13th International Conference for Plant Mitochondrial Biology

8:45 - 10:30 (1h45)

Mitochondrial translation

Stefan Binder

› Mitochondrial translation: From ribosome assembly to its interaction with the RNA processing machinery - Philippe Giegé, CNRS-Strasbourg 08:45-09:10 (25min)

› Mitochondria and chloroplasts biogenesis relies on tRNA import in the early vascular plant, Selaginella, revealing an extreme example of organellar translation machineries evolution and adaptation. - Laurence Drouard, CNRS-Strasbourg 09:10-09:35 (25min)

› What's yours is mine: tracing the evolutionary mechanisms behind tRNA import in plant mitochondria. - Jessica Warren, Arizona State University 09:35-09:53 (18min)

› rPPR1 and rPPR1-like proteins document the astonishing functional diversity of factors involved in plant mitochondrial translation. - Chuande Wang, Shanghai Jiao Tong University 09:53-10:11 (18min)

› Structural and functional variety among plant peptidyl tRNA hydrolases. - Talla Ngom, INRAE-Institut Jean Pierre Bourgin 10:11-10:29 (18min)

10:30 - 10:50 (20min)

Coffee break

10:50 - 12:15 (1h25)

CMS and plant reproduction

Maupertuis Amphitheatre

Françoise Budar

› Stable inheritance of mitoTALEN-mediated depletion of the mitochondrial orf288 gene revealed a cytoplasmic male sterility-causing gene hidden in the mitochondrial genome of standard japonica rice - Kinya Toriyama, Tohoku University 10:50-11:15 (25min)

› Mitochondrial Inheritance: Remedying Cytoplasmic Male Sterility through Paternal Transmission - Kin Pan Chung, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology 11:15-11:33 (18min)

› Mitochondria from mature pollen: no more orders and ready for action - Clement Boussardon, Umea Plant Science Center 11:33-11:51 (18min)

› New Insights into Cytoplasmic Male Sterility and Fertility Restoration in Wheat - Thien Tran, University of Western Australia 11:51-12:09 (18min)

12:15 - 13:30 (1h15)

Lunch

13:30 - 14:20 (50min)

Respiration and climate change

Veronica Maurino

› Genotype, light and temperature: their roles in controlling variation in leaf respiration rates - Owen Atkin, Australian National University 13:30-13:55 (25min)

› Respiration in a changing climate - Danielle Way, Australian National University 13:55-14:20 (25min)

14:20 - 15:00 (40min)

CMS and plant reproduction

Renate Horn

› Identification of cytoplasmic male sterile causative genes in rice - Tomohiko Kazama, Kyushu University 14:20-14:38 (18min)

› Peptide-mediated DNA/protein delivery system for plant organellar modifications - Keiji Numata, Kyoto University (from session Mito engineering) 14:38-14:56 (18min)

15:00 - 15:30 (30min)

Coffee break

15:30 - 17:15 (1h45)

Proteins: structure, biogenesis and homeostasis

Jurgen Soll

› Mitochondrial biogenesis: from structure to resurrection plants. - Monika Murcha, University of Western Australia 15:30-15:55 (25min)

› A plant-specific assembly factor involved in the assembly of the membrane arm of complex I - Etienne Meyer, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg 15:55-16:20 (25min)

› FMT and the translation of nuclear-encoded organellar proteins - Anne-Marie Duchêne, CNRS-Strasbourg 16:20-16:38 (18min)

› Conserved and plant-specific roles of NDUFAF3 in the assembly of the Q/P module of respiratory complex I in the green microalga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii - Claire Remacle, University Liege 16:38-16:56 (18min)

› An MCIA-Like Complex is Required for Mitochondrial Complex I Assembly and Seed Development in Maize - Guifeng Wang, Henan Agricultural University 16:56-17:14 (18min)

17:15 - 19:00 (1h45)

Poster Session II

19:00 - 21:30 (2h30)

Dinner

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