Program and Abstract Book - 19th International C. elegans Meeting

POSTER SESSION LISTINGStiling in C. elegans. Kota Mizumoto, Kang Shen.513B. Genes Needed for Neuronal Ensheathment. Emalick Njie, DanielCabrera, Brian Colbitz, Xiaoyin Chen, Martin Chalfie.514C. A Neomorphic Mutation of mec-12/alpha-Tubulin RedirectsSynaptic Vesicle Transport in C. elegans by Enhancing Dynein Activity.Jiun-Min Hsu, Chun-Hao Chen, Yen-Chih Chen, Kent McDonald, MarkGurling, Albert Lee, Gian Garriga, Chun-Liang Pan.515A. Endocannabinoid AEA as injury signal in axon regeneration.Strahil Iv Pastuhov, Naoki Hisamoto, Kunihiro Matsumoto.516B. Characterization of the VC class motor neurons in Caenorhabditiselegans: molecular mechanisms required for their differentiation. LauraPereira, Oliver Hobert.517C. Genetic analysis of cholinergic synaptogenesis in Caenorhabditiselegans. Marie Pierron, Bérangère Pinan-Lucarré, Jean-Louis Bessereau.518A. CEH-28 activates dbl-1 expression and signaling in the M4pharyngeal neuron. Kalpana Ramakrishnan, Paramita Ray, PeterOkkema.519B. KPC-1 protease activity regulates dendritic arborization. Nelson J.Ramirez, Yehuda Salzberg, Julius Fredens, Niels Færgeman, HannesBuelow.520C. Neuron-glia communication in the assembly of the C. elegansnerve ring. Georgia Rapti, Shai Shaham.521A. Cutting Edge: Expression and function of KPC-1/furin in C.elegans. A. Rashid, R. Androwski, N. Schroeder, M. Barr.522B. The role of the C. elegans Shugoshin homolog in sensoryneurons. Bryn Ready, Tiffany Timbers, Kunal Baxi, Michel Leroux, CarlosCarvalho.523C. egl-46 is a novel BAG cell fate modulator. Alba Redo Riveiro,Roger Pocock.524A. Hunting for new genes that function in neuronal maintenance.James Ritch, Avery Fisher, Andrea Thackeray, Claire Benard.525B. Neurobehavioral defects in a C. elegans mutant for anintellectual disability-associated gene. Ana-Joao Rodrigues, CarlosBessa, Filipe Marques, Bruno Vasconcelos, Filipa Pereira, AdrianaMiranda, Patrícia Maciel.526C. Deciphering the molecular mechanisms that regulate thespecification of O 2 and CO 2 sensing neurons. Teresa Rojo Romanos,Jakob Gramstrup Petersen, Roger Pocock.527A. Modular control of glutamatergic neuronal identity in C. elegansby distinct homeodomain proteins. Esther Serrano Saiz, Richard J.Poole, Felton Terry, Hobert Oliver.528B. Methods for Studying Nerve Ring Assembly in C. elegans.Anupriya Singhal, Peter Insley, Shai Shaham.529C. Regulation of sensory neuron architecture. Aakanksha Singhvi,Christine Friedman, Shai Shaham.530A. Regulatory logic of pan-neuronal gene expression. Inés Carrera,Nikolaos Stefanakis, Oliver Hobert.531B. The CDH-4 Fat-like cadherin is required for anterior-posterior Qneuroblast migrations. Lakshmi Sundararajan, Erik Lundquist.532C. A PCP-like pathway acts to position or properly space (tile)embryonic motor neurons along the ventral nerve cord. M. Tanner, A.Ghadban, C. Slatculescu, B. Huang, T. Perkins, A. Colavita.533A. Transmembrane Collagen COL-99 is Involved in Axon GuidanceAlong Major Longitudinal Axon Tracts and Ventral Nerve CordAsymmetry in C. elegans. Thomas Unsoeld, Jesse Taylor, Harald Hutter.534B. Mutations in C9ORF72/F18A1.6 produce developmental andbehavioral defects. Xin Wang, Edgar Buttner.535C. Investigation of a novel transition fiber component DYF-20 inC.elegans. Qing Wei, Jinghua Hu.536A. Transition fibers protein DYF-19 regulates the ciliary entry ofassembled IFT complex. Qing Wei, Qingwen Xu, Kun Ling, Jinghua Hu.537B. The SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complex selectively affectsmultiple aspects of serotonergic neuron differentiation. Peter J.Weinberg, Nuria Flames, Hitoshi Sawa, Gian Garriga, Oliver Hobert.538C. Developmental Specification of a Polymodal Nociceptor in C.elegans. Jordan Wood, Denise Ferkey.539A. SYD-1 mediates ventral axon guidance in the HSN neuron of C.elegans. Yan Xu, Christopher Quinn.540B. Understanding cellular mechanisms of selective fasciculationbetween dendrites. Candice Yip, Maxwell Heiman.541C. Dendrite tiling as an emergent property of self-avoidance.Candice Yip, Maxwell Heiman.542A. Suppression of microtubules dynamics by DHC-1 is required foran intact cytoskeleton and efficient cargo trafficking in C. elegansdendrites. Shaul Yogev, Kang Shen.543B. Identification of APL-1 as a long-range or short-range signalingmolecule in C. elegans . Pei Zhao, Chris Li.544C. Genetic basis of subtype diversification of Touch ReceptorNeurons in C. elegans. Chaogu Zheng, Margarete Diaz Cuadros, MartinChalfie.Neurobiology: Synaptic Function and Circuits545A. Sink or Swim: Identifying Novel Regulators of PresynapticDopamine Signaling. Sarah Baas, J. Andrew Hardaway, Shannon Hardie,Sarah Whitaker, Tessa Popay, Phyllis Freeman, Randy Blakely.546B. Understanding the function of Cell Adhesion molecules in the C.36