Thursday, 27th September The 4th Prato Conference on Pore Forming Proteins 2018
Registration
8:30AM - 5:00PM
Thursday, 27th September
Sala Caminetto
Toxins, Bacteria and Microbiomes
9:00AM - 10:30AM
Thursday, 27th September
Salone Grollo
Chair: Helen Saibil
- A hydrophobic loop in T. gondii PLP1 is required for cytolytic activity and egress competence - Alfredo J Guerra
- Cryo-EM structures of YenTc, an insecticidal pore-forming toxin - Irene Chassagnon
- Structural basis and functional implications of the membrane pore-formation mechanism of Vibrio cholerae cytolysin - Kausik Chattopadhyay
- Pore-forming antibacterial toxins produced by the gut microbiota - Laurie Comstock
Coffee Break
10:30AM - 11:00AM
Thursday, 27th September
Sala Billiardo & Main Bar
Poster Talks
11:00AM - 12:30PM
Thursday, 27th September
Salone Grollo
Lunch
12:30PM - 1:30PM
Thursday, 27th September
Sala Billiardo & Main Bar
Lunchtime Seminar
1:00PM - 1:30PM
Thursday, 27th September
Salone Grollo
Chair: Michael Landsberg
Sponsored by:
Bacterial Toxins, Cell Receptors and Signalling
1:30PM - 3:00PM
Thursday, 27th September
Salone Grollo
Chair: Laurie Comstock
- Identification of glycan receptors for seven major cholesterol-dependent cytolysins - Lucy K Shewell
- Intracellular factors involved in up-take and action of bacterial glucosyltransferase toxins - Klaus Aktories
- New insights into Helicobacter pylori vacuolating toxin - Timothy Cover
- Membrane insertion of α-xenorhabdolysin in near-atomic detail - Evelyn Schubert
Poster Prizes & Conference Close
3:00PM - 3:45PM
Thursday, 27th September
Sala Billiardo & Main Bar
Conference Dinner
6:00PM - 9:00PM
Thursday, 27th September
Il Baghino Restaurant