Organizers:
James Doughty (University of Bath, UK)
Rod Scott (University of Bath, UK)
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Reproductive organ development (and gametogenesis)
Chair:
Arp Schnittger (Institut de Biologie Moléculaire des Plantes, France)
12:00 - 13:30 Registration
Cell-cell interactions during patterning of the Arabidopsis anther
Hugh Dickinson (University of Oxford, UK)
Patterning the male germline in flowering plants
David Twell (University of Leicester, UK)
Inter-cell-layer signaling during Arabidopsis ovule development
Kay Schneitz (Technical University of Munich, Germany)
FIONA mediates cell-cell communication in the female gametophyte
Selected oral communication - Christina Kägi (University of Tübingen, Germany)
15:20 - 15:40 Coffee/tea break
A timing mechanism for stem cell maintenance and differentiation in the Arabidopsis reproductive organ development
Selected oral communication - Toshiro Ito (National University of Singapore, JST Japan)
Microtubule-associated AIR9 required for pollen germination and ovule development
Selected oral communication - Henrik Buschmann (John Innes Centre, Norwich, UK)
Small RNA diversity in Arabidopsis pollen
Selected oral communication - Robert Grant-Downton (University of Oxford, UK)
Epigenetic programming of male gametes in flowering plants
Mohan Singh (University of Melbourne, Australia)
17:10 - 19:10 Poster session 1 (odd numbered posters) and drinks reception
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Pollen-stigma recognition
Chair:
Hugh Dickinson (University of Oxford, UK)
Tuesday 15 September 2009
Establishing compatibility in Arabidopsis pollen-stigma interactions: a role for AtPCP-B proteins in early pollination events
James Doughty (University of Bath, UK)
Self-incompatibility in Papaver: identification of the pollen S-Determinant
Natalie Poulter (University of Birmingham, UK)
Self-incompatibility in Papaver activates a ligand-gated ion channel permeable to Ca2+ and K+
Selected oral communication - Juyou Wu (University of Birmingham, UK)
Protein interactions and subcellular localization in self-incompatible Petunia hybrida
Selected oral communication - Thomas Sims (Northern Illinois University, USA)
10:40 - 11:10 Coffee/tea break
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Guidance and gamete delivery
Chair:
Scott Russell (University of Oklahoma, USA)
Tuesday 15 September 2009
An Arabidopsis LTP knockout reveals functions in plant pollination/fertilization
Elizabeth Lord (University of California, USA)
Pollen tube guidance by ZmEA1 signalling in maize and Arabidopsis
Selected oral communication - Mihaela-Luiza Márton (University of Regensburg, Germany)
Cell-cell communication during fertilization in Arabidopsis: a surprising link to disease resistance
Ueli Grossniklaus (University of Zürich, Switzerland)
Pollen tube guidance in Solanum species: identification of glycoproteins as the ovule-derived chemoattractant signal
Selected oral communication - Daniel Matton (Université de Montréal, Canada)
Interaction with the stigma and style induces significant changes in the Arabidopsis pollen tube transcriptome
Ravishankar Palanivelu (University of Arizona, USA)
Sporophytic control of pollen tube growth and guidance in maize
Selected oral communication - Andreas Lausser (University of Regensburg, Germany)
14:40 - 15:10 Coffee/tea break
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Gamete interactions
Chair:
Ueli Grossniklaus (University of Zürich, Switzerland)
Tuesday 15 September 2009
Sperm entry, pronuclear fusion and the signals underlying co-ordination of cell cycle progression and polarity in Fucus zygotes
Colin Brownlee (The Marine Biological Association, UK)
Male gamete biology in flowering plants
Scott Russell (University of Oklahoma, USA)
Understanding gamete interaction during double fertilization
Selected oral communication - Stefanie Sprunck (University of Regensburg, Germany)
Gametophyte cross-talk during double fertilization
Thomas Dresselhaus (University of Regensburg, Germany)
17:00 - 19:00 Poster session 2 (even numbered posters) and drinks reception
19:00 - 21:00 Conference Dinner
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Communication in post-fertilization development
Chair:
Thomas Dresselhaus (University of Regensburg, Germany)
Wednesday 16 September 2009
Dissecting seed growth and development in Arabidopsis
Arp Schnittger (Institut de Biologie Moléculaire des Plantes, France)
Genetic dissection of imprinting in seed development
Selected oral communication- Paul Grini (University of Oslo, Norway)
10:20 - 10:50 Coffee/tea break
The flavonoid biosynthesis pathway regulates endosperm development in arabidopsis
Rod Scott (University of Bath, UK)
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