Workshop Program-2003
Posters
| Lastname | Firstname | Abstract # | Topic | Title | Authors & Affiliation |
| d'Alençon | Emmanuelle | 5 | Genomics | Spodoptera frugiperda: genomic tools to study holocentric chromosomes structure. | E. d'ALENΗON, P. Piffanelli, A-N. Volkoff, X. Sabau, J. Rocher, P. Cιrutti, and P. Fournier. Laboratoire de Pathologie Comparιe, INRA UMR1231-CNRS FRE 2689-Univ Montpellier II, 30380 Saint Christol-les-Alθs, France. alencon@ensam.inra.fr Centre de coopιr |
| Douris | Vassilis | 7 | Gene Expression & Regulation |
Expression of polyDNA virus genes in lepidopteran insect cell lines. | V. DOURIS, P.J. Farell, L. Swevers and K. Iatrou. Institute of Biology, NCSR "Demokritos", Agia Paraskevi, Athens, GREECE. vdouris@bio.demokritos.gr |
| Escriche | Baltasar | 8 | Immune Response; Lepidopteran Pests & Control |
Study of genomic DNA sequences of the four APNs within Plutella xylostella | M.S. IBIZA-PALACIOS, Baltasar Escriche Department of Genetics Universitat de Valθncia, 46100-Burjassot (Valθncia) SPAIN Maria.S.Ibiza@uv.es |
| Furukawa | Seiichi | 11 | Immune Response; Lepidopteran Pests & Control |
Cloning of BmCactus cDNA from Bombyx mori and effect of BmCactus on promoter activities of antibacterial peptide genes. | S. Furukawa, H. Tanaka, H. Nakazawa and M. Yamakawa. Innate Immunity Laboratory, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan. furufuru@nias.affrc.go.jp |
| Gunning | Robin | 15 | Immune Response; Lepidopteran Pests & Control |
The Genetics of Insecticide Insensitive Acetylcholinesterase in Australian Helicoverpa Species. | RV.GUNNING and GD Moores. NSW Agriculture, Australia and Rothamsted Research, UK. robin.gunning@agric.nsw.gov.au |
| Hazelett | Dennis | 52 | Gene Expression & Regulation |
Molecular And cDNA Microarray Analysis Of Steroid-Induced Muscle Degeneration During Insect Metamorphosis. | D.J. Hazelett, J.M. Houck, J.C. Weeks. Institute of Neuroscience, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, USA. hazelett@uoneuro.uoregon.edu |
| Ibiza-Palacios | Maria de Sales | 21 | Immune Response; Lepidopteran Pests & Control |
Study of genomic DNA sequences of the four aminopeptidases-N within Plutella xylostella | M.S. IBIZA-PALACIOS, Baltasar Escriche Departament of Genetics. Universitat de Valθncia, 46100-Burjassot (Valθncia) SPAIN Maria.S.Ibiza@uv.es |
| Iconomidou | Vassiliki | 24 | Biochemistry, Structural Biology, Physiology, & Development |
Unique features of the structural model of hard cuticle proteins | V.A. ICONOMIDOU, J.H. Willis* and S.J. Hamodrakas Department of Cell Biology & Biophysics, Faculty of Biology, University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis, Athens 157 01, GREECE and *Department of Cellular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens , GA30602, U |
| Nakajima | Yumiko | 34 | Evolution, Population Genetics, & Linkage Mapping |
Mariner-like sequences and their possessing insertion sequences
classified into the Cecropia-ITR-MLE family in the genome of some invertebrates including lepidopteran insects, grasshopper and a coral inhabiting Asian region |
Y. NAKAJIMA*, H. Fujimoto2,3,4, T. Nakamura5, Y. Banno5, K. Hashido2,6, T. Shiino7, K. Tsuchida2, N. Takada2 and H. Maekawa2 1Division of Functional Genomics, Center of Molecular Biosciences (COMB), University of the Ryukyus, 2Division of Radiological Pro |
| Nighorn | Alan | 36 | Behavior & Neurobiology | Regulation of cGMP in the olfactory system of Manduca sexta: Knockout of GCs using RNAi. |
A Nighorn. ARL Division of Neurobiology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA. nighorn@neurobio.arizona.edu |
| Nohata | Junko | 37 | Genomics | Preliminary Construction of BAC Contigs Covering the Chorion Locus. | J. NOHATA,K.Yamamoto, Y.K. Park,T. Kanda,T. Tamura,T. Shimada,M.R. Goldsmith,K. Osoegawa,P. deJong and K. Mita. National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences,Tsukuba,Japan. nontan@nias.affrc.go.jp |
| Rebers | John | 40 | Biochemistry, Structural Biology, Physiology, & Development |
Effect of multiple R&R consensus domains upon chitin binding. | J. REBERS and M. Gilletto. Department of Biology, Northern Michigan University, Marquette MI USA jrebers@nmu.edu |
| Shah | Sheetal | 44 | Genomics | The Utility of Drosophila Oligonucleotide Chips for Genomic Studies in Other Insect Species. | SHEETAL SHAH*, Matthew Hudson**, Russell Slater*, Tong Zhu**, Alan McCaffery*, John Windass**. * Jealott's Hill International Research Centre, Syngenta, Bracknell, Berkshire, UK and **Torrey Mesa Research Institute, Syngenta, La Jolla, CA, USA. sheetal.s |
| Takahsahi | Michiyoshi | 47 | Biochemistry, Structural Biology, Physiology, & Development |
cDNA cloning of sex-specific genes from the early embryo of the silkworm, Bombyx mori. | M. TAKAHASHI, M. SEKI, T. SHIMADA. Department of Agricultural and Environmental Biology, Graduate Scool of Agricultural and Life Science, The University of Tokyo, Yayoi 1-1-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan. takam@ss.ab.a.u-tokyo.ac.jp |
| Tanaka | Hiromitsu | 49 | Immune Response; Lepidopteran Pests & Control |
Differential activation of antibacterial peptide genes by two close-related Rel family members from Bombyx mori. | H.TANAKA, S.Furukawa, A.Sagisaka and M.Yamakawa. National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan. htanaka1@nias.affrc.go.jp |
Talks
| Lastname | Firstname | Abstract # | Topic | Title | Authors & Affiliation |
| Gopinathan | K. P. | 12 | Biochemistry, Structural Biology, Physiology, & Development |
Functional genomics of silkgland development in Bombyx mori. | Sangeeta Dhawan and KARUMATHIL P. GOPINATHAN Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore- 560 012. INDIA. kpg@mcbl.iisc.ernet.in |
| Hamodrakas | Stavros | 16 | Biochemistry, Structural Biology, Physiology, & Development |
Amyloid fibrillogenesis of silkmoth chorion protein peptide-analogues via a liquid-crystalline intermediate | S.J. HAMODRAKAS and V.A. Iconomidou Department of Cell Biology & Biophysics, Faculty of Biology,University of Athens Panepistimiopolis, Athens 157 01, GREECE shamodr@cc.uoa.gr |
| Jacquin-Joly | Emmanuelle | 25 | Biochemistry, Structural Biology, Physiology, & Development |
Elements of odor recognition in moths | E. JACQUIN-JOLY, MC. Franηois, C. Merlin and M. Maοbθche-Coisnι INRA, Unitι de Phytopharmacie et Mιdiateurs Chimiques, FRANCE jacquin@versailles.inra.fr |
| Maibeche-coisne | Martine | 29 | Biochemistry, Structural Biology, Physiology, & Development |
Odorant-degrading enzymes of the moth Mamestra brassicae. | M. MAIBECHE-COISNE, M.C. Franηois, C. Merlin, P. Porcheron, E. Jacquin-Joly. Universitι Paris VI, Physiologie Cellulaire des Invertιbrιs - Unitι de Phytopharmacie et Mιdiateurs Chimiques, INRA Versailles, FRANCE. martine.maibeche@snv.jussieu.fr |
| Sdralia | Constandia (Nadia) | 43 | Biochemistry, Structural Biology, Physiology, & Development |
Yeast Two Hybrid Screens for the Identification of Follicular Cell
Proteins Interacting with the Silkmoth Transcription Factor BmGATAb: Characterization of cDNAs Encoding Proteins that Interact with BmGATAb in Follicular and Bm5 Tissue Culture Cells. |
N. SDRALIA 1, M. Glushek 2, K. Ito 2 and K. Iatrou 1,2. 1:Institute of Biology, NCSR "Demokritos", 153 10 Aghia Paraskevi Attikis (Athens), Greece; and 2: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N |
| Beltran | Margarita | 2 | Evolution, Population Genetics, & Linkage Mapping |
A phylogeny of Heliconius and related genera using mitochondrial and nuclear sequences | University College London |
| Delport | Wayne | 6 | Evolution, Population Genetics, & Linkage Mapping |
Phylogeography and population genetics of the African Wild Silk Moth,
Gonometa postica, and implications for harvesting in southern Africa, |
W. DELPORT, J. W. H. FERGUSON and P. BLOOMER, Molecular Ecology and Evolution Program, Department of Genetics, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, 0002, South Africa and Centre for Environmental Studies, Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of P |
| Wheat | Chris | 50 | Evolution, Population Genetics, & Linkage Mapping |
Butterfly genes and evolution: genetic variation and measuring fitness in the wild. | .CHRIS WHEAT, Ward B. Watt, David D. Pollock, and Patricia M. SchulteMax Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Stanford University, Louisiana State University, University of British Columbiacwheat@ice.mpg.de |
| Goldsmith | Marian | 51 | Evolution, Population Genetics, & Linkage Mapping |
Resources for Comparative Linkage Mapping in Lepidoptera. | M.R. GOLDSMITH1, C. McGovern1, C. Wu2, H. Zhang2, K. Mita3, Y.Yasukochi3, T. Shimada4, T. Sugasaki4,5, K. Okano6, P. Zeng1, D. R. Mills1, and S. W. Marino1. 1Biological Sciences Dept., University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881-0816, USA; 2Dept. of Cr |
| Jiggins | Chris | 26 | Evolution, Population Genetics, & Linkage Mapping |
Divergence population genetics of speciation in Heliconius butterflies | ICAPB, University of Edinburgh |
| Guarino | Linda | 13 | Gene Expression & Regulation |
Regulation of Baculovirus Late and Very Late Gene Expression. | L. GUARINO, T. Mistretta, and W. Dong. Departments of Entomology and Biochemistry. Texas A&M University. College Station, TX, USA lguarino@tamu.edu |
| Kojima | Katsura | 27 | Gene Expression & Regulation |
Promoter activity of Bombyx mori hsp genes. | K. KOJIMA, T. Kanda, J. Nohata, K. Mita and T. Tamura National Institute of Agrobiological Science, Owashi 1-2, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8634, Japan kojikei@affrc.go.jp |
| Lecanidou | Rena | 28 | Gene Expression & Regulation |
Chorion gene regulation revisited: involvement of C/EBP-like and GATA
factors in stage-specific expression of Bombyx mori chorion genes |
S. Sourmeli, L. Kravariti, R. LECANIDOU University of Athens, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Panepistimiopolis, Athens 15701, Greece |
| Rahman | Md. Masmudur | 39 | Gene Expression & Regulation |
BmNPV based eukaryotic surface display system for recombinant proteins. | Md. Masmudur Rahman and Karumathil P. Gopinathan Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore- 560 012. INDIA. mmr@mcbl.iisc.ernet.in |
| Swevers | Luc | 46 | Gene Expression & Regulation |
Generation of a Transformed Silkmoth Cell Line that Displays Enhanced
Susceptibilitry to Baculovirus (BmNPV) Infection and Supports the Production of High Titers of Budded Virus in Serum-Free Media. |
LUC SWEVERS and Kostas Iatrou. Institute of Biology, National Centre for Scientific Research "Demokritos", P.O. Box 60228, Aghia Paraskevi Attikis, 153 10 Athens, Greece |
| Couble | Pierre | 4 | Genomics | SAGE-aided transcriptome analysis of the silk gland cells of Bombyx mori. | Jιrτme BRIOLAY, Patrick BROUILLY, Shun-Ichi SANAMURA, Kasuei MITA and Pierre COUBLE couble@univ-lyon1.fr |
| Escriche | Baltasar | 9 | Genomics | Study of genomic DNA sequences of the four aminopeptidases-N within Plutella xylostella | |
| Kadono-Okuda | Keiko | 53 | Genomics | Sequence analysis of BAC contigs covering a densovirus-nonsusceptibility gene, nsd-2 in Bombyx mori. | K. KADONO-OKUDA, D. O. Ogoyi, J. Nohata, S. Sasanuma, M. Sasanuma, W. Hara, K. Yamamoto and K. Mita. Genome Research Department, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Tsukuba, Japan. kadono@affrc.go.jp |
| Mita | Kazuei | 31 | Genomics | Bombyx Genome Information Available for Functional Studies. | K. MITA, Y. Yasukochi, K. Yamamoto, J. Nohata, K. Okano, T. Shimada and M.R. Goldsmith. Lab. of Insect Genome, Nat'l Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Tsukuba, Japan. kmita@nias.affrc.go.jp |
| Newcomb | Richard | 35 | Genomics | Functional Genomics of genes involved in odorant reception from the tortricid moth, Epiphyas postvittana. | HortResearch |
| Qing you | Xia | 38 | Genomics | Analysis of single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in silkworm, Bombyx mori. | XIA QINGYOU. Zhou Zeyang. Lu Cheng. Cheng Tingchai. Xiang Zhonghuai.The Key Sericultural Laboratory of Agricultural Ministry, Southwest Agricultural University,Chongqing,400716,China, xiaqy@swau.cq.cn |
| ffrench-Constant | Richard | 10 | Immune Response; Lepidopteran Pests & Control |
Novel Lepidopteran Active Toxins from Photorhabdus Bacteria. | R.H. FFRENCH-CONSTANT, N. Waterfield and P. Daborn. Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, UK. bssrfc@bath.ac.uk |
| Heckel | David | 17 | Immune Response; Lepidopteran Pests & Control |
Linkage mapping reveals a diversity of mechanisms of resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis toxin in Lepidoptera. | L. J. Gahan, F. Gould, S. M. Brown, S. W. Baxter, and D. G. HECKEL. CESAR, Department of Genetics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia. dheckel@unimelb.edu.au |
| Hernandez-Crespo | Pedro | 18 | Immune Response; Lepidopteran Pests & Control |
Diversity of trypsin genes in the Mediterranean Corn Borer Sesamia nonagrioides. | P. HERNANDEZ-CRESPO; M. DIAZ-MENDOZA; C. MAGAΡA; M. DE LA POZA; G.P. FARINΣS; P. CASTAΡERA AND F. ORTEGO. Centro de Ciencias Medioambientales - CSIC, Madrid, Spain; Centro de Investigaciones Biolσgicas - CSIC, Madrid, Spain. pedro@cib.csic.es |
| Herrero | Salvador | 19 | Immune Response; Lepidopteran Pests & Control |
Aminopeptidases N expression in the midgut of Spodoptera exigua larvae. | S. HERRERO, T. Gechev, P.L. Bakker, W. J. Moar, and R. A. de Maagd. Laboratory of Virology, Wageningen University, and Plant Research International B.V. Wageningen, The Netherlands. S.herrero@plant.wag-ur.nl |
| Sagisaka | Aki | 41 | Immune Response; Lepidopteran Pests & Control |
Differential activation of antibacterial peptide genes by two close-related Rel family members from Bombyx mori. | H.TANAKA, S.Furukawa, A.Sagisaka and M.Yamakawa. National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Tsukuba, Ibakaki, Japan. sagi@nias.affrc.go.jp |
| Briolay | Jιrτme | 3 | Transformation, Transgenesis, & Gene Expression Systems |
Comparative SAGE-aided transcriptome analysis of silk gland cells in Bombyx mori. | J. Briolay and P. Couble. DTAMB-CGMC CNRS-Universitι Claude Bernard Lyon 1. Villeurbanne cedex, France. briolay@biomserv.univ-lyon1.fr |
| Mori | Hajime | 32 | Transformation, Transgenesis, & Gene Expression Systems |
Immobilization of diverse foreign proteins in viral polyhedra and potential application for protein microarrays. | 1Hajime Mori,2Hiroshi Nakazawa, 2Keiko Ikeda, 3Donald L. Jarvis. 1Kyoto Institute of Technology, 2Protein Crystal Corporation, University of Wyoming |
| Shirk | Paul | 45 | Transformation, Transgenesis, & Gene Expression Systems |
Deletion of Densoviral Sequences Reduces the Efficiency of Somatic Integration of JcDNV-Derived Plasmids in Insects. | P.D. Shirk, R.B. Furlong and H. BossinUSDA ARS CMAVE, Gainesville, Florida USA. pshirk@gainesville.usda.ufl.edu |
| Tamura | Toshiki | 48 | Transformation, Transgenesis, & Gene Expression Systems |
Production of Recombinant Proteins in Posterior Silk Gland of Transgenic Nd-S Mutant Silkworm. | S. Inoue, T. Kanda, M. Imamura, G-X. Quan, K. Kojima, and T. Tamura Insect Biotechnology and Sericology Department, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, 1-2 Owashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8634, Japan.ttamua@affrc.go.jp |