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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) |
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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 |
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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 |
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Changes in stoichiometry among thylakoid components in Cyanophytes: Acclimation to chromatic light. |
11:10-11:30 |
K. Aizawa and Y. Fujita |
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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 |
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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 |
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December 10 (Saturday) Afternoon |
Session II. Photo-degradation of Dl protein |
Chairpersons: M. Ikeuchi and A. Melis |
13:35-14:10 |
M. Miyao |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Photoregulation of Dl protein modifications in relation to PSII dynamics. |
16:15-16:50 |
P. Nixon |
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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 |
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Photo-tolerant mutants of Synechocystis PCC6803 obtained by in vitro random mutagenesis of psbAII. |
17:10-17:30 |
Discussion |
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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 |
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Identification and characterization of C-terminal processing protease for Dl precursor protein. |
18:00-20:30 |
Reception |
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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 |
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Photoinhibition and recovery of photosystem II in relation to xanthophyll cycle activity and DI-protein turnover. |
9:35-10:10 |
K.- J. van Wijk |
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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 |
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Fatty acid desaturation affects the recovery from low-temperature photoinhibition. |
11:05-11:40 |
E.-M. Aro, E. Kanervo and N. Murata |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Session V. Translational and transcriptional regulation by light |
Chairpersons: D. A. Christopher and M. Sugiura |
16:00-16:20 |
H. Kuroda and K. Satoh |
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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 |
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RNA/protein interaction in light regulated translation. |
16:55-17:30 |
S. S. Golden, R. Li, R. Kulkarni, and N. F. Tsinoremas |
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Light responsive regulation of cyanobacterial PSII genes. |
17:30-17:50 |
J. Obokata |
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Transcriptional and post-transcriptional regulations of the nuclear genes for PSI in Nicotiana sylvestris. |
18:30-21:00 |
Conference dinner |
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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 |
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Analysis of light-responsive transcription of rbcS in vitro. |
9:35-10:10 |
D. A. Christopher |
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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 |
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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 |
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Session VI. Photo-regulated dynamics of photosynthetic apparatus |
Chairpersons: E. Grant and K. Tanaka |
11:25-11:45 |
S. Katoh |
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Photosynthetic acclimation to shade of senescing rice leaves. |
11:45-12:20 |
A.-L. Etienne, F. Garnier and J.-C. Thomas |
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New results about a transient association of a chaperon protein with Spirulina maxima phycobilisomes in relation to light intensity. |
12:20-13:20 |
Lunch |
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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 |
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Blue light signaling in maize leaf cells. |
13:55-14:30 |
K. Asada |
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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 |
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Photoprotective role of photorespiration. |
15:25-16:00 |
K. Sonoike |
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Selective photoinl}ibition of photosystem I in vivo and in vitro. |
16:00-16:20 |
Y. Sasaki, T. Konishi and Y. Nagano |
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Prokaryote form of acetyl-CoA carboxylase and light |
16:20-16:50 |
Discussion |
16:50-17:00 |
Closing address-Norio Murata (NIBB) |