Internet World Congress '98 Poster Session

	Cell Biology Poster Session Chair: Kenneth B Storey (Institute of Biochemistry, Carleton University, Canada) Co-Chair: Islam Khan (Kuwait University, Kuwait)

0114 the Interstitial Trophoblast of the First Trimester Human Decidua Basalis Is Composed of Two Distinct Cell Types: an Ultrastructural and Immunocytochemical Study R.S Al-Lamki (Multi-Imaging Centre, Department of Anatomy, Cambridge University, UK) J.N Skepper (Multi-Imaging Centre, Department of Anatomy, Cambridge University, UK) P.B.P Wooding (Babraham Institute, Babraham, Cambridge, UK) G.J Burton (Department of Anatomy, Cambridge University, UK)

0150 Dormancy and gene expression: up-regulation of riboflavin binding protein in liver of spadefoot toads, Scaphiopus couchii, during estivation. K.B. Storey (Institute of Biochemistry, Carleton University, Canada) M.E. Dent (Institute of Biochemistry, Carleton University, Canada) J.M. Storey (Institute of Biochemistry, Carleton University, Canada)

0151 Reorganization of organ metabolic potential and signal transduction capacity during estivation in spadefoot toads, Scaphiopus couchii. KB Storey (Institute of Biochemistry, Carleton University, Canada) KJ Cowan (Institute of Biochemistry, Carleton University, Canada) JA MacDonald (Institute of Biochemistry, Carleton University, Canada) JM Storey (Institute of Biochemistry, Carleton University, Canada)

0152 Permeabilization of human spermatozoa with streptolysin-O: a model for the study of macromolecules involved on the acrosome reaction R Yunes (Laboratorio de Biología Celular y Molecular (IHEM-CONICET), School of Medicine, Argentina) C Tomes (Laboratorio de Biologia Celular y Molecular (IHEM-CONICET), School of Medicine, Argentina) Michaut (Laboratorio de Biología Celular y Molecular (IHEM-CONICET), School of Medicine, Argentina) A Aballay (Laboratorio de Biología Celular y Molecular (IHEM-CONICET), School of Medicine, Argentina) W Berón (Laboratorio de Biología Celular y Molecular (IHEM-CONICET), School of Medicine, Argentina) L Mayorga (Laboratorio de Biología Celular y Molecular (IHEM-CONICET), School of Medicine, Argentina)

0156 Endoplasmic reticulum calcium pump isoforms expressed in endothelium and smooth muscle of arteries and veins I. Khan (Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait) S. Vicky (Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Canada) M.M. Christine (Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Canada) A.K. Grover (Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Canada)

0174 Regulation of ground squirrel Na+K+-ATPase activity by reversible phosphorylation during hibernation. J.A. MacDonald (Department of Pharmacology, University of Virginia, USA) K.B. Storey (Department of Biology, Carleton University, Canada)

0296 Glucose utilization by Rana sylvatica erythrocytes: effect of temperature and glucose concentration SPJ Brooks (Nutrition Research Division, Food Directorate, Health Canada, Canada) KB Storey (Department of Biology, Carleton University, Canada) BA Dawson (Therapeutic Products Directorate, Health Canada, Canada) DB Black (Therapeutic Products Directorate, Health Canada, Canada)

0333 Balance Between Activated-STAT And MAP Kinase Regulates The Growth of Human Bladder Cell Lines After Treatment With EGF H. Kawamata (Second Dept. of Oral and Maxillofacial Surg., Tokushima Univ. Sch. of Dent., Japan) K. Hattori (Dept. of Pathol., Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch, Chicago) D. Uchida (Second Dept of Oral and Maxillofacial Surg., Tokushima Univ. Sch. of Dent., Japan) S. Hino (Second Dept of Oral and Maxillofacial Surg., Tokushima Univ. Sch. of Dent., Japan) F. Omotehara (Second Dept of Oral and Maxillofacial Surg., Tokushima Univ. Sch. of Dent., Japan) M. Sato (Second Dept of Oral and Maxillofacial Surg., Tokushima Univ. Sch. of Dent., Japan) R. Oyasu (Dept. of Pathol., Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch, USA)

0369 Downregulation Of SERCA Pump Expression In The Rat Diaphragm After Corticosteroid Treatment G. Gayan-Ramirez (Laboratory of Pneumology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium) L. Vanzeir (Laboratory of Pneumology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium) M. Decramer (Laboratory of Pneumology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium) F. Wuytack (Laboratory of Physiology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium)

0390 Human Serum Pyroglutamyl-beta-Naphthylamide Hydrolyzing Activity During Development and Aging. J.M. Martinez (Unit of Physiology, Faculty of Experimental Sciences, University of Jaen, Spain) M.J Ramirez-Exposito (Unit of Physiology, Faculty of Experimental Sciences, University of Jaen, Spain.) I. Prieto (Unit of Physiology, Faculty of Experimental Sciences, University of Jaen, Spain) C. Petzelt (Experimental Anesthesiology, Humboldt University (Charité Hospital), Germany) F. Hermoso (Unit of Physiology, Faculty of Experimental Sciences, University of Jaen, Spain) F. Alba (Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Granada, Spain) J.M. Arias-Saavedra (Hospital General de Especialidades Ciudad de Jaen, Spain) M. Ramirez (Unit of Physiology, Faculty of Experimental Sciences, University of Jaen, Spain.)

0393 Thyroid Hormone-induced Alterations in Sarcoplasmic Reticulum (SR) Protein Phosphorylation and Ca2+ Pump Activity Jiang Mao (Department of Physiology, The University of Western Ontario, Canada) Narayanan Njanoor (Department of Physiology, The University of Western Ontario, Canada)

0435 Purification and Characterization of Protein Kinase A Catalytic Subunit from Liver of the Freeze-Tolerant Wood Frog: Role in Glycogenolysis During Freezing C.P. Holden (Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Manitoba, Canada) J. Storey (Department of Chemistry and Biology, Carleton University, Canada) K.B. Storey (Department of Chemistry and Biology, Carleton University, Canada)

0436 Protein Kinase A from Bat Skeletal Muscle: A Kinetic Study of the Enzyme from a Hibernating Mammal C.P. Holden (Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Manitoba, Canada) J. Storey (Departments of Chemistry and Biology, Carleton University, Canada) K.B. Storey (Departments of Chemistry and Biology, Carleton University, Canada)

0496 The Intestinal Vitamin D3-25 Hydroxylase. Regulation by 25OHD3 and 1,25(OH)2D3. C Theodoropoulos (Centre de Recherche, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Canada) C Demers (Centre de Recherche, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Canada) M Gascon-Barré (Centre de Recherche, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Canada)

0584 Analysis of the In Vivo and In Vitro Processing of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. medellin Cyt1Ab1 Toxin E. Esobar (Biotech and Biological Control Unit, Corporacion para Investigaciones Biologicas, Colombia) C. Segura (Biotech and Biological Control Unit, Corporacion para Investigaciones Biologicas, Colombia) S. Orduz (Biotech and Biological Control Unit, Corporacion para Investigaciones Biologicas, Colombia)

0620 An Investigation of PH-dependent Aggregation of Calmodulin by High Performance Liquid Chromatography and Electrophoresis T. Young (Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Northern Colorado, USA) R. Hyslop (Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Northern Colorado, USA)

0621 Sodium Feedback Regulation of Na,K-pump Activity in Isolated Rat Thalamic Neurons V V. Senatorov (Loeb Research Institute, Ottawa Hospital, Canada) P. Stys (Loeb Research Institute, Ottawa Hospital, Canada) B. Hu (Loeb Research Institute, Ottawa Hospital, Canada)

0627 Apolipoprotein B100 Is Degraged by Ubiquitin-Proteasome Pathway in Vitro N. Sakata (Dept. of Food Science & Human Nutrition, University of Missouri, USA) J. Dixon (Dept. of Food Science & Human Nutrition, University of Missouri, USA)

0634 Multiple negative regulatory elements in 5'-flanking region of the rat catalase gene. T. Takeuchi (Department of Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, Japan) A. Kayasuga (Department of Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, Japan.) H. Toda (Department of Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, Japan.) K. Sato (Department of Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, Japan.)

0649 Isolation and Characterization of The 5'-Flanking Region of The Rat C/EBP alpha Gene. K Nakamura (Department of Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, Japan) T. Nakamura (Department of Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, Japan) T. Takeuchi (Department of Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, Japan) N. Hori (Department of Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, Japan) K. Adachi (Department of Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, Japan) K. Sato (Department of Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, Japan)

0669 Gene Therapy for a Murine Model of a Genetic Lysosomal Storage Disease with Cell Microencapsulation. C.J.D. Ross (Department of Biology, McMaster University, Canada) M. Ralph (Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Canada) P.L. Chang (Department of Pediatrics, McMaster University, Canada)

0680 Measurement of Pancreatic Lipase Isoforms by Agarose Gel Electrophoretic Fractionation MR Sánchez (Departmento de Bioquímica, Hospital Universitario San Cecilio, Granada, Spain) C Oliver (Departamento de Bioquímica, Hospital Universitario San Cecilio, Granada, Spain)

0699 The Sarco(endo)plasmic Reticulum Ca2+-ATPases in Regenerating and Stretched Muscles E. Zador (Inst. Biochem., Albert Szent-Gyorgyi Medical University, Hungary) L. Mendler (Inst. Biochem., Albert Szent-Gyorgyi Medical University, Hungary) G. Szakonyi (Inst. Biochem., Albert Szent-Gyorgyi Medical University, Hungary) L. Dux (Inst. Biochem., Albert Szent-Gyorgyi Medical University, Hungary) F. Wuytack (Lab. Physiol., KULeuven, Belgium)

0711 Effects Of Drought (Water Stress) On Growth And Photosynthetic Capacity of Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) M.E. Fernández-Conde (Departamento de Biologia Vegetal y Ecologia.Universidad de Córdoba, Spain) P. de la Haba (Departamento de Biologia Vegetal y Ecologia, Universidad de Córdoba, Spain) A. González-Fontes (Departamento de Biologia Vegetal y Ecologia, Universidad de Córdoba, Spain)

0787 Polyethylene-co-acrylic Acid: A Hybridization Support With Very Little Non-specific Binding J.K Pruett (Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Southern Mississippi, USA) T Hurt (Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Southern Mississippi, USA) P Zhang (Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Southern Mississippi, USA) J.A. Evans (Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Southern Mississippi, USA.) N.C. Fawcett (Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Southern Mississippi, USA)

0789 A Solid Support For Tethering 5'-aminoalkyl-substituted Oligo Dna Exclusively Via Its 5' End From Aqueous Solution Without Reagents P. Zhang (Department of Chemistry and Biochemsitry, University of Southern Mississippi, USA) N.C. Fawcett (Department of Chemistry and Biochemsitry, University of Southern Mississippi, USA) R.D. Craven (Department of Chemistry and Biochemsitry, University of Southern Mississippi, USA) J.A. Evans (Department of Chemistry and Biochemsitry, University of Southern Mississippi, USA)

0791 Tethering of Oligo DNA Probes to Polyethylene-co-acrylic Acid - a Superior Support For Nucleic Acid Hybridization P. Zhang (Department of Chemistry and Biochemsitry, University of Southern Mississippi, USA) N.C. Fawcett (Department of Chemistry and Biochemsitry, University of Southern Mississippi, USA) R.D. Craven (Department of Chemistry and Biochemsitry, University of Southern Mississippi, USA) J.A. Evans (Department of Chemistry and Biochemsitry, University of Southern Mississippi, USA)

0812 Selfish Behavior of Restriction-modification Gene Complexes and Host Defense by Homologous Recombination I. Kobayashi (Department of Molecular Biology, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, Japan) N. Handa (Department of Molecular Biology, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, Japan) A. Ichige (Department of Molecular Biology, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, Japan) K. Kusano (Department of Molecular Biology, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, Japan) Y. Nakayama (Department of Molecular Biology, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, Japan) Y. Naito (Department of Molecular Biology, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, Japan)