Conference: "Signaling Systems, Venoms and Adhesives: Recurring Themes and Variations" held on October 13-16, 1991at Baltimore, MD.

为期半天的研讨会，题为"信号系统，毒液和 粘合剂：反复出现的主题和变化"，建议为 第二届国际海洋生物技术会议（IMBC '91）， 1991年10月13日至16日。 拟议的专题讨论会聚集了科学家，他们的研究与 海洋生物对我们了解以下方面作出了重大贡献： (1)外源性化学刺激剂的受体系统， 神经递质和激素，（2）抑制特定 受体;（3）防水粘合剂的生物合成。 这些 通过反复出现的主题， 在受体结构、转导机制和 类似分子的合成和应用 功能协调发展的 将讨论以下主题：受体介导的幼虫 沉降，棘皮动物上确定的受体类型的复发 精子和哺乳动物细胞， 毒液阻断特定的受体和离子通道， 肽类、类固醇和类胡萝卜素作为内源性激素 和外源性信息素以及儿茶酚的掺入 部分转化为神经递质和粘合剂。 座谈会 内容将由主办方进行总结和整合， 发表在《生物学报》上。

A one-half day Symposium, entitled "Signaling Systems, Venoms and Adhesives: Recurring Themes and Variations", is proposed for the Second International Marine Biotechnology Conference (IMBC' 91), October 13-16, 1991. The proposed Symposium assembles scientists whose studies with marine organisms make major contributions to our understanding of: (1) receptor systems for exogenous chemostimulants, neurotransmitters and hormones, (2) substances inhibiting specific receptors, and (3) the biosynthesis of waterproof adhesives. These seemingaly disparate subjects are integrated by recurring themes apparent in receptor structure, mechanisms of transduction, and the synthesis and employment of similar molecules for diverse functions. The following topics will be discussed: receptor-mediated larval settlement, the recurrence of a defined receptor type on echinoderm spermatozoa and mammalian cells, the evolution of families of venoms blocking specific receptors and ion channels, the role of peptides, steroids and prostaglandins as both endogenous hormones and exogenous pheromones and the incorporation of the catechol moiety into both neurotransmitters and adhesives. The Symposium contents will be summarized and integrated by the organizers for publication in the Biological Bulletin.//