Program Book - 27th Fungal Genetics Conference

CONCURRENT SESSIONS SCHEDULESFriday, March 15 3:00 PM–6:00 PMMerrill HallPathogenic Signaling via Effector ProteinsCo-chairs: Brett Tyler and Sebastien DuplessisAbstracts for this session begin on page 64.3:00 - 3:20Marie-Cecile CaillaudDissecting nuclear immunity using Arabidopsis downy mildew effectoras probes.3:20 - 3:40Claire Veneault-FourreyThe mutualistic fungus Laccaria bicolor uses the effector proteinMiSSP7 to alter host jasmonate signaling and establish symbiosis.3:40 - 4:00Shiv D. KaleIdentification and characterization of an RXLR-like effector familyfrom medically relevant fungi.4:00 - 4:20Yuanchao WangIdentification and functional assay of Phytophthora sojae avirulenceeffectors.4:20 - 4:40 Break4:40 - 5:00Gregory J. FischerFungal lipoxygenases: a novel instigator of asthma?5:00 - 5:20Martha C. GiraldoMagnaporthe oryzae has evolved two distinct mechanisms of effectorsecretion for biotrophic invasion of rice.5:20 - 5:40Anupama GhoshDomains for plant uptake of Ustilago maydis secreted effectors.5:40 - 6:00Edouard EvangelistiPenetration-specific effectors from Phytophthora parasitica favourplant infection.Friday, March 15 3:00 PM–6:00 PMChapelCell Wall, Polarity and Hyphal Tip GrowthCo-chairs: Stephan Seiler and Ernestina Castro-LongoriaAbstracts for this session begin on page 67.3:00 - 3:20Michael BölkerThe function of Rho type small GTPases for cell polarity in Ustilagomaydis.3:20 - 3:40Peter SudberyA quantitative model of hyphal tip growth based on the spatialdistribution of exocyst subunits in the human fungal pathogenCandida albicans.3:40 - 4:00Johannes WagenerCell wall integrity signaling in Aspergillus fumigatus.4:00 - 4:20Roland Wedlich-SoldnerOptimization of polarity establishment through coupling of multiplefeedback loops.4:20 - 4:40 Break4:40 - 5:00Vincent BuloneCell wall structure and biosynthesis in oomycetes and true fungi: acomparative analysis.5:00 - 5:20Lakshmi Preethi YerraCellular morphogenesis of Aspergillus nidulans conidiophores: asystematic survey of protein kinase and phosphatase function.5:20 - 5:40Diego Delgado-ÁlvarezSeptum formation starts with the establishment of a septal actintangle (SAT) at future septation sites.5:40 - 6:00Norio TakeshitaVisualization of apical membrane domains in Aspergillus nidulans byPhotoactivated Localization Microscopy (PALM).14