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

POSTER SESSION LISTINGSPathway Blocks UNC-31 (CAPS) - Dependent Secretion from NeuronalCell Somas. Christopher Hoover, Stacey Edwards, Szi-chieh Yu, MaikeKittelmann, Stefan Eimer, Janet Richmond, Kenneth Miller.578A. Does Cysteine String Protein contribute to C. elegans NervousSystem Function? Ben Mulcahy, Paul Ibbett, Lindy Holden-Dye, VincentO'Connor.579B. Age-dependent changes at the C. elegans neuromuscularjunction. Ben Mulcahy, Lindy Holden-Dye, Vincent O'Connor.580C. A role for miRNA machinery at the neuromuscular junction?Patrick J. O'Hern, Anne Hart.581A. An unconventional role of a conserved sterol biosyntheticprotein ERG-28 in SLO-1 function. Kelly H. Oh, Hongkyun Kim.582B. The molecular mechanisms of behavioral sexual dimorphism.Meital Oren, Oliver Hobert.583C. Syntaxin Habc domain is required for synaptic function. LeonardoParra, Jenna Whippen, Catherine Dy, Erik Jorgensen.584A. Sexually dimorphic synaptic connectivity in the C. elegans tail.Matthew Johnson, Deborah Ryan, Douglas Portman.585B. unc-17 suppressors and subway crowding. Jim Rand, EllieMathews, Greg Mullen.586C. Regulating Rho and neurotransmitter release. K. R. Ryan, S. J.Nurrish.587A. A circuit for decision making in C. elegans: a computationalapproach. Tom Sanders, Gert Jansen, Netta Cohen.588B. The computational role of the head navigation circuit in C.elegans: Exploring the interneuron layer in silico. Tom Sanders, NettaCohen.589C. lgc-40 Encodes a Choline-Gated Chloride Channel SubunitExpressed in Neurons and Muscles. Steve Sando, Bob Horvitz.590A. A gustatory neural circuit for salt concentration memory inCaenorhabditis elegans. H. Sato, H. Kunitomo, S. Oda, Y. Iino.591B. Understanding the auto-receptor component of the DOP-2 signaltransduction pathway in modulating dopamine release. Jatinder Singh,Roderick King, Crystal Clark, Ping Han, Singh Harbinder.592C. Notch signaling regulates synaptic transmission at the C. elegansneuromuscular junction. Altar Sorkac, Michael DiIorio, HannahGraham, Komudi Singh, Anne Hart.593A. Role of serotonin signaling in C. elegans fat metabolism. T.Noble, S. Srinivasan.594B. Integration of Sensory Perception, Lipid Metabolism and FoodIntake in C. elegans. J. Stieglitz, S. Srinivasan.595C. Dopamine regulates acetylcholine signaling and body size viaoctopamine and CREB signaling in C. elegans. Satoshi Suo, Eitaro Oami,Midori Yoshida, Shoichi Ishiura.596A. Neuropeptides Function in a Homeostatic Manner to ModulateExcitation-Inhibition Imbalance in C. elegans. Seika Takayanagi-Kiya,Tamara M. Stawicki, Keming Zhou, Yishi Jin.597B. 4-D Ca 2+ imaging of the multiple neurons in a local circuitregulating behavioral choice. Takayuki Teramoto, Yuta Yamamoto,Takeshi Ishihara.598C. Neurexin and Neuroligin Mediate Retrograde Synaptic Inhibitionin C. elegans. Zhitao Hu, Sabrina Hom, Tambudzai Kudze, Xiajing Tong,Seungwon Choi, Gayane Aramuni, Weiqi Zhang, Joshua Kaplan.599A. Identifying molecules involved in dense-core vesicle biology. IriniTopalidou, Brooke Jarvie, Jill Hoyt, Michelle Giarmarco, Angela L. Barr,Michael Ailion.600B. A computational model of the intracellular signaling pathway forodor receptor neuron in C. elegans. Mamoru Usuyama, Yuishi Iwasaki,Chisato Ushida, Ryuzo Shingai.601C. A Genetic Resource for Assaying Neuropeptide Function in vivo.Amy B. Vashlishan Murray, Edward Pym, Joshua Kaplan.602A. Does local protein synthesis in the sensory dendrites of the AFDthermosensory neuron play a role in long-term memory? V.Venkatachalam, S. Yogev, J. Calarco, A. Calvo, J. Hawk, M. Klein, D.Colon-Ramos, K. Shen, A. Samuel.603B. Track-A-Worm, an open-source system for quantitativeassessment of C. elegans locomotory and bending behaviors. SijieWang, Zhao-Wen Wang.604C. DAF-19 acts as a negative regulator to modulate environmentdependentGABA phenotypes. Yusu Xie, Mustapha Moussaif, Ji YingSze.605A. A role for T-type calcium channels in serotonin signaling. KaraZang, Niels Ringstad.Neurobiology: Behavior606B. The Pristionchus pacificus obi-3 mutant lacks attraction to beetlehost pheromone and shows increased turning frequency. GeorginaAguilar-Portillo, Jimmy Escobedo, Neomal Muthumala, Ray Hong.607C. Insights into the molecular mechanisms of memory rewriting inCaenorhabditis elegans. Ichiro Aoki, Ikue Mori.608A. Response to repeated activation of ASH requires glutamate,dopamine, and neuropeptide signaling. Evan L. Ardiel, Andrew C. Giles,Theodore Lindsay, Ithai Rabinowitch, William Schafer, Shawn Lockery,Catharine H. Rankin.609B. NLP-7 peptide modulation of the egg-laying circuit. NavonilBanerjee, Raja Bhattacharya, Michael Francis.610C. Molecular regulators of male sex-drive. Scott W. Emmons,38