Concurrent Sessions I
Targetting and Secretion of proteins, Chapel
Merja Penttilä and David Archer
3:00 – 3:05 Introductory Remarks
3:05 – 3:25 Andrew Sims, University of Manchester, UK
Using Aspergillus nidulans microarrays to monitor gene expression in recombinant protein production strains
3:25 – 3:45 Roland Contreras, University of Gent, Belgium
Modification of the N-glycosylation pathway of lower eukaryotes to a mammalian type
3:45 – 4:05 Ronald de Vries, University of Utrecht, The Netherlands
The influence of AmyR on extracellular enzyme production by Aspergillus niger is not limited to enzymes involved in starch degradation
4:05 – 4:25 Mari Valkonen, VTT Biotechnology, Finland
The effect of constitutive UPR induction on heterologous protein expression in filamentous fungi
4:25 – 4:50 Coffee Break
4:50 – 5:10 Mick Ward, Genencor, USA
Production of full-length antibodies and antibody fragments in Aspergillus niger
5:10 – 5:30 Rob te Biesebeke, TNO, The Netherlands
Solid-state fermentation specific gene expression under nutrient limitation in Aspergillus oryzae"
5:30 – 5:50 Daniel Ebbole, University of Texas A&M, USA
Identification and functional analysis of secreted proteins from Magnaporthe grisea
Epigenetics, transposable elements, prions Fred FARR FORUM
Michael Freitag, Marie-Jose Daboussi
3:00 to 3:05 Introductory remarks on TEs in fungi (MJ Daboussi)
3:05 to 3:20 MJ Daboussi, Université Paris-Sud, Orsay, France
Hop, an active Mutator-like element isolated in Fusarium oxysporum transposes in the heterologous
species Fusarium culmorum
3:20 to 3:40 Richard Kerrigan, Sylvan Research, Kittanning, USA and Anton Sonnenberg, Applied Plant Research BV, Horst, The Netherlands
Diverse LTR-retrotransposons of the cultivated basidiomycete Agaricus bisporus
3:40 to 4:00 Christophe d'Enfert, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
Identification of essential genes in the human fungal pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus by transposon mutagenesis
4:00 to 4:20 John Clutterbuck, University of Glasgow, Scotland
Aspergillus nidulans MATE mobile elements: evidence of RIPping?
4:20 to 4:40 Break
4:40 to 4:45 Introductory remarks on epigenetics in fungi (M. Freitag)
4:45 to 5:05 Caterina Catalanotto, Universita di Roma, Italy
The two Neurospora Dicer proteins are required for "quelling" and development
5:05 to 5:25 Rodolfo Aramayo, Texas A&M University, College Station, USA
Meiotic silencing in Neurospora: specific DNA elements and suppressors, a combination of both
5:25 to 5:45 Jennifer Biezske, Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA
Gene regulation by the histone deacetylase Hdc1 and the identification of genes important for pathogenicity in Cochliobolus carbonum.
5:45 to 6:00 Michael Freitag, University of Oregon, Eugene, USA
Genome defense by mutation and the methylated component of the Neurospora genome
The Fungal Cytoskeleton, Kiln
Xin Xiang, Robby Roberson
3:00-3:20 Robby Roberson, Arizona State University
Visualization of the cytoskeleton in filamentous fungi
3:20-3:40 Berl Oakley, The Ohio State University
Role for gamma-tubulin in checkpoint regulation
3:40-4:00 Bo Liu, University of California-Davis
Regulation of septation in Aspergillus nidulans
4:00-4:20
Salomon Bartnicki-Garcia, University of California, Riverside
Cytoskeleton Dynamics and Fungal Morphogenesis
Break
4:30-4:50 Erfei Bi, Dept. of Cell & Dev. Biol., Univ. of Pennsylvania
Msb3p and Msb4p, a pair of Rab GAPs, link actin organization to secretion in S. cerevisiae
4:50-5:10 Gero Steinberg, Max-Planck-Institute for terrestrial Microbiology
A class V myosin is required for mating, hyphal growth and pathogenicity of Ustilago maydis
5:10-5:30 Greg May, University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Class I myosin in hyphal growth and morphogenesis
5:30-5:50 Xin Xiang , Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Microtubule plus-end localization of cytoplasmic dynein in Aspergillus nidulans
Secondary metabolism and mycotoxins, Merrill HALL
Motoichiro Kodama, Tottori University, Japan, and Bettina Tudzynksi, University of Münster, Germany
3:00-3:05 Introductory Remarks
3:05-3:20 Bettina Tudzynki and Stefan Malonek, University of Münster, Germany
Gibberella fujikuroi - secondary metabolites, gene clusters and evolutionary aspects
3:20-3:40 JinWoo Bok, and Nancy B. Keller, University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA
A global regulator of secondary metabolism in Aspergillus
3:40-3:55 Robert H. Proctor, R. D Plattner, J.-A. Seo, and Y.-W. Lee, NCUAR-USDA Peoria, USA
Alterations in B versus C fumonisin production by transformation of the Fusarium oxysporum FUM8 coding region into Gibberella moniliformis“
3:55-4:15 Scott E. Baker, and Gillian Turgeon, Cornell University Ithaca, USA ,
Cochliobolus heterostrophus T-toxin and fumonisin-like polyketide synthase genes and clusters
4:15-4:30 Coffee Break
4:30-4:55 Hajime Akamatsu, Hiroshi Otani, and Motoichiro Kodama, Tottori University, Japan
Characterization of a gene cluster for host-specific AAL-toxin biosynthesis in the tomato pathotype of Alternaria alternata“
4:55-5:10 Daren W. Brown, Robert H. Proctor, and Ronald D. Plattner, NCUAR-USDA Peoria, USA
Trichothecene biosynthesis by Fusarium sporotrichioides requires a second biosynthetic gene cluster
5:10-5:25 Donald M. Gardiner, and Barbara J. Howlett, Melbourne University, Australia
A putative secondary metabolite cluster of the blackleg fungus, Leptosphaeria maculans
5:25-5:40 Carolyn Young, Mike Christensen, Brian Tapper, Greg Bryan, and Barry Scott, Palmerston North, New Zealand
Molecular cloning and genetic analysis of a symbiosis expressed gene cluster for lolitrem biosynthesis
5:40-5:55 Isabelle Fudal,. H. U. Böhnert, and M.-H. Lebrun, CNRS/Bayer CropScience, Lyon, France
Rice blast secondary metabolism signals pathogen attack
5:55-6:00 Concluding remarks
Stress responses in fungi, Nautilus
Paul Tudzynski, Jesús Aguirre
3:00-3:05Paul Tudzynski, Wstf. Wilhelms-Universitaet, Muenster, Germany
Introductory Remarks
3:05-3:25 Jesus Aguirre, National University of México, México
Development, oxidative and general stress signal transduction in Aspergillus nidulans
3:25-3:45 Wilhelm Hansberg, National University of México, México
Oxidative stress and conidiation in Neurospora crassa
3:45-4:05 Heinz D. Osiewacz, J.W. Goethe University, Frankfurt/ Main, Germany
Genetic Regulation of Cellular Copper Homeostasis in Podospora anserina: Impact on Oxidative Stress
4:05-4:25 Paul Tudzynski, Westf. Wilhelms-Universitaet, Muenster, Germany
The role of reactive oxygen species in plant-pathogen interaction
4:25-4:35 Coffee Break
4:35-4:55 Ziguo Zhang, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Fungal H2O2 scavenger activity influences pathogenesis in the true obligate barley powdery mildew pathogen
4:55-5:15 Changbin Chen, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, U.S.A
The pH- and ROS-regulated MAP kinase signal transduction pathway in Sclerotinia sclerotiorum
5:15-5:35 Joan Henson, Montana State University, USA
Thermotolerance conferred to a broad plant host range by an endophytic fungus isolated from a thermotolerant plant
5:35-5:55 Keietsu Abe, Tohoku University, Japan
Characterization of genes involved in the histidine kinase TcsB-HogA MAPK cascade in Aspergillus nidulans
5:55-6:00Jesús Aguirre, National University of México, México
Summary and open questions