coffee Break |
| Session 7 Pattern Formation of Tissue and Organs | |
| Chairperson: M. Asashima (Univ. Tokyo) | |
| 10:45-11:10 | S. Aizawa (Kumamoto Univ.) |
| Head developmental in mouse | |
| 11:10-11:35 | K. Agata, Y. Umesono, S. Koinuma, *A.S. Alvarado, *P. Newmark, and K. Watanabe (Himeji Inst. Technol., * Carnegie Inst. Washington) |
| "Evolution of the genetic program for brain development" | |
| Chairperson: K. Goto (Kyoto Univ.) | |
| 11:35-12:00 | H. Tsukaya (NIBB) |
| "Genetic regulations for two dimensional expansion of leaves" | |
| 12:00-12:10 | Closing address: K. Agata (Himeji Inst.Technol.) |
