Plant Lipid Signaling and Cellular Homeostasis

January 29 - February 3, 2017

Chairs

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Vice Chairs

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Grand Galvez

2024 Seawall Boulevard

Galveston, Texas, United States

Venue and Travel Information

Conference Description

The 2017 conference on Plant Lipids: Structure, Metabolism and Function, Jan 29-Feb 3rd 2017, will address areas of broad relevance to modern plant science and contemporary agricultural biotechnology. The focus will be on the role of lipids in signaling, cellular homeostasis, cellular trafficking, and membrane structure. In addition this conference will explore important contemporary technologies, such as genomic and other -omic sciences, molecular modeling, direct genome editing and lipid imaging. The presentations and posters will address a wide range of applied topics, highlighting the role of lipids in key issues such as human and animal nutrition, human food production, biotic and abiotic stresses, and renewable energy.

Related Meeting

This GRC will be held in conjunction with the "Plant Lipids: Structure, Metabolism and Function" Gordon Research Seminar (GRS). Those interested in attending both meetings must submit an application for the GRS in addition to an application for the GRC. Refer to the associated GRS program page for more information.

Conference Program

Sunday
4:00 pm - 8:00 pm	Arrival and Check-in
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Dinner
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm	Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRC Chair
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm	Keynote Session: Role of Plant Lipids in Human Nutrition Discussion Leader:
7:40 pm - 7:45 pm	Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:45 pm - 8:25 pm	"Role of Lipids in Human Health and Nutrition"
8:25 pm - 8:30 pm	Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:55 pm	"High Oleic Oils: Bridging the Intersection of Human Health and Industry Needs"
8:55 pm - 9:00 pm	Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:25 pm	"Role of Lipids in the Human Brain"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm	Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am	Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm	Role of Lipids in Biotic and Abiotic Stress Responses Discussion Leader:
9:00 am - 9:05 am	Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:05 am - 9:30 am	"Oxylipins and Lipid Transfer Proteins that Function in Multiple Systemic Plant Immunity Programs"
9:30 am - 9:35 am	Discussion
9:35 am - 9:55 am	"Integration of Lipid Signaling in Maize Defense"
9:55 am - 10:00 am	Discussion
10:00 am - 10:20 am	"Drought Resistance and Oil Biosynthesis"
10:20 am - 10:25 am	Discussion
10:25 am - 10:55 am	Coffee Break
10:55 am - 11:15 am	"Plasma Membrane Sphingolipids in Cold Acclimation"
11:15 am - 11:20 am	Discussion
11:20 am - 11:40 am	"The Role of Phospholipid Metabolism in Maize Adaptation to Low Phosphorus and Cold Conditions"
11:40 am - 11:45 am	Discussion
11:45 am - 11:55 am	"Phosphorylation of AtVIP by SnRK1: A Low Energy Connection"
11:55 am - 12:00 pm	Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:20 pm	"Systemic Volatile and Non-Volatile Oxylipins Regulate Long-Distance Signaling in Maize"
12:20 pm - 12:25 pm	Discussion
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm	General Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm	Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm	Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm	Lipid Signaling and Cellular Homeostasis Discussion Leader:
7:30 pm - 7:35 pm	Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:35 pm - 7:55 pm	"Cross Talk Between PIs and MAP-Kinases and Effects on Cell Plate Formation"
7:55 pm - 8:00 pm	Discussion
8:00 pm - 8:20 pm	"Phosphoinositide Signaling in Plant Stress and Development"
8:20 pm - 8:25 pm	Discussion
8:25 pm - 8:45 pm	"Low Energy Signaling and Lipids"
8:45 pm - 8:50 pm	Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:00 pm	"Perturbing Phosphoinositide Homeostasis During Vascular Cell Differentiation: A Tale of Two Halves?"
9:00 pm - 9:05 pm	Discussion
9:05 pm - 9:25 pm	"Coordinate Regulation of Serine Palmitoyltransferase and Ceramide Synthases in the Maintenance of Sphingolipid Homeostasis"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm	Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm	Role of Lipids in Cellular Structure and Function Discussion Leader:
9:00 am - 9:10 am	Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:35 am	"Membrane Remodeling Required for Freezing Tolerance"
9:35 am - 9:40 am	Discussion
9:40 am - 10:00 am	"Tocopherol and Phytol Metabolism in Arabidopsis"
10:00 am - 10:05 am	Discussion
10:05 am - 10:25 am	"Steric Shielding Controls Positional Specificity in Lipoxygenases"
10:25 am - 10:30 am	Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am	Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:10 am	"A Lipid Droplet Associated Scaffold Protein"
11:10 am - 11:15 am	Discussion
11:15 am - 11:25 am	"Retrograde Signalling Metabolite Dependent Alteration of Lipid Composition Bridges Membrane Composition and Unfolded Protein Response in the ER"
11:25 am - 11:30 am	Discussion
11:30 am - 11:40 am	"Structural Basis for the Membrane Raft Protein Targeting and Sequestering by Protein-Lipid Interactions in Plants"
11:40 am - 11:45 am	Discussion
11:45 am - 11:55 am	"Protein Prenylation Mechanisms in Plants: Redundancy, Specificity, and Function"
11:55 am - 12:00 pm	Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:20 pm	"Mining Multi-Omics Datasets to Identify Lipid Regulators"
12:20 pm - 12:25 pm	Discussion
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm	General Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm	Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm	Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm	Lipids and Cellular Trafficking Discussion Leader:
7:30 pm - 7:35 pm	Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:35 pm - 7:55 pm	"Contribution of Chloroplast Phosphatidylglycerol Metabolism to Cellular Lipid Homeostasis"
7:55 pm - 8:00 pm	Discussion
8:00 pm - 8:20 pm	"Membrane Lipid Biogenesis and Homeostasis in Arabidopsis thaliana Leaves: Role of Phospholipid Flip-Flop"
8:20 pm - 8:25 pm	Discussion
8:25 pm - 8:45 pm	"Integration of Organellar FA/Lipid Transport into Plant Lipid Metabolism"
8:45 pm - 8:50 pm	Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:00 pm	"Cellular and Molecular Biology of AZI1-Mediated Resistance"
9:00 pm - 9:05 pm	Discussion
9:05 pm - 9:25 pm	"The Sterol Trafficking Pathway in Arabidopsis thaliana"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm	Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm	Genome Modification Approaches to Metabolic Engineering of Lipid Biosynthesis Discussion Leader:
9:00 am - 9:10 am	Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:30 am	"Genome Editing of Plant Fatty Acid Metabolism"
9:30 am - 9:35 am	Discussion
9:35 am - 9:55 am	"Genome Editing of Plant Lipid Metabolism for Insect Control in Soybean"
9:55 am - 10:00 am	Discussion
10:00 am - 10:25 am	"Making Omega-3 Long Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Transgenic Plants - A Sustainable Source of Fish Oils for Food and Feed"
10:25 am - 10:30 am	Discussion
10:30 am - 10:55 am	Coffee Break
10:55 am - 11:05 am	"Oleic Acid Accumulating Camelina Produced by CRISPR/Cas9 Gene Editing"
11:05 am - 11:10 am	Discussion
11:10 am - 11:20 am	"Combined Effects of 12S Globulin Mutation and Overexpression of DGAT1 on Seed Oil Content in Arabidopsis thaliana"
11:20 am - 11:25 am	Discussion
11:25 am - 11:35 am	"Expression of Mouse Diacylglycerol:Acyl-CoA Acyltransferase 2, DGAT2, with Combinations of Plant and Other Mammalian Factors, Promotes Triacylglycerol Production"
11:35 am - 11:40 am	Discussion
11:40 am - 11:50 am	"The Role of Proteolysis in Monogalactosyldiacylglycerol (MGDG) Biosynthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana"
11:50 am - 11:55 am	Discussion
11:55 am - 12:15 pm	"Global Sugar Regulation Networks and Oil Synthesis"
12:15 pm - 12:20 pm	Discussion
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm	General Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm	Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm	Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Dinner
7:00 pm - 7:30 pm	Business Meeting Nominations for the Next Vice Chair; Fill in Conference Evaluation Forms; Discuss Future Site and Scheduling Preferences; Election of the Next Vice Chair
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm	Lipids, Energy and Bio-Renewables Discussion Leader:
7:30 pm - 7:35 pm	Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:35 pm - 7:55 pm	"The Role of the Lipid Droplet-Associated Proteins (LDAPs) and Their Interacting Proteins in the Regulation of Lipid Droplet Dynamics"
7:55 pm - 8:00 pm	Discussion
8:00 pm - 8:20 pm	"Interplay Between Starch and Triacylglycerol Metabolism in Energy Homeostasis, Carbon Balance and Plant Growth"
8:20 pm - 8:25 pm	Discussion
8:25 pm - 8:35 pm	"Engineering the Production of Conjugated Fatty Acids in Arabidopsis thaliana Leaves"
8:35 pm - 8:40 pm	Discussion
8:40 pm - 8:50 pm	"Identification of Acyl-ACP Thioesterases from Coriander Developing Endosperm for Enhanced Petroselinic Acid Production"
8:50 pm - 8:55 pm	Discussion
8:55 pm - 9:15 pm	" Altered Gene Expression During Low Seed Oil Accumulation "
9:15 pm - 9:20 pm	Discussion
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm	General Discussion
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm	"Omic" Platforms for Lipid Analyses Discussion Leader:
9:00 am - 9:05 am	Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:05 am - 9:30 am	"Photosynthesis to Lipids: Using Isotopes to Assess Flux in Primary Metabolism of Plants"
9:30 am - 9:35 am	Discussion
9:35 am - 9:55 am	"Lipid-Protein Interactome in Metabolic and Growth Regulation"
9:55 am - 10:00 am	Discussion
10:00 am - 10:25 am	"New Genes, Ancient Lipid Networks"
10:25 am - 10:30 am	Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am	Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:20 am	"Discovery and Implications of Anandamide in Moss"
11:20 am - 11:25 am	Discussion
11:25 am - 11:35 am	"Coming in from the Cold: Lipidomics and Transcriptomics of Temperature Adaptation"
11:35 am - 11:40 am	Discussion
11:40 am - 11:50 am	"A SAM-Dependent Lipid Methylation Pathway in an Oleaginous Microalga Suggested by Comparative Lipidomics and Proteomics"
11:50 am - 11:55 am	Discussion
11:55 am - 12:05 pm	"Investigations into the Control of Unusual Fatty Acid Induced Down Regulation of Acetyl-CoA Carboxylase by PII"
12:05 pm - 12:10 pm	Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:20 pm	"Evaluating Intracellular and Extracellular Lipid Metabolic Networks at the Level of Individual Cells"
12:20 pm - 12:25 pm	Discussion
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm	General Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm	Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm	Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm	Lipid Imaging, Spectroscopy, and Functional Analyses Discussion Leader:
7:30 pm - 7:35 pm	Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:35 pm - 7:55 pm	"Characterizing the Function of Genes Involved in Stress-Induced Lipid Metabolism"
7:55 pm - 8:00 pm	Discussion
8:00 pm - 8:20 pm	"Integrated and Dynamic Multi-Spectroscopic In Situ Imaging of Plant Lipid Metabolism"
8:20 pm - 8:25 pm	Discussion
8:25 pm - 8:45 pm	"Computational Approaches to Plant Lipid Science"
8:45 pm - 8:50 pm	Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:00 pm	"A New Lipid Analyses Platform"
9:00 pm - 9:05 pm	Discussion
9:05 pm - 9:25 pm	"What Can Metabolite Location Tell Us About Pathways of Lipid Metabolism in Oilseeds?"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm	Discussion
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am	Departure