Difference between revisions of "Program"
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** [[ManR]] regulates the expression of the main ''Listeria monocytogenes'' glucose/mannose transporter and uses a second glucose transporter as substrate sensor. | ** [[ManR]] regulates the expression of the main ''Listeria monocytogenes'' glucose/mannose transporter and uses a second glucose transporter as substrate sensor. | ||
− | * 2:30 – 2:45 T2, [[Boris Görke]], | + | * 2:30 – 2:45 T2, [[Boris Görke]], Dept. of General Microbiology, Georg-August University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany |
** [[Crh]], the homolog of the phosphor-carrier protein HPr, regulates a glycolytic bypass in ''Bacillus subtilis''. | ** [[Crh]], the homolog of the phosphor-carrier protein HPr, regulates a glycolytic bypass in ''Bacillus subtilis''. | ||
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** The unusual activity of a [[GTP-binding proteins|GTPase]] from ''Bacillus subtilis'', [[YphC]] (or [[EngA]]), involved in ribosome biogenesis. | ** The unusual activity of a [[GTP-binding proteins|GTPase]] from ''Bacillus subtilis'', [[YphC]] (or [[EngA]]), involved in ribosome biogenesis. | ||
− | * 3:00 – 3:15 T4, Yuka Kazo, Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, Department of Life | + | * 3:00 – 3:15 T4, Yuka Kazo, Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, Department of Life Science, Rikkyo University, Tokyo, Japan |
** Analysis of dimerization of 70S ribosome, and ''[[yvyD]]'' gene during stationary phase in ''Bacillus subtilis''. | ** Analysis of dimerization of 70S ribosome, and ''[[yvyD]]'' gene during stationary phase in ''Bacillus subtilis''. | ||
− | * 3:15 – 3:30 T5, Donald A. Morrison, | + | * 3:15 – 3:30 T5, Donald A. Morrison, Dept. of Biological Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA |
** Regulation of the competence regulon in Group A and Group B streptococci: Pyogenic Type II ComR receptors recognize small species-specific peptide pheromones when expressed in a heterologous host. | ** Regulation of the competence regulon in Group A and Group B streptococci: Pyogenic Type II ComR receptors recognize small species-specific peptide pheromones when expressed in a heterologous host. | ||
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** A novel pathway for lipoic acid synthesis in Gram-positive bacteria. | ** A novel pathway for lipoic acid synthesis in Gram-positive bacteria. | ||
− | * 4:00 – 4:15 T8, [[Jörg Stülke]], | + | * 4:00 – 4:15 T8, [[Jörg Stülke]], Dept. of General Microbiology, Georg-August- Univeristy Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany |
** A novel factor controlling bistability in ''Bacillus subtilis'': The [[YmdB]] protein affects [[biofilm formation]] and [[motility and chemotaxis|motility]]. | ** A novel factor controlling bistability in ''Bacillus subtilis'': The [[YmdB]] protein affects [[biofilm formation]] and [[motility and chemotaxis|motility]]. | ||
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CHAIR: Mike Rasmussen | CHAIR: Mike Rasmussen | ||
− | * 4:45 – 5:00 T9, Robert A. Britton, | + | * 4:45 – 5:00 T9, Robert A. Britton, Dept. of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University, East Lansing Michigan, USA |
** Recombineering in lactic acid bacteria. | ** Recombineering in lactic acid bacteria. | ||
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** Keynote Lecture: Emergence and proliferation of ''B. subtilis'' L-forms. | ** Keynote Lecture: Emergence and proliferation of ''B. subtilis'' L-forms. | ||
− | * 9:00 – 9:15 T14, Olaf Schneewind, | + | * 9:00 – 9:15 T14, Olaf Schneewind, Dept. of Microbiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA |
** LytN, a murein hydrolase in the cross wall compartment of ''Staphylococcus aureus'', is required for bacterial growth and envelope assembly. | ** LytN, a murein hydrolase in the cross wall compartment of ''Staphylococcus aureus'', is required for bacterial growth and envelope assembly. | ||
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** A regulated switch from helical to polar localization of ''Listeria monocytogenes'' cell wall-anchored proteins. | ** A regulated switch from helical to polar localization of ''Listeria monocytogenes'' cell wall-anchored proteins. | ||
− | * 9:30 – 9:45 T16 [[Sven Halbedel]], | + | * 9:30 – 9:45 T16 [[Sven Halbedel]], Dept. of Bacterial Infections, Robert Koch Institute, Wernigerode, Germany |
** A role for the membrane curvature sensor [[DivIVA]] in cell separation and virulence of ''Listeria monocytogenes''. | ** A role for the membrane curvature sensor [[DivIVA]] in cell separation and virulence of ''Listeria monocytogenes''. | ||
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** Control of ''Bacillus subtilis'' cell shape by the novel cytoskeletal element [[RodZ]]. | ** Control of ''Bacillus subtilis'' cell shape by the novel cytoskeletal element [[RodZ]]. | ||
− | * 10:00 – 10:15 T18, Julia Domínguez-Escobar | + | * 10:00 – 10:15 T18, Julia Domínguez-Escobar, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried, Germany |
**Processive movement of [[MreB]]-associated cell wall biosynthetic complexes in bacteria. ''In vivo'' visualization of sidewall biosynthetic machineries in ''Bacillus subtilis''. | **Processive movement of [[MreB]]-associated cell wall biosynthetic complexes in bacteria. ''In vivo'' visualization of sidewall biosynthetic machineries in ''Bacillus subtilis''. | ||
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** Involvement of essential lipid synthetic enzyme, [[PlsX]], in the cell division machinery. | ** Involvement of essential lipid synthetic enzyme, [[PlsX]], in the cell division machinery. | ||
− | * 11:30 – 11:45 T22, Maria-Halima Laaberki, | + | * 11:30 – 11:45 T22, Maria-Halima Laaberki, Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA |
** The unexpected role of O-acetylation of peptidoglycan in cell separation and S-layer anchoring in ''Bacillus anthracis''. | ** The unexpected role of O-acetylation of peptidoglycan in cell separation and S-layer anchoring in ''Bacillus anthracis''. | ||
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** From the crystal structure of the [[Tgl]] transglutaminase to the cross-linking of the spore surface layers. | ** From the crystal structure of the [[Tgl]] transglutaminase to the cross-linking of the spore surface layers. | ||
− | * 2:30 – 2:45 T27, [[Claes von Wachenfeldt]], | + | * 2:30 – 2:45 T27, [[Claes von Wachenfeldt]], Dept. of Biology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden |
** Redox sensing by [[Rex]] family repressors. | ** Redox sensing by [[Rex]] family repressors. | ||
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** Structural and functional study of ComE, a key actor in ''S. pneumoniae'' competence. | ** Structural and functional study of ComE, a key actor in ''S. pneumoniae'' competence. | ||
− | * 3:00 – 3:15 T29, [[Hendrik Szurmant]], | + | * 3:00 – 3:15 T29, [[Hendrik Szurmant]], Dept. of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California, USA |
** [[Two-component systems|Sensor histidine kinase]] signaling: An active conformation deduced from integrating genomics, molecular dynamics and mutagenesis. | ** [[Two-component systems|Sensor histidine kinase]] signaling: An active conformation deduced from integrating genomics, molecular dynamics and mutagenesis. | ||
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** Phosphorylated bacterial recombinase checks chromosome integrity during spore formation. | ** Phosphorylated bacterial recombinase checks chromosome integrity during spore formation. | ||
− | * 4:15 – 4:30 T32, [[Patrick Piggot]], | + | * 4:15 – 4:30 T32, [[Patrick Piggot]], Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
** Compartmentalization of [[SigE|σE]] Activity During Sporulation of ''Bacillus subtilis'': Much Ado About What? | ** Compartmentalization of [[SigE|σE]] Activity During Sporulation of ''Bacillus subtilis'': Much Ado About What? | ||
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** A negative feedback loop that limits the ectopic activation of a cell type-specific sporulation [[sigma factor]] of ''Bacillus subtilis''. | ** A negative feedback loop that limits the ectopic activation of a cell type-specific sporulation [[sigma factor]] of ''Bacillus subtilis''. | ||
− | * 4:45 – 5:00 T34, Thierry Doan, | + | * 4:45 – 5:00 T34, Thierry Doan, Dept. of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA |
** Bacterial membrane fission during sporulation in ''Bacillus subtilis''. | ** Bacterial membrane fission during sporulation in ''Bacillus subtilis''. | ||
− | * 5:00 – 5:15 T35, [[Tony Wilkinson]], | + | * 5:00 – 5:15 T35, [[Tony Wilkinson]], Dept. of Chemistry, University of York, UK |
** Structural and Interaction Studies of an Intercellular Complex Mediating Engulfment during Sporulation in ''B. subtilis''. | ** Structural and Interaction Studies of an Intercellular Complex Mediating Engulfment during Sporulation in ''B. subtilis''. | ||
− | * 5:15 – 5:30 T36, [[Patrick Eichenberger]], Center for Genomics and Systems Biology, | + | * 5:15 – 5:30 T36, [[Patrick Eichenberger]], Center for Genomics and Systems Biology, Dept. of Biology, New York University, New York, USA |
** A Spatial and Temporal map of the ''Bacillus subtilis'' Spore Coat. | ** A Spatial and Temporal map of the ''Bacillus subtilis'' Spore Coat. | ||
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CHAIR: Mike Young | CHAIR: Mike Young | ||
− | * 8:30 – 9:15, Neil Fairweather, Centre for Molecular Microbiology and Infection, | + | * 8:30 – 9:15, Neil Fairweather, Centre for Molecular Microbiology and Infection, Dept. of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, London, UK |
** Keynote Lecture: The cell wall of ''Clostridium difficile'' – is variability a key to pathogenesis? | ** Keynote Lecture: The cell wall of ''Clostridium difficile'' – is variability a key to pathogenesis? | ||
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** Identification, Purification and Characterization of Botulinum Neurotoxin BoNT/A Subtype Toxins. | ** Identification, Purification and Characterization of Botulinum Neurotoxin BoNT/A Subtype Toxins. | ||
− | * 10:00 – 10:15 T41, Stephen Melville, | + | * 10:00 – 10:15 T41, Stephen Melville, Dept. of Biological Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA |
** Spatial and temporal linkage of type IV pili assembly and division septum formation in ''Clostridium perfringens''. | ** Spatial and temporal linkage of type IV pili assembly and division septum formation in ''Clostridium perfringens''. | ||
Revision as of 19:35, 6 May 2011
Contents
Sunday, June 19, 2011 – Afternoon
- 2:00 Welcome remarks – Jim Hoch
Physiology
CHAIR: Josef Deutscher
- 2:15 – 2:30 T1, Elaine Milohanic, INRA and AgroParis Tech, Thiverval-Grignon, France
- ManR regulates the expression of the main Listeria monocytogenes glucose/mannose transporter and uses a second glucose transporter as substrate sensor.
- 2:30 – 2:45 T2, Boris Görke, Dept. of General Microbiology, Georg-August University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
- Crh, the homolog of the phosphor-carrier protein HPr, regulates a glycolytic bypass in Bacillus subtilis.
- 2:45 – 3:00 T3, Jean-Michel Jault, Institut de Biologie Structurale, Grenoble, France
- 3:00 – 3:15 T4, Yuka Kazo, Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, Department of Life Science, Rikkyo University, Tokyo, Japan
- Analysis of dimerization of 70S ribosome, and yvyD gene during stationary phase in Bacillus subtilis.
- 3:15 – 3:30 T5, Donald A. Morrison, Dept. of Biological Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Regulation of the competence regulon in Group A and Group B streptococci: Pyogenic Type II ComR receptors recognize small species-specific peptide pheromones when expressed in a heterologous host.
- 3:30 – 3:45 T6, Nathalie Campo, Centre national de la Recherche Scientifique, Toulouse, France
- X-state (competence) development causes transient cell cycle alterations in Streptococcus pneumoniae.
- 3:45 – 4:00 T7, Maria C. Mansilla, Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular, Univ. Nac.de Rosario, Rosario, Argentina
- A novel pathway for lipoic acid synthesis in Gram-positive bacteria.
- 4:00 – 4:15 T8, Jörg Stülke, Dept. of General Microbiology, Georg-August- Univeristy Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
- A novel factor controlling bistability in Bacillus subtilis: The YmdB protein affects biofilm formation and motility.
Genome Engineering
CHAIR: Mike Rasmussen
- 4:45 – 5:00 T9, Robert A. Britton, Dept. of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University, East Lansing Michigan, USA
- Recombineering in lactic acid bacteria.
- 5:00 – 5:15 T10, Ghislain Schyns, DSM Nutritional Products, Ltd., Basel, Switzerland
- Learning from probiotics to improve biological availability of feed enzymes.
- 5:15 – 5:30 T11, Sébastien Potot, DSM Nutritional Products, Biotechnology, Basel, Switzerland
- Mixing bacterial genomes to identify critical mutations in Bacillus subtilis industrial strains.
- 5:30 – 5:45 T12, Philippe Jacques, Université Lille, France
- Environmental factors and pleiotropic regulators influence homologous compound pattern of mycosubtilin produced by Bacilius subtilis ATCC 6633.
- 5:45 – 6:00 T13, Philippe Noirot, INRA, Jouy en Josas, France
- Systematic identification of dispensable genome parts in Bacillus subtilis coupled with metabolic model reconstruction.
Welcome Reception - 7:00 – 9:00 – Grand Hotel & La Pace
Monday, June 20, 2011 – Morning
Cell Wall
CHAIR: Kevin Devine
- 8:15 – 9:00, Jeff Errington, Centre for Bacterial Cell Biology, Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom
- Keynote Lecture: Emergence and proliferation of B. subtilis L-forms.
- 9:00 – 9:15 T14, Olaf Schneewind, Dept. of Microbiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- LytN, a murein hydrolase in the cross wall compartment of Staphylococcus aureus, is required for bacterial growth and envelope assembly.
- 9:15 – 9:30 T15, Hèléne Bierne, Institut Pasteur, Unité des interactions bactéries-cellules, Inserm, Paris, France
- A regulated switch from helical to polar localization of Listeria monocytogenes cell wall-anchored proteins.
- 9:30 – 9:45 T16 Sven Halbedel, Dept. of Bacterial Infections, Robert Koch Institute, Wernigerode, Germany
- A role for the membrane curvature sensor DivIVA in cell separation and virulence of Listeria monocytogenes.
- 9:45 – 10:00 T17, Teresa Costa, ITQB, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Oeiras, Portugal
- Control of Bacillus subtilis cell shape by the novel cytoskeletal element RodZ.
- 10:00 – 10:15 T18, Julia Domínguez-Escobar, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried, Germany
- Processive movement of MreB-associated cell wall biosynthetic complexes in bacteria. In vivo visualization of sidewall biosynthetic machineries in Bacillus subtilis.
- 10:15 – 10:30 T19, Anne Galinier, Université de la Méditerranée, Marseille, France
Cell Wall, continued
CHAIR: Jeff Errington
- 11:00 – 11:15 T20, Letal Salzberg, Smurfit Institute of Genetics, Trintiy College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- 11:15 – 11:30 T21, Hiraku Takada, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo, Japan
- Involvement of essential lipid synthetic enzyme, PlsX, in the cell division machinery.
- 11:30 – 11:45 T22, Maria-Halima Laaberki, Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA
- The unexpected role of O-acetylation of peptidoglycan in cell separation and S-layer anchoring in Bacillus anthracis.
- 11:45 – 12:00 T23, Michel-Yves Mistou, INRA, Institut Micalis, Jouy-en-Josas, France
- Outer polysaccharide pellicle: a structural component of Gram positive bacteria cell wall.
- 12:00 – 12:15 T24, Rick Lewis, Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom
- The decoration of peptidoglycan by teichoic acids: the missing enzymatic step revealed by X-ray crystallography?
Monday, June 20, 2011 – Afternoon
Structure
CHAIR: Jim Hoch
- 2:00 – 2:15 T25, Wayne F. Anderson, Northwestern University CSGID, Chicago, Illinois USA
- Applying structural genomics – revealing the bacterial surface one protein structure at a time.
- 2:15 – 2:30 T26, Catarina G. Fernandes, ITQB, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Oeiras, Portugal
- From the crystal structure of the Tgl transglutaminase to the cross-linking of the spore surface layers.
- 2:30 – 2:45 T27, Claes von Wachenfeldt, Dept. of Biology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
- Redox sensing by Rex family repressors.
- 2:45 – 3:00 T28, Marion Boudes, IBBMC, Université Paris-Sud, Orsay, France
- Structural and functional study of ComE, a key actor in S. pneumoniae competence.
- 3:00 – 3:15 T29, Hendrik Szurmant, Dept. of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California, USA
- Sensor histidine kinase signaling: An active conformation deduced from integrating genomics, molecular dynamics and mutagenesis.
Sporulation/ germination
CHAIR: Charles Moran
- 3:45 – 4:00 T30, Michael Young, Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, United Kindom
- Multiple orphan histidine kinases interact directly with Spo0A to control the initiation of endospore formation in Clostridium acetobutylicum.
- 4:00 – 4:15 T31, Lei Shi, INRA-AgroParis Tech, Micalis Institute, Jouy-en-Josas, France
- Phosphorylated bacterial recombinase checks chromosome integrity during spore formation.
- 4:15 – 4:30 T32, Patrick Piggot, Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Compartmentalization of σE Activity During Sporulation of Bacillus subtilis: Much Ado About What?
- 4:30 – 4:45 T33, Adriano Henriques, ITQB, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Oeiras, Portugal
- A negative feedback loop that limits the ectopic activation of a cell type-specific sporulation sigma factor of Bacillus subtilis.
- 4:45 – 5:00 T34, Thierry Doan, Dept. of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Bacterial membrane fission during sporulation in Bacillus subtilis.
- 5:00 – 5:15 T35, Tony Wilkinson, Dept. of Chemistry, University of York, UK
- Structural and Interaction Studies of an Intercellular Complex Mediating Engulfment during Sporulation in B. subtilis.
- 5:15 – 5:30 T36, Patrick Eichenberger, Center for Genomics and Systems Biology, Dept. of Biology, New York University, New York, USA
- A Spatial and Temporal map of the Bacillus subtilis Spore Coat.
- 5:30 – 5:45 T37, Alex Ter Beek, Molecular Biology & Microbial Food Safety, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Live-cell imaging of aerobic bacteria: a tool to assess and model heterogeneous germination & outgrowth of Bacillus subtilis spores.
Poster Session I
- 5:45 – 7:45, Palazzo dei Congressi Sala Alba
Tuesday, June 21, 2011– Morning
Pathogenic Sporeformers - Clostridia
CHAIR: Mike Young
- 8:30 – 9:15, Neil Fairweather, Centre for Molecular Microbiology and Infection, Dept. of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, London, UK
- Keynote Lecture: The cell wall of Clostridium difficile – is variability a key to pathogenesis?
- 9:15 – 9:30 T38, Linc Sonenshein, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Regulation of Clostridium difficile virulence.
- 9:30 – 9:45 T39, Zhen Zhang, Centre of Excellence in Microbial Food Safety Research, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki, Finland
- A Two-Component System Negatively Regulates Botulinum Neurotoxin Expression.
- 9:45 – 10:00 T40, Eric A. Johnson, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
- Identification, Purification and Characterization of Botulinum Neurotoxin BoNT/A Subtype Toxins.
- 10:00 – 10:15 T41, Stephen Melville, Dept. of Biological Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA
- Spatial and temporal linkage of type IV pili assembly and division septum formation in Clostridium perfringens.
- 10:15 – 10:30 T42, Jon Marles-Wright, Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom
- Towards an understanding of the anatomy of Clostridial bacterial microcompartments.