Fungal Photobiology - - L. M. Corrochano (Chair)
3.00 - 3.15 L. M. Corrochano (Universidad de Sevilla, Spain)
Genes involved in the photomorphogenesis of Phycomyces
3.15 - 3.30 P. Galland (Philipps-Universität Marburg, Germany)
A blue-light receptor sees red: on the role of flavosemiquinones in the
photoreception of Phycomyces
3.30 - 3.45 K. Klein (Minnesota State University, USA)
Light and development regulation of growth habit in dikaryons of
Schizophyllum commune
3.45 - 4.00 I. K. Ross (University of California at Santa Barbara, USA)
Photomorphogenesis in Coprinus congregatus: initial steps
4.00 - 4.15 B. A. Horwitz (Technion, Israel)
Blue light reception in Trichoderma: new cryptochrome candidates
4.15 - 4.30 J. Bieszke (University of Texas Medical School, USA)
Identification and characterization of the Neurospora crassa opsin, NOP-1
4.30 - 4.45 BREAK
4.45 - 5.00 D. J. Ebbole (Texas A&M University, USA)
The vvd gene is required for light-adaptation of the N. crassa conidiation-induced genes con-6 and con-10
5.00 - 5.15 D. Denault (Dartmouth Medical School, USA)
Biochemical analysis of WC-2, a transcription factor required for the biological clock
5.15 - 5.30 M. Collett (Dartmouth Medical School, USA)
Analysis of white collar 2 mutants reveals a central component of the
Neurospora circadian clock and distinct mechanisms regulating frequency in light and dark
5.30 - 5.45 H. Haas (Universität Innsbruck, Austria)
Molecular analysis of lreA and lreB encoding putative regulators for light
response and circadian rhythmicity from Aspergillus nidulans and
Penicillium chrysogenum
5.45 - 6.00 L. Yager (Temple University, USA)
The veA gene encodes a novel signal integrator that controls the initiation
of conidiation in Aspergillus nidulans