13th International Conference for Plant Mitochondrial Biology

8:45 - 10:15 (1h30)

Organisation and evolution of the mitochondrial genome

Jeff Mower

› Expansion of the MutS gene family shapes plant organelle genetics - Daniel Sloan, Colorado State University 08:45-09:10 (25min)

› Rampant horizontal genome transfer in plant mitochondria: mechanism, functional impact, and dynamics - Maria Virginia Sanchez-Puerta, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo 09:10-09:35 (25min)

› The decoupled evolution of the organellar genomes of Silene nutans leads to distinct roles in the speciation process - Pascal Touzet, Evo-Eco-Paleo, University Lille 09:35-09:53 (18min)

› Enzymology of plant organellar DNA replication and repair - Luis Brieba, Langebio 09:53-10:11 (18min)

10:15 - 10:35 (20min)

Coffee break

10:35 - 12:05 (1h30)

Mitochondrial dynamics and cell biology

Shin-ichi Arimura

› Social networks of mitochondria collaborate on mtDNA maintenance in plant cells - Iain Johnston, University of Bergen 10:35-11:00 (25min)

› High Resolution Investigation of Mitochondrial Molecular Architecture using Cryo-Electron Tomography - Florent Waltz, University of Basel 11:00-11:25 (25min)

› AtVPS13M1 is involved in lipid remodeling in response to phosphate starvation and is located to mitochondria in Arabidopsis thaliana - Morgane Michaud, Laboratoire de physiologie cellulaire et végétale 11:25-11:43 (18min)

› The impact of the environment on plant mitochondrial motility - Jan Multhoff, University of Münster 11:43-12:01 (18min)

12:05 - 13:30 (1h25)

Lunch

13:30 - 15:00 (1h30)

Mitochondrial and cellular metabolism

Elisabeth Vierling

› ATP generation efficiency in plant mitochondria: how many regulators are there and have we missed any? - A. Harvey Millar, University of Western Australia 13:30-13:55 (25min)

› Can mitochondria be used as gatekeepers between life and death in response to stress? - Olivier Keech, Umeå University 13:55-14:20 (25min)

› Photoperiod-dependent modulation of plant development and physiology by mitochondrial NAD-malic enzyme 1 - Maria del Pilar Martinez, University of Bonn 14:20-14:38 (18min)

› Arabidopsis ACONITASE 3 contributes to plant stress tolerance and senescence - Moona Rahikainen, Organismal and Evolutionary Biology Research Program, Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki 14:38-14:56 (18min)

15:00 - 15:30 (30min)

Coffee break

15:30 - 17:15 (1h45)

Mitochondrial RNA expression and processing

Kristina Kühn

› RNA editing in ferns and lycophytes informs the development of synthetic enzymes for controlling organelle gene expression - Ian Small, University of Western Australia 15:30-15:55 (25min)

› Molecular basis for C-to-U RNA editosome assembly in plant organelles - Mizuki Takenaka, Kyoto University 15:55-16:20 (25min)

› A quantitative study of the mitochondrial transcriptome in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana - Michelle Marofke, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg 16:20-16:38 (18min)

› Plant mitochondria post-transcriptional processing: Dynamics and maintenance of the Oxidative Phosphorylation pathway - Oren Ostersetzer, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem 16:38-16:56 (18min)

› Unveiling unique features of the Chlamydomonas reinhardtii mitochondrial genome and mRNA maturation mechanisms - Thalia Salinas, CNRS-Strasbourg 16:56-17:14 (18min)

17:15 - 19:00 (1h45)

Poster Session I

19:00 - 21:30 (2h30)

Dinner

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