2003 GORDON RESEARCHCONFERENCE ON POLYAMINES<<Poster Presentations>>[Poster Session I]
1. C. Illingworth, M. Mayer, K. Elliott, M. Collier, C. Hanfrey, A. J. Michael
Institute ofFood Research, UK)
Functional identification of an Arabidopsis agmatine iminohydrolase: diverse
bacterial origins of the plant polyamine biosynthetic pathway.
2. M. Yoshida, K. Kashiwagi, A. Ishihama, K. Igarashi, (ChibaUniversity/Nippon Institute of Biological Sciences, Japan)
Identification of polyamine modulons and regulation of gene expression bythe modulons.
3. Y. Terui, D. Saito, M. Ohnuma, E. Kawashima, and T. Oshima (TokyoUniversity of Pharmacy and Life Science, Japan)
Effects of unique polyamines in an extreme thermophile, Thermus
thermophilus in various DNA damages.
4. Y. Sato, Y. Terui, T. Oshima, S. Matsufuji (Toko University of Pharmacyand Life Science/Jikei University School of Medicine, Japan)
Effects of branched polyamines from Thermus thermophilus on antizyme
frameshifting.
5. N. Murai, Y. Murakami, S. Matsufuji (Jikei University School of Medicine,Japan)
Cellular localization of antizyme and identification of NES in antizyme1.
6. M. Ohkido (Jikei University School of Medicine, Japan)
An essential role for antizyme1 in the fetal liver hematopoiesis.

7. T. K. Thane, J. L. A. Mitchell (Northern Illinois Univeristy, USA)
Characterizatio of mammalian antizyme inhibitor.
8. Abrams, Christen, Eberhard, Lindsay, Gavin, Michael, Silveira, Alexandra,
Toth, Charles (USA)Characterization of the antizyme gene family in Xenopus laevis.
9. C. L. DeBlecourt, J. L. A. Mitchell (Northern Illinois University, USA)
Characterization of antizyme-1 in mammalian cells.
10. A. L. Subhi (USA)Polyamines and their rate-limiting enzyme ornithine decarboxylase (ODC)
regulate cellular proliferation and differentiation.
11. J. M. Ackermann (USA)DNAzyme-mediated intervention of ODC activity.
12. C. S. Coleman, A. E. Pegg (Pennsylvania State University College ofMedicine, USA)
Mammalian putrescine biosynthesis.
13. K. Luersen, D. Ndjonka, Y. Zou, X. Bi, P. Woster, E. Liebau, R. D Walter(Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, USA)
Regulation of nematode S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylases.
14. X. Wang (University Drive Hershey, USA)
Overexpression of human spermine synthase gene in Gy mice.
15. M. K. Chattopadhyay, C. W. Tabor, H. Tabor (National Institutes ofHealth, USA)
Spermidine formation from spermine in yeast by an amine oxidase: one
enzyme two functions.
16. Y. Wang, T. M. Stewart, W. Devereus, A. Hacker, B. Frydman, P. M.
Woster, R. A. Casero Jr. (Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine,USA)
Properties of purified recombinant human polyamine oxidase, PAOh1/SMO.
17. S. Vujcic, P. Liang, P. Diegelman, D. L. Kramer, C. W. Porter (RoswellPark Cancer Institute, USA)The use of functional genomics to identify a novel spermine-directed oxidase
and the polyamine oxidase involved in polyamine back-conversion.
18. Y. Chen, S. Vujcic, D. L. Kramer, C. W. Porter (Roswell Park CancerInstitute, USA)The use of small interfering RNA to dissect apoptotic events deriving fromperturbations in polyamine catabolism1.
19. K. Nishimura, K. Murozumi, A. Shirahata, M. H. park, K. Kashiwagi, K.
Igarashi (Chiba Univeristy, Japan/National Institute of Health, USA)
Independent role of eIF5A and polyaines in cell proliferation.
20. A. Childs, C. Decker, R. Parker, M. H. Park, E. W. Gerner (University ofArizona/National Institute of Health, USA)
Polyamine-dependent RNA processing.
21. T. Uemura, H. Tomitori, K. Tachihara, K. Kashiwagi, K. Igarashi (ChibaUniversity, Japan)
Cellular localization of TPO proteins and regulation of TPO activity byphosphorylation.
22. S. M. Wilson (University of Ave, USA).
23. I. Holm (Mna Kristianstad, Sweden).

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24. T. D. Ward, P. M. Woster, C. J. Bacchi, C. Lopez (Wayne StateUniversity, USA)
Polyamine analogues with antitrypanosomal and antimicrosporidial activity
selectively inhibit trypanothione reductase.
25. P. V. Kong, T. Lin (Univerisity of Aberdeen, UK)
The role of polyamine derived drugs in the inhibition of parasite.
26. I. D. Algranati (Argentina)
Expression of oat Adc gene in T. Cruzi Epimastigotes.
27. M. P. Hasne (USA)Fnctional characterization of LmPOT1 a polyamine transporter genein Leishmania major.
28. R. A. Hillary, L. M. Shantz, A. E. Pegg (University Drive/Hershey
Medical Center, USA)
Cardiac lethality of combined overexpression of ornithine decarboxylase andthe alpha-1B adrenergic receptor.
29. M. T. Hyvonen, L. Alhonen, R. Sinervirta, M. Pietila, J. Janne (Universityof Kuopio)
Acute pancreatitis is not associated with oxidative stress in transgenic rats
overexpressing spermidine/spermine N1-acretyltransferase.
30. R. M. Adibhatla (USA)Polyamine response to CNS injury: For better or for worse?
31. T. D. Ward, P. M. Woster, R. A. Casero, A. Hacker, R. Smith, E. Hager(Wayne State University, USA)
Cell death by anoikis: the story of 39-TDW-47C.

32. M. Holst, S. M. Oredsson (Lund University, Sweden)
Release of cytochrome c from mitochondria in human breast cancer cell lines
treated with the spermine analogue N1,N11-diethylnorspermine.
33. H. M. Zhang, J. N. Rao, X. Guo, L. Liu, T. Zou, J.-Y. Wang (Universityof Maryland School of Medicine/Baltimore VA Medical Center, USA)
Polyamine depletion induces resistance to apoptosis through activation ofPI-3K/Akt signalling pathway in intestinal epithelial cells.
34. D. J. Feith, D. K. Bol, L. M. Shantz (Pennsylvania State University
College of Medicine, USA)
Induction of ornithine decarboxylase activity is a necessary step for
Mek-induced skin carcinogenesis.
35. R. F. Coburn, C. B. Baron (Univeristy of Pennsylvania School ofMedicine, USA)
Polyamines and phosphoinositide metabolism in H160 cells.
36 A. S. Bachmann (Cancer Research Center of Hawaii, USA)The anti-proliferative effect of ODC and SAMDC inhibiors on the growth ofN-Myc amplified or non-N-Myc amplified neuroblastoma cells.
37. A. Hughes, H. M. Wallace (University of Aberdeen, UK)
NSAID and selective COX-2 inhibitor induced cytotoxicity and changes inpolyamine metabolism that are independent of COX expression.
38. N. A. Ignatenko, N. babbar, K. Blohm-Mangone, J. Padilla-Torres, R. A.
Casero, E. W. Gerner (University of Arizona, USA)
Inhibition of intestinal carcinogenesis in mice by sulindac involved inductionof polyamine catabolism.
39. K. Kee, S. Vujcic, D. K. kramer, B. A. Foster, C. W. Porter (Roswell Park
Cancer Institute, UK)
Activation of polyamine catabolism as a novel strategy for treating and/orpreventing prostate cancer.

40. D. E. Mccloskye (Univeristy Dr. Hershey, USA)
Polyamine analogue resistance in prostate cancer cell lines.
41. H. F. Yerushalmi, K. Blohm-Mangone, P. Yamauchi, J. Padilla-Torres, H.
Zhang, N. Ignatenko, H. Holubec, C. M. Payne, E. W. Gerner (University ofArizona, USA)
Gene-diet interactions in arginine-dependent intestinal carcinogenesis andapoptosis.
42. A. V. Fraser, K. Thompson, P. M. Woster, H. M. Wallace (Univerisity ofAberdeen, UK/Wayne State University, USA)
Prevention of polyamine analogue toxicity in human leukaemic cells.
43. D. Datta (India)
Controlled therapeutic angiogenesis induced by the polyamine(s), mostly
bi-amine(s).
44. J.-G. Delcros, O. Phanstiel (CNRS, France/University of Central Florida,USA)
Polyamine passports: synthesis and biological evaluation ofanthracene-polyamine conjugates.
45. R. A. Gardner, C. Wang, J.-G. Delcros, L. Cannon, F. Konat, H. Carias, J.
Biggerstaff, O. Phanstiel (CNRS, France/University of Central Florida, USA)
Development of new polyamine transfection agents.
46. R. S. Weeks (USA)
Synthesis and development of polyamine-like small molecules for treatmentof autoimmune and inflammatory diseases.