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Posters A-Z Akiyama, Yasutoshi Evidence that angiogenin does not cleave CCA termini of tRNAs in vivo 64 Cancelled 65 Albanese, Tanino Recycling of stalled ribosome complexes in the absence of 66 trans-translation Aleksashin, Nikolay Fully orthogonal translation system built on the dissociable ribosome 67 Alexandrova, Jana NKRF RNA binding protein implicated in ribosome biogenesis 68 Alves Guerra, Beatriz Adipocyte-specific GCN1 knockout mice exhibit decreased fat mass 69 and impaired adipose tissue function Andersen, Kasper Langebjerg Ribosome specialization by changes in the 2’-O-methylation pattern – a 70 target for an anti-cancer drug? Andreev, D E. The uORF controls translation of two long overlapping reading frames in 71 the single mRNA Annibaldis, Giuditta Ribosome profiling in mammalian cells to reveal the role of NMD factors 72 in translation termination Barba Moreno, Laura Regulation of Ribosomal Protein Gene expression by DYRK1A 73 Barbosa, Natália M eIF5A impacts the synthesis of mitochondrial complexes proteins in 74 Saccharomyces cerevisiae Page 19 EMBO Conference: Protein Synthesis and Translational Control Belsham, Graham J. Requirements for the co-translational “cleavage” at the 2A/2B junction 75 of the FMDV polyprotein Biffo, Stefano Phosphorylation of eIF6 in vivo is necessary for efficient translation, 76 metabolic remodelling and tumorigenesis Blasco, Bernat The 5´-3´exonuclease Xrn1 promotes translation of viral and cellular 77 mRNAs Bochler, Anthony Interacting networks of ribosomal RNA expansion segments from 78 kinetoplastids Boel, Gregory The diversity of the ABC-F type translation factors 79 Breitenbach-Koller, Hannelore Small molecules generate therapeutic ribosomes for systemic therapy in 80 rare disease Brocard, Michele Pro-viral manipulation of host RNA translation and stress granules 81 assembly by Murine Norovirus Bryant, Jeffrey Translational Regulation of Hypoxia by DAP5 through PHD2 82 Bukhari, Khulud RNA structure and function signals in a novel Nidovirus sequence from 83 the Sea Hare Aplaysia californica Cadena-Sandoval, Marti Regulation of the mammalian target of rapamycin by RNA-protein 84 granules Cargnello, Marie Impact of eIF2ß phosphorylation in translation reprogramming in cancer 85 Page 20 Posters A-Z Castelo-Szekely, Violeta Sequence determinants of DENR/MCTS1-mediated translation 86 reinitiation Catez, Frederic Evidence for rRNA 2'-O-methylation plasticity: contribution to intrinsic 87 translational capabilities of human ribosomes Chan, Cheryl Codon Usage Mismatch and Reprogramming of tRNA Modifications in 88 the Virus-Host Relationship Chan, Kai-Hsin Mechanism of ribosome rescue by ArfB 89 Charon, Justine Identification of peptide-aromatic foldamer hybrids that induce 90 translational arrest in bacteria Chatterjee, Saibal A highly potent microRNA killing machine from Caenorhabditis elegans 91 Chekulaeva, Marina RNA localization is a key determinant of neurite-enriched proteome 92 Chu, Jennifer Mechanisms of rocaglates: a finer look into the molecular activity of 93 small molecules targeting eIF4A Ciandrini, Luca Gene length as a regulator for ribosome recruitment and translation 94 initiation: theoretical insights Clamer, Massimiliano RiboLace: a highly sensitive method for active ribosome profiling 95 Coldwell, Mark J. Non-canonical translation initiation codons that generate novel protein 96 isoforms – driven by mRNA features or protein factors? Page 21 EMBO Conference: Protein Synthesis and Translational Control Cooke, Amy Multiomic analyses uncover YBX3 as a post-transcriptional regulator of 97 amino acid transport via SLC mRNA stability David, Maya Identifying DAP5 direct mRNA targets in human embryonic stem cells 98 De Jaeger-Braet, Joke Identification of the translational landscape of Arabidopsis and Maize 99 meiocytes de Melo Neto, Osvaldo Presenter: Nascimento, Larissa Phosphorylation and novel interactions associated with the control of 100 the Leishmania PABP1 function during translation initiation del LLano, Edgar Age related differences in the translational landscape of mammalian 101 oocytes Derylo, Kamil Colocalization of ribosomal uL10 protein with P-bodies in proteotoxic 102 stress Dezi, Veronica Transcription, trafficking, translation: dissecting the spatiotemporal 103 mechanisms underlying localised protein synthesis Dikstein, Rivka Differential binding of eIF4E to cap-proximal nucleotides and alternative 104 promoters of eIF4A and PABP mediate translational response to energy stress Dmitriev, Sergey E. Real-time monitoring of luciferase activity in mRNA transfected cells: a 105 powerful tool for studying protein biosynthesis Duncan, Kent E. eIF2D/Ligatin coordinates synaptic function in vivo by modulating 106 translation of specific mRNAs Page 22 Posters A-Z Einhorn, Evelyne RACK1, a ribosomal protein involved in selective viral and cellular 107 translation Eroshok, Ekaterina Elucidating the impact of upstream open reading frames on translational 108 regulation Fislage, Marcus Cognate or near-cognate - That's ribosomes question 109 Florin, Tanja Global analysis of protein synthesis arrest induced by the translation 110 termination inhibitor apidaecin Förste, Stefanie Stochastic modeling of multiprotein complex formation 111 Friedrich, Andreas Small molecules generate therapeutic ribosomes for systemic therapy in 112 rare disease Fuentes-Villalobos, Francisco DISC1 regulates translation and Stress Granule dynamics in an 113 Akt/mTORC1-independent manner Fujiwara, Toru Ribosome stall at AUG-Stop -Regulation of boron dependent 114 Arabidopsis thaliana NIP5;1 transcript accumulation through boron induced ribosome stall- Fujiwara, Toshinobu ZFP36L1 represses translation initiation independently of deadenylation 115 mediated by AU-Rich elements Gallo, Simone RACK1 binding to the ribosome specifically modulates cap-dependent 116 translation and stress signaling Gerber, André P. Generation of ribosome imprinted polymers for sensitive detection of 117 translational responses Page 23 EMBO Conference: Protein Synthesis and Translational Control Gillen, Sarah The role of eIF4A2 & DDX6 in translational control via the Ccr4-NOT 118 complex Giuliodori, Anna Maria The RNA-binding protein CspA favors the progression of the ribosomes 119 during translation under cold-shock conditions Glineburg, M. Rebecca RAN translation at CGG repeats is selectively upregulated by the 120 integrated stress response Goldman, Daniel Investigating the mechanism of splicing-mediated translational 121 enhancement Gopanenko, Alexander Human ribosomal protein eS1 participates in U11 pre-snRNA 122 biogenesis and minor spliceosome functioning Goswami, Avijit Leishmania donovani inhibits endosome maturation to affect stability of 123 miRNA -repressed messages Goyal, Akanksha Interaction of E. coli initiation factor 3 (IF3) with the 50S ribosomal 124 subunit Grallert, Beata Regulation of global translation through the cell cycle 125 Gray, Nicola PABP4 is critical for mammalian pregnancy: A unique mouse model for 126 the maternal origins of IUGR and stillbirth Grayhack, Elizabeth J. Fits and starts in the translation of the genetic code 127 Green, Katelyn RAN translation initiation at C9orf72-associated G4C2 repeat 128 expansions Page 24 Posters A-Z Grzela, Renata Presenter: Nasilowska, Karolina Studies of the hNudt16 substrate specificity towards oligonucleotides 129 bearing different native cap structures Gu, Sohyun Alternative structures of PABP determine functions of the protein by 130 changing interacting partners Guerrero, Santiago Presenter: Mestre-Farràs, Neus Identification of RNA binding proteins relevant for metastasis 131 Guydosh, Nicholas Presenter: Jones, Grant RNase L activation during the cellular anti-viral response affects 132 ribosome homeostasis and inhibits ribosome recycling Guzzi, Nicola A new role of RNA Pseudouridylation in translation control and stem cell 133 fate commitment Haase, Nadin Studying the Nascent Peptide Chain in the Ribosomal Exit Tunnel 134 Haghandish, Nasim The protein interactome of protein arginine methyltransferase 7 within 135 breast cancer cells reveals a novel role for the methyltransferase in post-transcriptional regulation Harvey, Robert mTOR-eIF2 cross-talk signalling in response to DNA damage 136 Hernández, Greco Human papilloma virus-18 uses a novel viral mRNA to drive translation 137 of oncoprotein E6 mRNA in tumors Hernández, Greco RNA-binding protein Musashi1 regulates PDGFRa expression by 138 binding its mRNA in glioblastoma Herrmannová, Anna Functional and biochemical characterization of human eIF3 in living cells 139 Page 25 EMBO Conference: Protein Synthesis and Translational Control Hronova, Vladislava Characterization of a molecular mechanism underlying translation 140 reinitiation of human transcriptional activator ATF4 Hsu, Polly Super-resolution Ribosome profiling revealed novel small peptides in 141 tomato Hughes, Kelly Case for a triplet-of-triplet genetic code 142 Imai, Hirotatsu Archaeal ribosomal stalk protein aP1 directly binds to the 143 ribosome-recycling factor aABCE1 and promotes ribosome-dependent ATP hydrolysis Inglés-Ferrándiz, Marta Role of UNR/CSDE1 in cellular senescence 144 Ivanov, Aleksandr PAIP1 and PAIP2 regulate function of PABP in translation termination 145 Iwasaki, Shintaro Self-resistance of translation initiation factor 4A to its natural inhibitor in 146 Aglaia plant Jagus, Rosemary Widespread distribution of Class III eIF4E family members in metazoans 147 Jansova, Denisa RNA and translational machinery in
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