Programme

June 5th, Thursday

 

Registration 12:00-

Opening Remark:  Masayuki Yamamoto 14:00-

 

 

1. Maf-CNC Function in Differentiation of Hematopoietic Cells

 

Chair: Masayuki Yamamoto

14:10

 

Kazuhiko Igarashi

Regulation of Subcellular Distribution of Bach2 and Its Implication in B Cell Development

14:45

Ramesh A Shivdasani

The Essential and Multifaceted Role of Nf-E2 in Megakaryocyte Differentiation and Platelet Release

15:20

I-Cheng Ho

Regulatory Roles of C-Maf in Innate and Adaptive Immunity

 

Coffee break

16:15

Etsuro Ito

Transgenic Expression of BACH1 Results in Megakaryocytic Linage Impairment

16:50

Claire Francastel

Nuclear Compartmentalization of NF-E2 Subunits during Erythroid Differentiation

 

 

Poster Viewing 17:30-18:30

 

 

Reception 18:30-20:30

 


June 6th, Friday

 

2. Stress Response and Xenobiotic Metabolism

 

Chair: Hozumi Motohashi

9:00

 

Masayuki Yamamoto 

Nrf2-Keap1 Regulation of Cellular Defense Mechanisms against

Electrophiles and Reactive Oxygen Species

9:35

Thomas W Kensler 

Nrf2-Regulated Genes: Identification and Role in Cancer Chemoprevention

10:10

John D Hayes 

Principles of Chemoprevention

 

Coffee break

11:05

Steven R Kleeberger 

The Role of Nrf2 in Susceptibility to Pulmonary Oxidant Injury

11:40

Ken Itoh 

The role and Mechanism of Nrf2 in Acute Inflammation

12:15

Jefferson Chan 

Exploring the Function of NRF1 Transcription Factor through ES Cell Chimeras

 

Lunch Time 12:50-14:00

 

 

3. Structure and Function of Maf-CNC Proteins in bZip Transcriptional Network

 

Chair: Kazuhiko Igarashi

14:00

Hozumi Motohashi 

Small Maf Proteins are Functional Partner Molecules of Nrf2 in Keratinocytes

14:35

Volker Blank 

Regulation of Small Maf gene Expression

15:10

Minoru Yoshida 

Functional Analysis of Nuclear Subdomains Containing Histone Deacetylases and Bach2

 

Coffee break

16:05

Toshiyuki Tanaka 

Structural Analysis of Maf Family Transcription Factors

16:40

Tom K Kerppola 

Visualization of Protein Interactions in Living Cells using Bimolecular Fluorescence Complementation Analysis

17:15

Doug Engel 

Revealing New Intersections between the Small Maf Proteins and the Developmental Pathways in which they Act

 

Wine and Poster discussion 18:00-19:30


June 7th, Saturday

 

4. Large Maf Function in Development and Homeostasis

 

Chair: Doug Engel

9:00

Sabine P Cordes 

Analysis of Hindbrain Patterning Defects Caused by the Kreislerenu Mutation Reveals Multiple Roles of Kreisler in Hindbrain Segmentation

9:35

Satoru Takahashi 

Functional Analysis of Large Maf Transcription Factor MafB in vivo

10:10

Masaharu Sakai  

c-Maf: Regulation of Expression and Target Gene in Cellular Differentiation

 

Coffee break

11:05

Anand Swaroop 

A Key Role for NRL in Transcriptional Regulatory Pathways during Rod Photoreceptor Differentiation

11:40

Kohsuke Kataoka 

MafA/L-maf in Insulin Gene Regulation

12:15

Kunio Yasuda 

Interaction between Pax6 and L-Maf during Lens Formation

 

Closing Remark:   Doug Engel