Session 1

P01 Molecular cloning and functional analysis of taurine transporter in marine mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis

M. Hosoi (Kyoto Univ.), H. Sawada, K. Takeuchi, H. Toyohara and I. Hayashi

P02 Sequence and expression of rainbow trout FoxF1 mRNA encoding a conserved winged helix/forkhead transcription factor

Y. Hidaka (Shizuoka Univ.), S. Tanaka and M. Suzuki

P03 Cloning and characterization of members of the Slc4, Slc13, and Slc26 anion transporter subfamilies involved in sulfate homeostasis and white cake formation

T. Nakada (Tokyo Inst. Technol.), Y. Kurita, K. Miyamoto and S. Hirose

P04 RBCC protein expression in branchial epithelial cells of Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica

K. Miyamoto (Tokyo Inst. Technol.), N. Nakamura, M. Kashiwagi, S. Honda, A. Kato, S. Hasegawa, Y. Takei and S. Hirose

P05 Expression of a novel four-and-a-half LIM protein, FHL5, in pillar cells of eel gills

A. C. Mistry (Tokyo Inst. Technol.), A. Kato, Y. H. Tran, S. Honda, Y. Takei and S. Hirose

P06 Tetrapod-type brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) coexists with ANP, VNP and CNP in the primitive ray-finned fish, the sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus)

A. Kawakoshi (Univ. Tokyo), S. Hyodo and Y. Takei

P07 ANP-mediated hyponatremia is due to an inhibitory action of ANP on drinking and intestinal NaCl absorption in seawater-adapted eels

T. Tsukada (Univ. Tokyo) and Y. Takei

P08 A novel guanylin family in eel: Possible osmoregulatory hormones in the intestine

S. Yuge (Univ. Tokyo), K. Inoue, S. Hyodo and Y. Takei

P09 Identification and characterisation of ghrelin in the Japanese eel: a possible involvement of ghrelin in osmoregulation

H. Kaiya (Natl. Cardiovasc. Center), M. Kojima, H. Hosoda, L. G. Riley, S. Hyodo, Y. Takei, T. Hirano, E. G. Grau and K. Kangawa

P10 Pituitary development and the expression patterns of pituitary-related genes in the Japanese Lamprey, Lampetra japonica

K. Uchida (Riken Kobe), Y. Murakami, S. Hirano S. Kuratani

P11 The change in length of rete mirabile with feeding habits of Coryphaenoides acrolepis

K. Suetsugu (Univ. Tokyo) and S. Ohta

P12 Laboratory-reared larvae of hydrothermal vent-endemic barnacle

H. Watanabe (Univ. Tokyo), S. Kojima, M. Kyo and R. Kado

  Session 2

P13 Molecular phylogeny of barnacles based on nucleotide sequences of mtDNA

R. A. Begum (Univ. Tokyo), T. Yamaguchi and S. Watabe

P14 Skin mucus agglutination activity of puffer, Takifugu rubripes, against bacterial isolates from their skin surface and rearing water

N. Mano (Nihon Univ.), H. Nishikawa, S. Tutui, H. Sugita and Y. Suzuki

P15 Expression of recombination activating gene 1 and 2 (RAG 1, RAG2) in the organs for hematopoiesis and differentiation of lymphocytes of torafugu, Takifugu rubripes

M. Otani (Fukui Pref. Univ.) and T Miyadai

P16 cDNA cloning and sequencing of D-amino acid oxidase from common carp liver and its expression in E. coli

M. G. Sarower (Univ. Tokyo), S. Okada, and H. Abe

P17 The complete primary structure of prawn alanine racemase: the first example from a higher eukaryote

N. Yoshikawa, (Univ. Tokyo) Md. N. Ahsan, S. Watabe and H. Abe

P18 Genomic structural analysis of the medaka fast skeletal myosin heavy chain genes

C. -S. Liang (Univ. Tokyo), A. Simizu, T. Sasaki, S. Asakawa, N. Simizu and S. Watabe

P19 Relationship between the primary structure and thermostability of tuna myoglobins

N Ueki (Univ. Tokyo), Y. Ochiai and S. Watabe

P20 Upper lethal temperatures of blood cells from goldfish and rainbow trout in relation to thermal stability

H. Kondo (Univ. Tokyo) and S. Watabe

P21 Differential scanning calorimetry and circular dichroism spectrometry of acclimation temperature-associated types of grass carp myosin

Y. Tao (Univ. Tokyo), M. Kobayashi and S. Watabe

P22 Structural diversity in fish muscle tropomyosins through adaptation to different modes of life

M. -C. Huang (Univ. Tokyo), Y. Ochiai and S. Watabe

P23 Urea-resistibility and structure of elasmobranch skeletal muscle myosin

S. Kanoh (Mie Univ.), Y. Kasama, Y. Horie and D. Funabara

P24 Structural analyses of medaka Wap65-1 and Wap65-2 genes and their heme binding ability

M. Hirayama (Univ. Tokyo), S. Kinoshita, A. Shimizu, T. Sasaki, S. Asakawa, N. Shimizu and S. Watabe

P25 Primary structural and gene expression analyses of Wap65-1 and Wap65-2 from pufferfish

M. Nakaniwa (Univ. Tokyo), M Hirayama, D. Ikeda, N. Hirazawa, T. Otaka, T. Mitsuboshi, K. Shirasu and S. Watabe

P26 Crustapain: a novel cysteine proteinase with unique substrate specificity from an Arctic shrimp

H. Aoki (Univ. Tokyo, Nichirei Co.), Md. N. Ahsan and S. Watabe

P27 Cloning of cathepsin genes with a unique expression pattern from anchovy

Md. N. Ahsan (Univ. Tokyo), H. Aoki and S. Watabe

P28 Effect of cold acclimation on enzyme activities related to nutritional regulation in muscle and liver of red sea bream Pagrus major

T. Sugita (Natl. Res. Inst. Fish. Sci.), N. Ishida and M. Yamashita

P29 Cold responsive transcriptional mechanism of the zebrafish CDC48 gene

S. Imamura (Natl. Res. Inst. Fish. Sci.), N. Ojima and M. Yamashita

P30 Effect of astaxanthin on oxidative stress in rainbow trout cells

T. Nakano (Tohoku Univ.), N. Miura, T. Yamaguchi, M. Sato and G. K. Iwama

P31 Growth hormone-like substance in rotifer

G. Kaneko (Univ. Tokyo), T. Yoshinaga, S. Kinoshita, K. Tsukamoto, A. Hagiwara and S. Watabe

  Session 3

P32 Cloning and expression of a cDNA encoding a matrix peptide associated with calcification in the exoskeleton of the crayfish

H. Inoue (Univ. Tokyo), T. Ohira, N. Ozaki and H. Nagasawa

P33 Characterization of a novel matrix protein in the prismatic layer of the Japanese pearl oyster, Pinctada fucata

M. Suzuki (Univ. Tokyo), E. Murayama, H. Inoue and H. Nagasawa

P34 Functional analysis of a coccolith matrix acidic polysaccharide from coccoliths of coccolithophorid algae, Pleurochrysis carterae and Pleurochrysis haptonemofera

N. Ozaki (CREST, JST), S. Sakuda, H. Nagasawa, T. Kogure and J. Tanaka

P35 Immunohistochemical localization and cDNA cloning of carbonic anhydrase involved in otolith calcification in inner ear of teleost

H. Tohse (Hokkaido Univ.), E. Murayama, T. Ohira, H. Ando, H. Nagasawa, Y. Takagi and Y. Mugiya

P36 A protein with a highly glutamate-rich region is expressed prior to the calcification of the crustacan exoskeleton

H. Endo (Univ. Tokyo), Y. Takagi and T. Watanabe

P37 Molecular analysis of Galaxin, a soluble skeletal matrix protein in the scleractinian coral Galaxea fascicularis

I. Fukuda (Univ. Tokyo), Y. Isa and T. Watanabe

P38 Modeling dinoflagellate's behavior with criteria on biochemical flows

A. K. Yamazaki (Monotsukuri Inst. Technol.) and D. Kamykowski

P39 Molecular analysis of proteins in the egg of the gonochoristic scleractinian coral Galaxea fascicularis

H. Hayakawa (Univ. Tokyo) and T. Watanabe

P40 Molecular cloning of a cDNA encoding an egg protein and analysis of its expression during vitellogenesis in the hermatypic coral, Favites chinensis

S. Imagawa (Univ. Tokyo), Y. Nakano and T. Watanabe