Diverse Strategies for Adaptation in Marine Organisms
Update: 05. 30, 2013
(June 21-22, 2013)
Date: June 21, 2013 (Fri) 9:30~17:30
June 22, 2013 (Sat) 9:00~16:10
Venue: Auditorium, Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo
5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8564, JAPAN
TEL: +81-4-7136-6202
Convener: Yoshio Takei (AORI, Univ. Tokyo)
Contact Person at AORI: Susumu Hyodo
Program
June 21 (Fri)
Session 1. Molecular Physiology of Body Fluid Regulation
Chair: Toyoji Kaneko (Grad. Sch. of Agr. Life Sci., Univ. of Tokyo)
9:30~10:15 Keynote Lecture 1: Shigehisa Hirose (Dept. of Biol. Sci., Tokyo Inst. Tech.)
Molecular Physiology of Chloride Cells
10:15~10:40 Fumiya Furukawa (Fac. of Agr., Miyazaki Univ.)
K+ and Cs+ Excretion by the Gills of Mozambique Tilapia
10:40~11:05 Akira Kato (Dept. of Biol. Sci., Tokyo Inst. Tech.)
Ion Transporters in Euryhaline Pufferfish Takifugu obscures Involved in FW and SW Acclimation
11:05~11:30 Tatsuya Sakamoto (Ushimado Marine Inst., Okayama Univ.)
"Mineralcorticoids" in Fish
11:30~11:45 Coffee Break
11:45~12:10 Yoshiro Suzuki (Div. of Cell Signaling, Okazaki Inst. Integr. Biosci.)
Roles of TRP Channels in Total Body Calcium Homeostasis
12:10~12:35 Hiroshi Miyanishi (Grad. Sch. of Agr. Life Sci., Univ. of Tokyo)
Functional Analysis of Natriuretic Peptides by Gene Knockdown and Search for the Key Genes in SW Adaptation
12:35~13:00 Hideya Takahashi (Ushimado Marine Inst., Okayama Univ.)
Identification of Genes that Determine the Salinity Tolerance in Medaka, Oryzias spp.
13:00~14:00 Lunch
Session 2. Unity and Diversity of Body Fluid Regulation
Chair: Nobuo Suzuki (Noto Marine Lab., Kanazawa Univ.)
14:00~14:45 Keynote Lecture 2: Minoru Uchiyama (Grad. Sch. of Sci. Eng., Univ. of Toyama)
Wanderings and Pleasures in the Study of Water and Electrolyte Metabolism
14:45~15:10 Masakazu Suzuki (Grad. Sch. of Sci., Shizuoka Univ.)
Diversity of Aquaporins and Their Physiological Roles in Vertebrates
15:10~15:35 Norifumi Konno (Grad. Sch. of Sci. Eng., Univ. of Toyama)
The Roles of Neurohypophysial Hormone Vasotocin in Environmental Adaptations of Lungfish and Medaka
15:35~16:00 Susumu Hyodo (AORI, Univ. of Tokyo)
Euryhalinity of Cartilaginous Fish: Their Unique Mechanisms
16:00~16:15 Coffee Break
16:15~16:40 Soichi Watanabe (Grad. Sch. of Agr. Life Sci., Univ. of Tokyo)
Environmental Osmolality Affects the Function of the Intestinal Amino Acid Absorption Mechanisms in Euryhaline Teleosts
16:40~17:05 Taro Watanabe (AORI, Univ. of Tokyo)
Renal Sulfate Regulation: A Lesson from Eel
17:05~17:30 Koji Inoue (AORI, Univ. of Tokyo)
Adaptation Mechanism of Hydrothermal Vent-specific Animals to Hydrogen Sulfide and its Relationship with Osmoregulation
18:00~20:30 Banquet
June 22 (Sat)
Session 3: Endocrinology of Ancestral Vertebrates and Cordates
Chair: Hironori Ando (Sado Marine Biol. St., Niigata Univ.)
9:00~9:45 Keynote Lecture 3: Masumi Nozaki (Sado Marine Biol. St., Niigata Univ.)
Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Gonadal Endocrine System in the Hagfish
9:45~10:10 Masatoshi Mita (Dept. of Biol., Fac. of Educ., Tokyo Gakugei Univ.)
Regulatory Mechanism of Relaxin-Like Gonad-Stimulating Substance (GSS) in the Reproduction of Starfish
10:10~10:35 Honoo Satake(Suntory Inst. Bioorganic Res.)
Biological Significances of Neuropeptides and Peptide Hormones in the Ascidian, Ciona intestinalis: Endocrine and Evolutionary Views
10:35~11:00 Kaoru Kubokawa (MMBS, RCME, Fac. of Sci., Univ. of Tokyo)
Comparative Insights of Sex Steroids in the Invertebrate-Vertebrate Transition
11:00~11:15 Coffee Break
11:15~11:40 Shigehiro Kuraku (Genome Resource Analysis Unit, Riken CDB)
Sequence Informatics to Understand Early Vertebrate Evolution
11:40~12:05 Katsuhisa Uchida (Fac. of Agr., Miyazaki Univ.)
Molecular and Functional Evolution of Pituitary Glycoprotein Hormone in Most Primitive Vertebrates, Hagfish
12:05~13:00 Lunch
Session 4: Recent Progress in Comparative Endocrinology in Japan
Chair: Akihisa Urano (Hokkaido Univ.)
13:00~13:35 Kazuyoshi Tsutsui (Dept. of Biol., Waseda Univ.)
Discovery of Hypothalamic Hormones and Progress in Comparative Endocrinology
13:35~14:00 Akiyoshi Takahashi, Kanta Mizusawa (Sch. of Marine Biosci., Kitasato Univ.)
MSH and MCH: Independent and Interactive Actions
14:00~14:25 Shigenori Nobata (AORI, Univ. of Tokyo)
Central Regulation of Drinking by Hormones
14:25~14:40 Coffee Break
14:40~15:05 Shinji Kanda, Yoshitaka Oka (Grad. Sch. of Sci., Univ. of Tokyo)
Morphological/physiological Analysis of Vertebrate Kisspeptin Neurons Reveals Evolution of Novel Functions of Peptidergic Neuron Systems
15:05~15:30 Hiroyuki Kaiya (Natl. Cerebral Cardiovasc. Cent. Res. Inst.)
What is the Role of Ghrelin in Vertebrates? Insights from Comparative Viewpoints
15:30~15:55 Makoto Kusakabe (AORI, Univ. of Tokyo)
Physiological Roles of Relaxin(s) in Teleosts
15:55~16:10 Closing Remarks: Yoshio Takei (AORI, Univ. of Tokyo)