Sunday, August 1
Session I |
Ecology and genetic elements |
| Chair: K. Stedman | |
| 7:30 PM |
C. Schleper
Characterization of uncultivated archaea |
| 8:00 |
W. Zillig
Conjugative genetic elements (Cps) in Sulfolobus and other Crenarchaeota |
| 8:30 |
D. Prangishvili
Novel rod-shaped viruses SIRV1 and SIRV2 of extremely thermophilic archaea of the genus Sulfolobus |
| 9:00 |
M. Dyall-Smith
Halobacterial viruses isolated from Australian hypersaline waters |
Monday, August 2
Session I |
Transcription/Regulation I |
| Chair: J. Reeve
| |
| 9:00 AM |
S. Bell
In vitro reconstitution of transcriptional regulation in Archaea |
| 9:30 |
W. Hausner
TFS a transcriptional proofreading factor in Archaea |
| 10:00 |
C. Daniels
Promoter structure in Archaea |
| 10:30 |
Coffee |
| 10:45 |
F. Pfeifer
A leucine-zipper-type regulatory protein activates gene expression in halophilic archaea |
| 11:15 |
J. Soppa
Gene regulation in halophilic archaea: From studying model genes to global transcriptional analysis |
| 11:45 |
R. Shand
Halocins: Models for understanding stationary phase gene expression in the haloarchaea |
| 12:15 |
Chair - Summary and discussion |
| Session II |
Transcription/Regulation II |
| Chair: E. Conway de Macario
| |
| 7:30 PM |
A. Klein
Transcriptional regulation of hydrogenase genes in Methanococcus voltae |
| 8:00 |
J. Leigh
Transcription of nitrogenase genes in Methanococcus maripaludis |
| 8:30 |
J. van der Oost
Regulation of gene expression in hyperthermophilic archaea |
| 9:00 |
P. Blum
Transcriptional regulation in Sulfolobus |
Tuesday, August 3
Session I |
Genomics and Evolution |
| Chair: R. Charlebois
| |
| 9:00 AM |
H.-P. Klenk
Comparison of archaeal genomes, overview |
| 9:30 |
G. Gottschalk
Genome of Methanosarcina Gö1 |
| 10:00 |
F. Robb
Genomes of Pyrococcus |
| 10:30 |
Coffee |
| 10:45 |
D. Oesterhelt
Genome of Halobacterium salinarum |
| 11:15 |
A. Ruepp
Genome of Thermoplasma |
| 11:45 |
R. Charlebois
Evolution of archaeal genomes |
| 12:15 |
Chair - Summary and discussion |
| Special Short Talk Session |
| 3:30 PM |
N. Baliga
Saturation mutagenesis of the bop promoter: insights into expression and regulation |
| 3:50 PM |
W. Ng
Genome of Halobacterium NRC-1 |
| 4:10 PM |
M. Polschröder
Protein translocation in archaea |
Tuesday, August 3
Session II |
Cell Cycle/RNA modification |
| Chair: Dieter Söll
| |
| 7:00 PM |
R. Bernander
Cell cycle and nucleoid structure in Archaea |
| 7:30 |
P. Forterre
Identification of chromosomal archaeal replication origins |
| 8:00 |
J. Krzycki
Novel translational signals in Methanosarcina barkeri genes involved in metabolism of methylated amines |
| 8:30 |
P. Dennis
Ribosomal RNA processing in Sulfolobus acidocaldarius |
Wednesday, August 4
Session I |
Proteins, Respiration |
| Chair: J. Ferry
| |
| 9:00 AM |
M. Mevarech
The thymidylate synthase-dihydrofolate reductase system of Haloferax volcanii |
| 9:30 |
M. Southworth
Inteins in Archaea: occurence, mechanism, and potential applications |
| 10:00 |
G. Schäfer
Archaeal FeS proteins and the early evolution of energy transducing electron transport systems |
| 10:30 |
Coffee |
| 10:45 |
R. Huber
Heavy metal respiration in novel hyperthermophilic archaea |
| 11:15 |
R. Hedderich
Membrane bound hydrogenases in methanogenic archaea related to energy conserving NADH:quinone oxidoreductase |
| 11:45 |
U. Deppenmeier
Proton translocating electron transport systems of Methanosarcina strains |
| 12:15 |
Chair - Summary and discussion |
| Session II |
Signal Transduction, Genetics |
| Chair: K. Sowers
| |
| 7:00 PM |
P. Kennelly
Protein phosphorylation in archaea |
| 7:30 |
W. Whitman
Isolation of Methanococcus maripaludis auxotrophs by random and directed insertional mutagenesis |
| 8:00 |
W. Metcalf
Genetics of Methanosarcina |
| 8:30 |
D. Grogan
Genetic aspects of DNA repair processes at extremely high temperatures |
Thursday, August 5
Session I |
Metabolism/Physiology |
| Chair: R. White
| |
| 9:00 AM |
R. Hensel
The reversible Embden-Meyerhof-Parnas pathway of Thermoproteus tenax: regulation on gene and protein level |
| 9:30 |
I. Schroeder
Denitrification in Pyrobaculum aerophilum |
| 10:00 |
A. Kletzin
The metabolism of inorganic sulfur compounds in acidophilic and extremely thermophilic archaea |
| 10:30 |
Coffee |
| 10:45 |
J. Ferry
Methanogenesis from acetate |
| 11:15 |
D. Grahame
Structure and biochemistry of the enzyme complex carrying out acetyl-CoA synthesis and cleavage in methanogens |
| 11:45 |
J. Vorholt
Pathway convergences between methanogenic archaea and methylotrophic eubacteria |
| 12:15 |
Chair - Summary and discussion |
| 4:30 PM |
Poster Session - Biochemistry, Physiology, Ecology |
| Session II |
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| Chair: S. Zinder
| |
| 8:00 PM |
R. Thauer
Methanogenesis: overview |
