Program Book - 27th Fungal Genetics Conference

CONCURRENT SESSIONS SCHEDULESWednesday, March 13 3:00 PM–6:00 PMKilnGenomics and MycorrhizaeCo-chairs:Abstracts for this session begin on page 39.3:00 - 3:20A. KohlerThe mycorrhizal genome initiative (MGI): Identification of symbiosisregulatedgenes by using RNA-Seq.3:20 - 3:40Jaqueline HessTransposable element dynamics in the Amanita: insights on theevolution of genome architecture accompanying the transition fromsaprotrophic to ectomycorrhizal ecologies.3:40 - 4:00Alga ZuccaroBroad compatibility in the root endophyte Piriformospora indica isassociated with host-adapted colonization strategies.4:00 - 4:20Anders P. V. TunlidExamining the saprotrophic ability of ectomycorrhizal fungi usinggenomics, transcriptomics and spectroscopy.4:20 - 4:40 Break4:40 - 5:00Nils OS HögbergInteraction between the saprotrophic fungus Serpula lacrymans andliving pine roots.5:00 - 5:20Stephen J. MondoUncovering the evolutionary pressures shaping the Glomeromycota-Glomeribacter endosymbiosis.5:20 - 5:40Alija MujicA draft genome of the ectomycorrhizal fungus Rhizopogonvesiculosus: Characterization of mating system and heterozygositywithin the dikaryon.5:40 - 6:00H.-L. LiaoMetatranscriptomic analysis of ectomycorrhizal root clusters in Pinustaeda: new methodologies for assessing functional gene expression insitu.Wednesday, March 13 3:00 PM–6:00 PMNautilusRegulation and Comparative Genomics ofCarbon and Nitrogen MetabolismCo-chairs: Richard Wilson and Ronald de VriesAbstracts for this session begin on page 42.3:00 - 3:20Carl R. FellbaumThe role of carbon in fungal nutrient uptake and transport:implications for resource exchange in the arbuscular mycorrhiza.3:20 - 3:40Jessie FernandezMechanisms of adaptation to host rice cells by the blast fungus.3:40 - 4:00Sylvia KlaubaufSimilar is not the same: Differences in the function of the (hemi-)cellulolytic regulator XlnR (Xlr1/Xyr1) in filamentous fungi.4:00 - 4:20Richard B. ToddRegulating the Aspergillus nidulans global nitrogen transcriptionfactor AreA.4:20 - 4:40 Break4:40 - 5:00Miia R. MäkeläTranscriptional analysis of oxalate degradation in the white rotbasidiomycete Dichomitus squalens.5:00 - 5:20Gesabel Y. Navarro VelascoTOR-mediated control of virulence functions in the trans-kingdompathogen Fusarium oxysporum.5:20 - 5:40Firoz ShahTranscriptional regulation of peptidases and nitrogen transportersduring the assimilation of organic nitrogen by the ectomycorrhizalfungi Paxillus involutus.5:40 - 6:00Michael HynesRegulation of glycolysis and gluconeogenesis by antisensetranscription in Aspergillus nidulans?27th Fungal Genetics Conference | 9