Program |
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February 23, Tuesday |
13 : 00-13 : 15 |
Welcome Address: I. Takeuchi (Director General. Natl. Inst. for Basic Biol.) |
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Session I. Primordial Germ Cells (Chairpersons : J. J. Sohn, Stanford Univ. & C. Tachi, Univ . of Tokyo) |
13 : 15-14 : 05 |
Steel factor, LIF and bFGF-Key regulators. of primordial germ cell development |
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P. J. Donovan (Frederick Cancer Research & Development Center) |
14 : 05-14 : 45 |
Derivation of pluripotential embryomc stem cells from murine primordial germ cells (PGCs) in culture |
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Y. Matsui1, K. M. Zsebo2 , B. L. M. Hogan3 & M. Obinata1 (1Tohoku Univ., 2Amgen Inc. & 3anderbilt Univ.) |
13 : 45-15 : 15 |
Towards the manipulation of mouse germ cells |
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N. Nakatsuji (Natl. Inst. of Genetics) |
14 : 15-15 : 35 |
Coffee Break |
15 : 35-16 : 05 |
Methods for gene targeting in mice |
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A. M. Boulet (Univ. of Utah) |
16 : 05-16 : 45 |
Migration of avian primordial germ cells |
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T. Kuwana (Natl. Inst. for Minamata Disease) |
16 : 45-17 : 25 |
Xenopus heterochronic presumptive primordial germ cells (pPGCs) implanted in the correct position in host neurula embryos can differentiate into PGCs |
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K. Ikenishi & T. S. Tanaka (Osaka City Univ .) |
18 : 00-20 : 00 |
Buffet Dinner |
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February 24, Wednesday |
Session II. Somatic Cells and Steroid Hormones (Chair persons : W. J. Schneider, Univ. & Biocenter Vienna & K. Shimada, Nagoya Univ.) |
9 : 00- 9 : 40 |
Expression of genes for steroidogemc enzymes during ovarian development in fish |
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M. Tanaka, M. T akahashi , N. Sakai , S. Fukuda, M. Matsuyama & Y. Nagahama (Natl. Inst. for Basic Biol.) |
9 : 40-10 : 30 |
Hormonal control of gene express ion in the ovary |
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S. L. Fitzpatrick & J. S. Richards (Baylor College of Medicine) |
10 : 30-10 : 45 |
Coffee Break |
10 : 45-11 : 25 |
Control elements of the chicken ovalbumin gene |
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S. Kato (Tokyo Univ. of Agriculture) |
11 : 25-12 : 15 |
Cell-cell interactions that control testis development and function |
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M. K. Skinner (Univ . of California at San Francisco) |
12 : 15-12 : 30 |
Group Photo |
12 : 30-13 : 15 |
Lunch |
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Session III. Spermatogenesis and Oogenesis (Chairpersons : H. Mohri, The Univ. of the Air & M. K. Skinner, Univ. of California at San Francisco) |
12 : 15-14 : 05 |
Elucidating the genetic control of mamma lian germ cell proliferation and differentiation |
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D. J. Wolgemuth (Columbia Univ.) |
13 : 05-14 : 45 |
Proliferation and differentiation of testicu lar germ cells in mouse |
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Y. Nishimune, U. Koshimizu, Y. Tajima & D. Watanabe (Osaka Univ.) |
14 : 45-15 : 25 |
Hormonal control of spermatogenesis in Cynops pyrrhogaster in vitro |
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S. Abe (Kumamoto Univ.) |
15 : 25-15 : 45 |
Coffee Break |
15 : 45-16 : 25 |
Hormonal regulation of spermatogenesis in eel |
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T. Miura, T. Kobayashi, C. Miura & Y. Nagahama (Natl. Inst. for Basic Biol.) |
16 : 25-17 : 05 |
Expression of Hsp 70 genes during mammalian spermatogenesis |
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H. Fujimoto (Mitsubishi Kasei Inst. of Life Sci.) |
17 : 05-17 : 55 |
Receptor- mediated regulation of chicken oocyte growth |
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W. J. Schneider (Univ. & Biocenter Vienna) |
18 : 30-21 : 00 |
Banquet at "Tsukushi" |
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February 25, Thursday |
Session IV. Oocyte Maturation (Chairpersons : C. Katagiri, Hokkaido Univ. & D. J. Wolgemuth, Columbia Univ.) |
9 : 00- 9 : 50 |
The distribution and role of microtubules and MTOCs during differentiation and maturation of Xenopus oocytes |
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D. L. Gard (Univ. of Utah) |
9 : 50-10 : 30 |
Molecular mechanisms of formation and activation of maturation-promoting factor (MPF) during oocyte maturation in fish |
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M. Yamashita, Y. Katsu, H. Kajiura & Y. Nagahama (Natl. Inst. for Basic Biol.) |
10 : 30-10 : 45 |
Coffee Break |
10 : 45-11 : 35 |
The regulation of cdc2 by protein phosphatases |
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D. H. Walker, T. Izumi & J. L. Maller (Univ. of Colorado) |
11 : 35-12 : 15 |
Regulation of expression and function of the c-mos gene product by the ubiquitin pathway during the meiotic cell cycle in Xenopus oocytes |
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N. Sagata (Kurume Univ.) |
12 : 15-12 : 55 |
The activation mechanism and function of MAP kinase |
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Y. Gotoh & E. Nishida (Univ. of Tokyo) |