◆◇學術研討會◆◇

  第五屆國際水稻分子生物學研討會


      由本院生物化學研究所，植物研究所及國科會聯合主辦之「第五
    屆國際水稻分子生物學研討會」，定於十月十四日及十五日，假生
    化所一樓演講廳舉行，與會之專家學者有150位，會中將宣讀論文32
    篇，並有壁報論文52篇，會議議程如下：

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     │	October	14 (Monday)│
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      09：00∼09：25  Opening Ceremony:	Y. T. Lee, J. C. Su, A.	
      Tsugita, T. Y. Liu , J. F. Shaw


      Session 1	    - Rice Genome Research

	      Chairpersons: Atsushi Hirai and Ching-San	Chen

      09：25∼10：05  Takuji Sasaki: The progress and the
		      prospect of the rice genome research program.

      10：05∼10：35  Guo-Fang Hong: A strategy	for rice contig	
		      map construction.

      10：35∼10：50  Hsin-Kan Wu : Rice genome	research in 
		      Taiwan.


      Session 2	    - Gene Mapping

	      Chairpersons: Takuji Sasaki and Su-May Yu

      11：20∼11：50  Qifa Zhang : Molecular marker based 
		      approaches to the	understanding of genetic
		      basis of inter-subspecific hybrid	sterility
		      in rice.

      11：50∼12：05  Kazumasa Murata: Tagging and mapping of 
		      brown planthopper	resistance genes in
		      rice.

      12：05∼12：20  Chang-Sheng Wang : Development of	RAPD 
		      markers linked to	brown planthopper
		      resistance gene from rice	mutants.


      Session 3	    - Gene Structure and Expression (I)

	      Chairpersons: Gurdev S. Khush and	Liang-Jwu Chen

      13：30∼14：00  Atsushi Hirai : Gene expression in the 
		      mitochondrial genome of rice.

      14：00∼14：30  Koh-ichi Kadowaki: Rice mitochondrial 
		      genome as	a tool to understand the RNA
		      editing and the process of symbiosis.

      14：30∼14：45  Nobuhiro Tsutsumi	: Molecular cloning and	
		      nucleotide sequencing of nuclear genes
		      coding for the chloroplast ribosomal
		      proteins of rice.

      14：45∼15：00  Junko Kyozuka : Molecular	mechanism of rice 
		      flower development.


      Session 4	    - Gene Structure and Expression (II)

	      Chairpersons: Koh-ichi Kadowaki and Shu-Chen Grace 
			    Chen

      15：20∼15：35  Ryuji Ishikawa: Mutator-like transposase 
		      domain found in rice genome.

      15：35∼15：50  Antonio Fluminhan: The distribution of 
		      5-methylcytosine in somatic chromosomes
		      of germinating aged rice seeds.

      15：50∼16：05  Rajat K. Chaudhuri: Evidence for possible	
		      mobile elements in IR36 nuclear genome.

      16：05∼16：20  Yue-Ie Hsing: Cloning and	characterization 
		      of rice early-embryogenesis specific
		      genes.

      16：20∼16：35  Liang-Jwu	Chen: Isolation	of cDNA	clones for
		      genes that are specifically expressed in rice
		      embryo.

      16：35∼18：00  Poster Session


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     │	October	15 (Tuesday) │
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      Session 5	    - Molecular	and Physiological Aspects of
		      Stresses

	      Chairpersons: Guo-Fang Hong and Li-Fei Liu

      09：00∼09：30  Chu-Yung Lin: Class I low-molecular-weight 
		      heat-shock protein in rice.

      09：30∼09：45  Li-Fei Liu: Physiological	changes	of rice	
		      tissue culture induced by	osmotic	stress.

      09：45∼10：00  Randeep Rakwal : A microscale and	rapid 
		      purification of an inducible
		      methyltransferase	from UV-irradiated rice
		      leaves responsible for biosynthesis of the
		      flavanone	phytoalexin sakuranetin	by
		      affinity chromatography.

      10：00∼10：15  Yaw-Huei Lin : Trypsin inhibitor and 
		      trypsin-like protease activity in	air- or
		      submergence-grown	rice coleoptiles.

      10：15∼10：30  Tse-Min Lee : Abscisic acid in chilling 
		      tolerance	of rice	seedlings.

      10：30∼10：45  Yoshichica Kitagawa : Noble putative 
		      chilling tolerant	factor in rice:	Function of
		      caffeine-	-sensitive Ca+2	channels.


      Session 6	    - Gene Regulation

	      Chairpersons: Liang-Cai Li and Yue-Ie Hsing

      11：00∼11：30  Jong-Ching Su : Physiological roles of 
		      three rice sucrose synthase isogenes as
		      elucidated by a study on their differential
		      expressions.

      11：30∼11：45  Su-May Yu: Mechanism of sugar feedback 
		      regulation ofα-amylase gene
		      expression in plants.

      11：45∼12：00  Ching-San	Chen : Expression and regulation 
		      of rice prolamin gene RP3.

      13：00∼14：00  Poster Discussion


      Session 7	    - Biotechnology : Transformation Techniques	
		      and Applications

	      Chairpersons: Masahiro Sugiura and Jei-Fu	Shaw

      14：00∼14：30  Liang-Cai	Li : Genetic transformation of 
		      rice using the biolistic method.

      14：30∼14：45  Swapan Kumar Datta: Production of	
		      transgenic rice by protoplast, biolistic and
		      agrobacterium systems.

      14：45∼15：00  Renando Solis : Transformation of	indica 
		      rice with	maize Ac and Ds	by particle
		      bombardment.

      15：00∼15：15  Yi-Fang Tsay: Cloning and	overexpressing 
		      nitrate transporter genes	in rice.

      15：15∼15：30  Jei-Fu Shaw : Production of syrups and 
		      high-protein flour from rice.


      Session 8	    - Informatics

	      Chairpersons: Stephen Heller and Akira Tsugita

      15：50∼16：20  Akira Tsugita: Separation	and 
		      identification of	rice and Arabidopsis
		      proteins by two dimensional electrophoresis;
		      standardization of gel pattern, identification of
		      non-blocked proteins and deblocking.

      16：20∼16：45  Masaharu Kamo : World-Wide-Web 
		      two-dimensional electrophoresis database:
		      relating database	of spot	image and
		      sequence data of rice and	Arabidopsis.

      16：45∼17：10  Edie Paul	: Information resources	for rice 
		      research.

      17：10∼17：30  Closing Remarks: Atsushi Hirai, Ray Wu and 
		      Ching-San	Chen