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39th Maize Genetics Conference
List of Posters

I. CYTOGENETICS

1Jack Beckett
Columbia, MO
Developments Involving B-A Translocations in Maize
2Annette Chan
University of California
Microtubule Arrays During the Diakinesis to Anaphase I Transition in Normal and Mutant Maize Meiocytes
3R. Kelly Dawe
University of Georgia
Localization of the Factors Required for Meiotic Drive on Abnormal Chromosome 10
4Antonio Fluminhan
Tohoku University - Katahira
The Distribution of Topoisomerase II on Maize Somatic Chromosomes
5Amie Franklin
Univ. of California-Berkeley
3-D Immuocytology of RAD51 Recombination Protein in Meiosis
6Inna Golubovskaya
University of North Dakota
The Mac1 and Am1 Maize Genes Control the Initiation of Meiosis
7Lisa Harper
Univ. of California-Berkley
Towards an Integrated Cyto-Genetic Map of Maize
8Akio Kato
Lab. Mutation Induct. Techn.
Inst. Radiation Breeding
Chromosome Counting in Maize with Heat Pretreatment
9Lloyd H. Mogensen
Northern Arizona Unversity
B Chromosome-Facilitated Studies of Maize Sperm Cells Based Upon Fluorescence in Situ Hybridization (FISH)
10David Weber
Illinois State University
RFLP Mapping of the Centromere of Chromosome 6 Using Telocentric Stocks
11Hong-Guo Yu
University of Georgia
Centromere-and Neocentromere-Mediated Chromosome Movement in Maize
12Yin-Zhou Zheng
University of Iowa
Further Construction of Proximal Duplication Stocks
II. TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS
13Maria Guitiérrez-Nava
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
Transcriptionally Active MuDR is Present in Some Accessions of the Mexican Land Race Zapalote Chico
14Ryuji Ishikawa
Hirosaki University
Mutator Like Element Found in Rice
15Reinhard Kunze
University of Munich
Activator (Ac) Transposase Has A bipartite DNA Binding Domain That Recognizes the Inverted Repeats and Subterminal Sites
16Shailesh Lal
University of Florida
Ds Excision: A Model to Study the Evoluton of Introns in Eukaryotic Genes
17Avi Levy
Weizmann Institute of Science
Abortive Gap Repair: The Underlying Mechanism for DS Elements Formation
18Akemi Ono
Stanford University
Analysis of MURB Localization: Where is The Helper of Mutator Found in Cells?
19Manish Raizada
Stanford University
Characterization of the Mutator TIRB Promoter of MuDR: Tissue and Whole Plant Analysis Using Transgenic Maize
20Tim Rinehart
University of Idaho
Comparative Analysis of Non-Random DNA Double-Strand Break Repair Following Ac/Ds Excision in Maize and Arabidopsis
21George Rudenko
Stanford University
In Vitro Properties of the Maize Activator (Ac) Element Encoded Transposase
22Cliff Weil
University of Idaho
Dominant, trans-acting, Host Control of Ds Transposition in Maize
23Yongli Xiao
Iowa State University
Transposon (Ac)-Induced Homologous Recombination at Maize P Locus and in Transgenic Arabidopsis
24Jianbo Zhang
Iowa State University
Sister Chromatid Transposition
III. MUTATION & TRANSMISSION GENETICS
25Jane E. Dorweiler
University of Oregon
Analysis of Paramutation at the b Locus of Maize
26William Eggleston
Virginia Commonwealth University
Organization, Instability and Paramutagenicity of R-Marbled
27Jay B. Hollick
University of Oregon
Genetic Factors Affecting Paramutant pl Alleles
28Michael Lee
Iowa State University
Molecular Variation in Two Maize Populations Undergoing Selection for Improved Hybrid Performance
29Mary Polacco
University of Missouri
Maize Genome Database--MaizeDB
30Richard Pratt
Ohio State University
Genotype Specific Expression of Symptoms on Maize Inbred Leaves Infected by Cercospora Zeae-Maydis
31Kimberly L. Ruesch
University of Florida
The Confounding RFIII - An Allele of RF3?
32Juan Carlos Salerno
INTA-CICA
Quantitative Trait Loci of Corn Linked to a Balanced Lethal System
33Adriana Tomas
Pioneer Hi-Bred International
Identifying and Isolating Disease Resistance Genes by Transposon Tagging
34Wendy Woodward
University of Missouri
Molecular and Genetic Characterization of a Putative Null pl Allele in Maize

IV. BIOCHEMICAL GENETICS

35Joanna Cross
University of Florida
ADP-Glucose Pyrophosphorylase Activity From Maize-Potato Hybrids
36Dean Goodman
Standford University
The Function of Highly Conserved Regions of Bronze 2
37Thomas W. Greene
Univ. of Florida
Heat Stable Maize Endosperm ADP-Glucose Pyrophosphorylase
38Daniel P. Griffin
Rider University
Partial Genomic Sequence of the Methlyene-tetrahydrofolate Reductase Gene
39John Hammock
Truman State University
Biochemical Analysis of the y10 Mutant of Maize
40Olga Karpova
University of Missouri
Deletion in the Maize Mitochondrial NAD4 Gene Disrupts the Assembly of the NADH-Dehydrogenase Respiratory Complex of the Inner Mitochondrial Membrane
41Vipan Kalia
Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University
A Preliminary Study of Genetics of Resistance to Bacterial Stalk Rot of Maize
42David A. Lightfoot
Southern Illinois University
Assimilatory Glutamate Dehydrogenase (gdhA) Expression in Maize
43Katarzyna Lobos
North Carolina State University
Mapping of Mutants in Dimboa Biosynthetic Pathway
44Theresa Musket
University of Missouri
The UMC Maize Probe Bank
45Janet O'Neal
Truman State University
Genetic and Biochemical Analyses of the y9 and y12 Genes of Maize Demonstrate that They are Allelic
46Afroza Rahman
Iowa State University
Expression, Purification and Characterization of SU1, A Debranching Enzyme Requried for Starch Biogenesis in Maize Kernels
47William Rapp
University of Missouri-St. Louis
Identification of Maize Lon Protease Gene Family
48Imad Saab
University of Illinois
A Flooding-Induced Xyloglucan ENDO-
Transglycosylase Homolog is Responsive to Ethylene and Associated with Aerenchyma
49Cora Schmid
Stanford University
Identification and Characterization of GST I and GST III Mutations
50Mark Settles
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
The Role of HCF106 in Thylakoid Protein Targeting
51Janine Shaw
University of Florida
Elucidation of the Alteration in the Mutant Brittle2-C (bt2-C)
52Jay Thelen
University of Missouri
Partial Purification of the Maize Mitochondrial Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex
53Wilfred Vermerris
North Carolina State University
Cloning of Brown-midrib2, a Gene Affecting Lignin Composition


V. DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS
54Bruce G. Abedon
University of Wisconsin
Vegetative Phase Change in Endosperm Types Differing in Seedling Vigor
55B.A Ambrose
University of California San Diego
Temporal and Spatial Expression of Floral-Specific MADS-Box Genes
56Lane Arthur
University of Georgia
Using Increased Heterofertilization to Screen for Mutants That Affect Pollen Tube Guidance
57Thomas Brutnell
University of Oxford
The Role of Bundle Sheath Defective 2 in C4 Development
58Jorge Cacharron
Max-Planck-Institut Fuer Zuechtungsforschung
Usual and Unusual Expression Patterns of Mads-Box Genes
59Susan J. Carlson
University of Florida
Analysis of a Novel Maize Endosperm-Specific cDNA
60Bharat Char
Plant Gene Expression Center
The Maize kin1 Gene, A potential Target of Knotted1, is Expressed Differently in Male and Female Flowers
61Lizzie Cribb
University of Oxford
A Role for BSD1 in the Photosynthetic Development of Maize and Rice Leaves
62Matthew Evans
University of Wisconsin
Genetic Analysis of Female Gametophyte Development in Maize
63Owen Hoekenga
University of Missouri
Teopod1 And Teopod2 Influence of the Methylation State of Pl-Blotched
64Lauren Hubbard
Plant Gene Expression Center
Expression of Teosinte Branched1, A gene Controlling the Morphological Evolution of Maize
65Erin Irish
University of Iowa
Developmental Processes Underlying Inflorescence Formation: Evidence From SEM Analysis of Tassel Seed Mutants
66Julia Paxson Jankovsky
Yale University
Characterization of Midribless (MRL1/MRL1), A Leaf Developmental Mutant in Maize
67Elizabeth A. Kellogg
Harvard University Herbaria
Development of Inflorescences in the Grass Tribe Andropogoneae
68Jane Langdale
University of Oxford
C4 and C3 Photosynthetic Gene Expression Patterns are Uncoupled in the bsd3 Mutant
69Debbie Laudencia-Chingcuanco
Plant Gene Expression Center
not under control, A Gene That Regulates Inflorescence and Floral Meristem Determinacy
70Nick Lauter
Univ. of Minnesota
The Inheritance and Evolution of Trichome Formation in Teosinte
71Lewis Lukens
Univ. of Minnesota
Teosinte Branched1 and the Evolution of Plant Form Among the Grasses
72Paula McSteen
Plant Gene Expression Center
Characterization of the Barren Inflorescence Class of Mutants
73Gary Muehlbauer
Univ. of California-Berkeley
Expression of the Liguleless3 Homeobox Gene Reveals a Time-Dependent Mechanism for Leaf Cell Fate Acquisition.
74Peter Rogowsky
INRA/ENS-Lyon
ZMESR, A Novel Endosperm Specific Gene Expressed in a Restricted Region Around the Maize Embryo
75Ruairidh Sawers
University of Oxford
The Bundle Sheath Defective 2 Gene Encodes a Putative Zinc-Finger Domain
76Mike Scanlon
Univ. of California-Berkeley
The Meristem Mutation Bladekiller1 Disrupts Distal Developmental of the Leaf
77Richard Schneeberger
Univ. of California-Berkeley
Recessive mutations of the rough sheath1 homeobox gene display embryo and seedling lethal phenotypes.
78Richard Schneeberger
Univ. of California-Berkeley
Phenotypic characterization of the rough sheath2 developmental mutant.
79Neelima Sinha
Univ. of California-Davis
Interactions Between the Adherent1 and Glossy Mutations
80Nathan Springer
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Specification of Leaf Shape and Leaf Cell Identity in Bladeless2 Mutants of Maize
81Anne Sylvester
University of Idaho
Cloning and Characterization of A Gene Differentially Expressed During the Juvenile Phase of Development
82Jeffrey M. Thornsberry
University of Missouri
Deficiencies in Photosystem I Activity in the NCS Mutants of Maize
83Miltos Tsiantis
University of Oxford
The Twisted Dwarf (TWD)Mutation Which Disrupts Early Leaf Development in the Maize Leaf is Allelic to Rough Sheath 2
84Erik Vollbrecht
Plant Gene Expression Center
Genetic Analysis of Megagametogenesis in Maize
85Lan-Ying Wen
University of Florida
Developmental Expression Patterns of Mitochondrial and Nuclear Genes During Male Gamete Formation in CMS-S Maize and its Maintainer
86Elizabeth Yoon
Oregon State University
Analysis of the Maize Tousled-Like Kinase Gene Family

VI. MOLECULAR GENETICS

87Evgueni Ananiev
University of Minnesota
Complex Structure of Knob DNA in Maize Chromosome 9
88Don Auger
University of Missouri
Nuclear Gene Dosage Effects on the Expression of Mitochondria Cytochrome Oxidase Genes
89Zoya Avramova
Purdue University
Structural Organization of Colinear Regions in the Maize, Sorghum and Rice Genomes
90Julia Bailey-Serres
Univ. of California-Riverside
Maize Ribosomal Proteins: Discovery of an Evolutionary Distinct Phosphoprotein in the Peptidyl Transferase Center
91Mary Beatty
Iowa State University
Fine Structure Analysis of A Wild Type Sugary1 Allele
92David Braun
University of Missour-Columbia
Mutator Tagging A Maize Receptor-Like Protein Kinase
93Mary Byrne
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Analysis of a Gene for Chloroplast Development, Iojap, in Maize and Arabidopsis
94Charles Carey
University of Oregon
Negative Regulation of b and Anthocyanin Biosynthetic Gene mRNA Levels By The a3 Gene Product
95Newton P. Carneiro
University of Arizona
Characterization of EF-1_ Gene Family in Maize
96Chalivendra Subbaiah
University of Illinois
Molecular Cloning and Expression Analysis of a Putative Calcium Atpase from Maize
97Mingsheng Chen
Purdue University
Molecular Characterization of Sequence Organization, Composition and Conservation in the SH2/A1-Homologous Regions of the Rice, Sorghum and Maize Genomes
98Jae Choi
University of Florida
Analysis of Two shrunken2 (sh2) Splicing-Mutants Encoding Maize Endosperm ADP-Glucose Pyrophosphorylase Large Subunit
99Surinder Chopra
Iowa State University

Expression of the P-wr (white pericarp, red cob) Allele: A Case of Organ Specific Repeat Induced Gene Silencing?
100Maureen Clancy
University of Florida
Shrunken1 Intron 1 - Mediated Enhancement of Gene Expression in Maize
101Suzy Cocciolone
Iowa State University
Allele-Specific Expression of the Maize P Gene in Transgenic Plants
102Georgia Davis
USDA-ARS, Miss. State Univ.
Synteny of Maize Chromosome 1 and Rice Chromosome 3
103Charles Dietrich
Iowa State University
Support for the Hypothesis That Cuticular Wax-Associated, Fatty Acid-Elongation Occurs Via A Multi-Branched Pathway: Isolation of a gl8 Paralog
104Tracey Downey
Truman State University
Sequence Analysis of the Upstream Region of the Y1 Gene of Maize
105Jon Duvick
Pioneer Hi-Bred
Characterization of a Maize cDNA Coding for an Antifungal Peptide with Similarity to the N-Terminal Presequence of Vicilins
106John Gray
University of Missouri
Isolation of lls1, A Novel Suppressor of Cell Death in Plants
107Joel Hansen
Iowa State University
Gl1 Defines A Class of Receptor-Like Proteins Required for the Normal Accumulation of Cuticular Waxes
108Gongshe Hu
University of Missouri
Isolation and Characterization of Les-2552, A Dominant Lesion-Mimic Mutation in Maize
109Erika R. Ingham
University of Missouri-Columbia
Searching for Signals: Using Phage Display to Find A ligand for Arabidopsis thaliana RLK5
110Mark W. Jones
O.S.U.-O.A.R.D.C.
Symptomology of Maize Chlorotic Dwarf (MCD) and Identification of Loci for MCD Tolerance in Caribbean Maize
111Carlyn S. Keith Buckler
University of Missouri
Characterization of RCM
112Kyung-Nam Kim
Penn State University
Molecular Analysis of a Genomic Fragment Containing the Maize SBE1 Gene
113Joseph King
University of Illinois
Identifying QTL Affecting Kernel Composition and Tassel Morphology in Different Progeny Types and Genetic Backgrounds
114C.M. Kreike
University of Pennsylvania
Reduced Recombination Frequencies in the Presence of the Gain-of-Function Teopod 2 Allele
115Reinhard Kunze
University of Munich
Isolation and Mapping of mus1, A Putative Maize Homolog of the E. coli mutS DNA Mismatch Repair Gene
116Eugene Kuzmin
University of Missouri
P2: An Unstable mitochondrial Genome Induced By A Nuclear Factor
117Beth Laughner
University of Florida
Characterization of a PDI-Like Clone Isolated From a Maize Suspension Library
118Victor Llaca
Rutgers University
Sorghum-Maize Microsynteny of the 22-KDA _-Zein Cluster Region
119Feng Liu
Iowa State University
Biochemical Characterization of the RF2 Protein Required for the Restoration of Fertility to CmsT
120Michael McMullen
University of Missouri
Independent Genetic Control of Maysin and Apimaysin Synthesis in Maize Silks
121Frank Michiels
Plant Genetic Systems
Transgenes for Propagating Male Sterile Genotypes
122Steve Openshaw
Pioneer Hi-Bred
How Many Genes Control Plant Height in Maize?
123Brent Page
University of Missouri
Analyzing the Organization of the Maize Centromere
124Anna-Lisa Paul
University of Florida
A Comparison of the Structural Organization of the Higher Order Chromatin in Maize and Arabidopsis
125Tara L. Phelps
University of Missouri
Molecular Organization and Size Estimation of Chromosome Knobs in Maize
126David J. Riddle
University of Missouri
Sequence Comparisons Indicate Differences Between R Type Mitochondrial Plasmids
127Uma Sankar
O.S.U.-OARDC
Detecting Interactions of Maize CDNA Clones with MCDV Coat Proteins Using the Yeast Two-Hybrid System
128M. Sato
Rice Genome Program
STAFF Institute
Implications of Telomere/Centromere Fusions in Maize-Rice Colinearity
129Martha C. Schneerman
Illinois State University
Identification of Quantitative Trait Loci (QTLS) of Corn Oil in Zea Mays L
130Neil Schultes
Conn Ag. Exp. Station
High Chloropyll Fluorescence 60 Segregates with an Ac Tagged CS17 Gene
131David Selinger
University of Oregon
Characterization of the B-Bolivia Allele of the b Locus in Maize
132Lyudmila Sidorenko
Iowa State University
Will P-SAR Elements Stabilize Transgene Expression in Transgenic Plants?
133Ann E. Stapleton
Univ. Tennessee at Chattanooga
Physiological and Genetic Analysis of Responses to Ultraviolet Radiation
134Richard Thompson
Max-Planck-Institut für Züchtungsforschung
Nitrogen and Hormonal Responsiveness of the 22KDA _-Zein and B-32 Genes in Maize Endosperm is Displayed in the Absence of Opaque-2
135D.B. Walden
University Western Ontario
The Response of Maize Radicles to Thermal Shifts or Metallic Ion Insults

136D.B. Walden
University Western Ontario
The 18-kDa Heat-Shock Protein
137Shyn-Shyan Wang
University of Illinois
A Model to Estimate Epistasis in the F2 and F2:3 Generations.
138Zhendong Wang
Rutgers University
Characterization of the Prolamin-box Binding Factor (PBF) and Its Role in the Regulation of 27 Kda Zein Gene
139Michael K. Wanous
University of Missouri
Analysis of Sequences From A Chromosomes Selected with the B Centromere Clone
140Tsui-Jung Wen
Iowa State University
Isolation and Characterization of Root Hair Mutants From Maize
141Udo Wienand
University of Hamburg
Molecular analysis of In-D; a semi-dominant allele of the anthocyanin regulatory gene Intensifier
142Laura Woody
University of Missouri
Effects of Endosperm Size Factors on RNA and Protein Expression in Maize Endosperm
143E. Wurtzel
Lehman College- CUNY
Isolation of a cDNA encoding maize ZDS, the Carotenoid Biosynthetic Enzyme Zetacarotene Desaturase
144Hong Yao
Iowa State University
Physical and Genetic Characterization of the
a1-sh2
Interval
145Zhaohui Li
Lehman College-CUNY
A Novel Leucine-rich Repeat Transmembrane Protein Kinase of Maize

WORKSHOP ABSTRACTS
M. Lynn Senior
N.C. State University
Polymorphism Rate and Utility of SSRS Using Agarose Gels
Julie Vogel
DuPont Agricultural Products
SAMPL and ISSR Markers: Direct Amplification from Microsatellites
Janet Ziegle
Applied Biosystems
Genetic Analysis in Agriculture: Automated Approaches for Basic and Applied Research