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Bioenergetics
June 17-22, 2001
Kimball Union Academy
Meriden, NH

Contributors
The organizers gratefully acknowledge financial support for this meeting from:

Gordon Research Conferences
National Institutes of Health
National Science Foundation
Anatrace, Inc.
Eli Lilly & Co.
Syngenta, Ltd.
Bristol-Myers Squibb, Inc.
Bruker Instruments, Inc.
OLIS: On-Line Instrument Systems, Inc.

Sunday, June 17
Evening
Protein Electostatics
R. Lancaster, Chair; C. Wraight - A. Mulkidjanian, Discussion Leaders
  • R. Lancaster, Introduction to protein electostatics
  • L. Krishtalik, Specific features of proteins as the media for charge transfer reactions
  • M. Gunner, Structure-based calculation of proton and electron transfer in proteins.
  • J. Bolin, Crystal structure of the Rieske ferredoxin from biphenyl dioxygenase and determinants of the redox properties of Rieske Fe-S proteins.
Monday, June 18
Morning
Intraprotein Charge Transfer
P. L. Dutton, Chair; J. Onuchic - F. Millett, Discussion Leaders
  • P. L. Dutton, What matters when in biological electron transfer?
  • A. Stuchebrukhov, Electron transport in proteins
  • P. Fromme, High resolution structure of photosystem I: rate-distance relations for electron transfer
  • F. Armstrong, Applying dynamic electrochemistry to bioenergetics: revelations on electron/proton transfer and catalytic electron transport
  • P. Brzezinski, Charge translocation by cytochrome oxidases
Monday, June 18
Evening
Selective ion transfer mechanisms and signal transduction: Structure-function of bacteriorhodopsin, halorhodopsin, and rhodopsin
R. Glaeser, Chair; J. Herzfeld, Discussion Leader
  • R. Glaeser, Light and life: the rhodopsins
  • J. Lanyi, Crystallographic structure of bacteriorhodopsin and its changes during the proton transport cycle
  • D. Oesterhelt, Structure-function of halorhodopsin
  • D. Teller, Stucture-function of a G-protein receptor, rhodopsin
  • J. Spudich, Structure of sensory rhodopsin (short talk)
Tuesday, June 19
Morning
Intramembrane charge transfer: comparison of cytochrome bc1, cytochrome oxidase, and bacterial reaction center complexes (dedicated to Jerry Babcock)
R. Gennis, Chair; P. Rich, S. Ferguson-Miller, Discussion Leaders
  • R. Gennis, Principles of intramembrane charge transfer
  • C. Hunte, 2.3 Å structure of yeast cytochrome bc1 complex: pathways of charge transfer.
  • A. R. Crofts, Proton-coupled charge transfer in the cytochrome bc1 complex
  • S. Iwata, Proton and electron transfer in respiratory complexes.
  • M. Paddock, Proton transfer in bacterial reaction centers.
  • E. Berry, Comparison of bc structures from mitochondria and bacteria (short talk)
Tuesday, June 19
Evening
Biogenesis of electron transport complexes: how to get it all together
S. Merchant, Chair; F. Daldal, Discussion Leader
  • S. Merchant, Assembly of electron transfer complexes
  • F. Wollman, Translational regulation of the assembly of photosynthetic proteins
  • L. Thoeny-Meyer, Heme-polypeptide interactions during maturation of cytochrome c
  • R. Stuart, Assembly of the mitochondrial respiratory chain complexes in yeast
Wednesday, June 20
Morning
ATPase Nanomotor: Design and evolution of the Gear and Drive Train
M. Amzel, Chair; R. Capaldi, Discussion Leader
  • M. Amzel, Overview of structure-function of ATPases
  • J. Walker, The rotary mechanism of ATP synthase
  • A. Engel, Imaging membrane protein surfaces with the atomic force microscope
  • R. Fillingame, Structural organization and subunit interactions in the Fo rotary motor
  • S. D. Dunn, Stalk Structure and Function in ATP Synthase
Wednesday, June 20
Evening
Coupling of FoF1-ATPase to Rotation and Catalysis
R. Cross, Chair; B. Cain, Discussion Leader
  • R. Cross, Overview of rotational coupling
  • M. Yoshida, Stepped rotation of F1-ATPase
  • W. Junge, Mechanics of rotary ATP synthase
  • W. Allison, The Molecular Mechanism of ATP Hydrolysis Catalyzed by F1-ATPases
Thursday, June 21
Morning
Stucture-Function of Transporters (dedicated to Matti Saraste)
T. Krulwich, Chair; Discussion Leader J. Walker
  • T. Krulwich, Pathways towards understanding molecular mechanisms of transport
  • A. Senior, Interdomain communication in the P-glycoprotein multidrug resistance protein.
  • H. R. Kaback, Kamikaze approach to lac permease structure-function
  • W. Kuehlbrandt, Projection structure of NhaA, a secondary transporter from E. coli
  • R. M. Stroud, Structure of a glycerol-conducting channel and the basis for its selectivity.
Thursday, June 21
Evening
Global Cellular Bioenergetics
P. Pedersen, Chair
  • P. Pedersen, Mitochondrial Events in the Life and Death of Animal Cells.
  • C. Mannella, Folding of the inner mitochondrial membrane: Dynamics and bioenergetic implications
  • R. Capaldi, Mitochondrial dynamics and cell control.
  • V.Skulachev, Programmed death of mitochondria (mitoptosis), apoptosis, and cytochrome c

 
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