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The 34th NIBB Conference "Responses of The Photosynthetic Apparatus to Environmental Light Conditions"

Organizers Norio Murata
Venue National Institute for Basic Biology, Okazaki , 444-8585, Japan
Date Dec. 10-12, 1994
Program
Program  
December 10 (Saturday) Morning
9:45-9:50 Opening address-Kimiyuki Satoh (NIBB)
9:50-10:00 Welcome to NIBB-Ikuo Takeuchi (Director General of NIBB)
   
Session I. Photo-regulation of PSI/PSII stoichiometry
Chairpersons: J. M.Anderson and S. Katoh
10:00-10:35 E. Gantt, G. Wolfe, S. Tan, F. X. Cunningham Jr. and B. Grabowski
  The LHC antenna complex of photosystem I in Parphyridium cruentum and its acclimation.
10:35-11:10 Y. Fujita, A. Murakami, K. Aizawa and K. Ohki
  Changes in stoichiometry among thylakoid components in Cyanophytes: Acclimation to chromatic light.
11:10-11:30 K. Aizawa and Y. Fujita
  Changes in PSI synthesis in response to chromatic light observed with Synechocystis PCC 6714.
11:30-12:05 A. Melis, A. Murakami, J. A.Nemson, C. Vasilikiotis, K. Aizawa, K. Ohki, and Y. Fujita
  Chloroplast acclimation to varied quality or intensity of irradiance involves a constitutive expression of photosystem-II and a highly regulated expression of photosystem-I.
12:05-12:25 Discussion
12:25-12:35 Group photo
12:35-13:35 Lunch
   
December 10 (Saturday) Afternoon
Session II. Photo-degradation of Dl protein
Chairpersons: M. Ikeuchi and A. Melis
13:35-14:10 M. Miyao
  Specific degradation of photosystem II Dl   protein by active oxygen species: Implication for mechanism of the Dl protein degradation under illumination.
14:10-14:45 T. Ono
  Effects of photosystem II inhibitors on selective and specific degradation of the Dl protein.
14:45-15:20 I. Ohad, H. Gong, N. Keren, T. Mor, H. Zer, J. Hischberg and H. Pakrasi
  Role of RCII-acceptor side in the low and high light induced degradation of PSII protein subunits.
15:20-15:40 Break
15:40-16:15 A. K. Mattoo
  Photoregulation of Dl protein modifications in relation to PSII dynamics.
16:15-16:50 P. Nixon
  Aberrant turnover of the DI protein in site directed mutants of the cyanobavterium Synecocystis sp. PCC 6803 that show preturbed electron transfer in photosystem two.
16:50-17:10 Y. Narusaka, M. Saeki, H. Kobayashi and K. Satoh
  Photo-tolerant mutants of Synechocystis PCC6803 obtained by in vitro random mutagenesis of psbAII.
17:10-17:30 Discussion
   
Session III. Recovery from photoinhibition
Chairpersons: I. Ohad and A. Watanabe
17:30-17:50 N. Inagaki, A. Matsumoto, Y. Yamamoto, F. Taguchi and K. Satoh
  Identification and characterization of C-terminal processing protease for Dl precursor protein.
18:00-20:30 Reception
   
December  11 (Sunday) Morning
Session III. Recovery from photoinhibition (continued)
Chairpersons: I. Ohad and A. Watanabe
9:00-9:35 G. H. Krause, O. Y. Koroleva, A. Thiele, and P. Jahns
  Photoinhibition and recovery of photosystem II in relation to xanthophyll cycle activity and DI-protein turnover.
9:35-10:10 K.- J. van Wijk
  Reassemby and reactivation of PSII after light-induced ·degradation of the D-1 protein. 
10:10-10:30 Break
10:30-11:05 Z. Gombos, H. Wada and N. Murata
  Fatty acid desaturation affects the recovery from low-temperature photoinhibition. 
11:05-11:40 E.-M. Aro, E. Kanervo and N. Murata
  Turnover of the D1 protein of photosystem II in Synechocystis PCC 6803 mutants defective in desaturation of fatty acids.
11:40-12:15 B. Y. Moon, S. Higashi, Z. Gombos and N. Murata
  Changes in tolerance of the photosynthetic machinery to low-temperature photoinhibition by modification of lipid biosynthesis.
12:15-12:35 Discussion
12:35-13:35 Lunch
   
December 11 (Sunday) Afternoon
Session IV. Redox responding sensory transduction
Chairpersons: Y. Fujita and A. K. Mattoo
13:35-14:10 J. F. Allen, C. A Allen, L. Cheng, G. Hakansson and D. Stys
  Effects of redox potential on thylakoid protein phosphorylation and chloroplast and mitochondrial protein synthesis.
14:10-14:45 K. Inoue, J. K. Kouadio, C. S. Mosley and C.E.Bauer
  Biochemical characterization of redox responding sensory transduction components in Rhodobacter capsulatus.
14:45-15:20 J.M. Anderson, G.D. Price, J.-W. Yu, W. S. Chow and M. Badger
  Transformation with antisense  RNA  directed against the Rieske FeS and ATP δ nuclear-encoded polypeptides.
15:20-15:40 Discussion
15:40-16:00 Break
   
Session V. Translational and transcriptional regulation by light
Chairpersons: D. A. Christopher and M. Sugiura
16:00-16:20 H. Kuroda and K. Satoh
  Accumulation of translation intermediates of Dl protein in isolated pea chloroplasts in the dark.
16:20-16:55 S. P. Mayfield, A. Darron, A. Cohen, C. B. Yohn and R. Bruick
  RNA/protein interaction in light regulated translation.
16:55-17:30 S. S. Golden, R. Li, R. Kulkarni, and N. F. Tsinoremas
  Light responsive regulation of cyanobacterial PSII genes.
17:30-17:50 J. Obokata
  Transcriptional and post-transcriptional regulations of the nuclear genes for PSI in Nicotiana sylvestris.
18:30-21:00 Conference dinner
   
December 12 (Monday) Morning
Session V. Translational and transcriptional regulation by light (continued)
Chairpersons: T. Takabe and S. Mayfield
9:00-9:35 H. Fan and M. Sugiura
  Analysis of light-responsive transcription of rbcS in vitro.
9:35-10:10 D. A. Christopher
  Coordination of blue light/UV-A-activated psbD­ psbC transcription and PSII subunit turnover in chloroplasts.
10:10-10:45 Y. Toyoshima and T. Shiina
  In vitro analysis of light regulation of psbD/C promoter in dark and/or light-grown wheat seedings.
10:45-11:05 Discussion
11:05-11:25 Break
   
Session VI. Photo-regulated dynamics of photosynthetic apparatus
Chairpersons: E. Grant and K. Tanaka
11:25-11:45 S. Katoh
  Photosynthetic acclimation to shade of senescing rice leaves.
11:45-12:20 A.-L. Etienne, F. Garnier and J.-C. Thomas
  New results about a transient association of a chaperon protein with Spirulina maxima phycobilisomes in relation to light intensity.
12:20-13:20 Lunch
   
December 12 (Monday) Afternoon
Session VI. Photo-regulated dynamics of photosynthetic apparatus (continued)
Chairpersons: K. Tanaka and E. Gantt
13:20-13:55 J. Sheen
  Blue light signaling in maize leaf cells.
13:55-14:30 K. Asada
  Ferredoxin-and NADP+ -mediated cyclic electron transports-A mechanism for down-regulation of PSII.
14:30-14:50 Break
14:50-15:25 G. Takeba
  Photoprotective role of photorespiration.
15:25-16:00 K. Sonoike
  Selective photoinl}ibition of photosystem I in vivo and in vitro.
16:00-16:20 Y. Sasaki, T. Konishi and Y. Nagano
  Prokaryote form of acetyl-CoA carboxylase and light
16:20-16:50 Discussion
16:50-17:00 Closing address-Norio Murata (NIBB)

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