Photosynthesis. Energy from the Sun: 14th International Congress on Photosynthesis [1 ed.] 1402067070, 9781402067075, 9781402067099

Table of contents :
Contents......Page 5
Section One: Bioenergy and Photosynthesis......Page 39
1. Photosynthetic Electron Transport Properties of an Uptake Hydrogenase Deletion Mutant of Nostoc punctiforme PCC 73102......Page 40
2. The Stoichiometry of Photosystem II to Photosystem I in Higher Plants......Page 43
3. Thiosulfate-Oxidizing Multi-component System in the Green Sulfur Bacterium Chlorobaculum tepidum......Page 47
4. Site-Directed Mutagenesis of Cytochrome b559 in the Cyanobacterium Thermosynechococcus elongatus......Page 51
5. Differential Expression of hoxY Gene, Encoding the Small Subunit of Bidirectional Hydrogenase, Under Ar-Induced Microaerobic Conditions in Synechocystis sp. PCC6803 and Anabaena sp. PCC7120......Page 55
Section Two: Reaction Centers......Page 59
1. [sup(15)]N Photo-CIDNP MAS NMR on RCs of Rhodobacter sphaeroides WT and R26......Page 60
2. Comparison of Thermostability of Reaction Centres of R. sphaeroides in LDAO Micelles and Reconstituted into POCP Liposomes......Page 64
3. Time-Resolved Delayed Chlorophyll Fluorescence to Study the Influence of Bicarbonate on a Green Algae Mutant Photosystem II......Page 69
4. Light Induced Exchange of Different psbA Gene Copies in the Cyanobacterium Thermosynechococcus elongatus......Page 73
5. The Primary Electron Acceptor of Photosystem II Is Weakly Coupled to the Accessory Chlorophyll......Page 77
6. Regulation of Photoprotection by Non-Radiative Charge Recombination in Photosystem II......Page 81
7. Primary Charge Separation in PS2 Core Complexes from Synechocystis 6803: A Comparison of Femtosecond Visible/Mid-IR Pump-Probe Spectra of Wild Type and Two P[sub(680)] Mutants......Page 85
8. [sup(13)]C Photo-CIDNP MAS NMR on the LH1-RC complex of Rhodopseudomonas acidophila......Page 89
9. Structure of Radical Pairs D[sup(•+)] Q[sub(A)][sup(•–)] in Bacterial Photosynthetic Reaction Centers Cooled to Cryogenic Temperatures in the Dark and Under Illumination: A High-Field EPR/PELDOR Study......Page 93
10. A[sub(0)] → A[sub(1)] Electron Transfer in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii PS I with Replaced A[sub(0)] Axial Ligand......Page 98
11. Characterization of Homodimeric Type I Reaction Center Cores from Heliobacterium modesticaldum by High-Field Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy......Page 102
12. Quinone Anion Bands in A[sub(1)][sup(–)]/A[sub(1)] FTIR Difference Spectra Investigated Using Photosystem I Particles with Specifically Labeled Naphthoquinones Incorporated into the A[sub(1)] Binding Site......Page 106
13. Primary Reactions – From Isolated Complexes to Intact Plants......Page 110
14. What Is the Origin of the Highly Dispersive Quantum Efficiencies for Secondary Donor Oxidation at Low Temperature in Photosystem II?......Page 117
15. Antenna Activity of Metal-Substituted Chl a Bound to the Chl a-Binding Sites in PS1 RC Complexes......Page 121
16. Unidirectional Electron Transfer in Chlorophyll d-Containing Photosystem I Reaction Center Complex of Acaryochloris marina......Page 125
17. [sup(13)]C Photo-CIDNP MAS NMR Studies on Oriented Reaction Centers......Page 129
18. The Influence of Aspartate 575[sub(PsaB)] on the Midpoint Potentials of Phylloquinones A[sub(1A)]/A[sub(1B)] and the F[sub(X)] Iron-Sulfur Cluster in Photosystem I......Page 133
19. Redox Potential of Chlorophyll d......Page 137
20. Unexpected Difference in the P700 Redox Potential Among Oxygenic Photosynthetic Organisms Revealed by Spectroelectrochemistry......Page 141
21. The Oxidation Potential of Chl a Is the Lowest – A New Scheme for O[sub(2)] Evolution in PS Il......Page 145
22. Structure for Thermostability of Photosynthetic Reaction Center from Thermophilic Purple Sulfur Bacterium, Thermochromatium tepidum......Page 149
23. Detection of Quinone Function in the Homodimeric Type-I Reaction Center of Heliobacterium modesticaldum......Page 154
24. The Role of AspL213 for Stabilizing Semiquinone Binding to the Photosynthetic Reaction Center......Page 158
25. Triplet States in Photosynthetic Reaction Centers of Rb. sphaeroides......Page 163
26. Triplet Photoprotection by Carotenoid in Intact Photosystem II Cores......Page 167
27. Redox Reactions of the Non-Heme Iron of Photosystem II: An EPR Spectroscopic Study......Page 171
28. Spectral and Kinetic Properties of Semiquinones in Bacterial Photosynthetic Reaction Centres Embedded in Liposomes Obtained by Different Phospholipids......Page 175
29. A Model for Temperature-Dependent Peak Shift of the Bacterial Reaction-Center Absorption......Page 179
30. The Heme-Containing Portion of Cytochrome c[sub(z)] from Chlorobium tepidum: Its Over-Expression in Escherichia coli and Spectroscopic Studies......Page 183
31. Slow Energy Transfer from the Core Antennas CP43 and CP47 to the PSII RC Studied by Femtosecond Mid-Infrared Spectroscopy......Page 188
32. Theoretical Modeling of the Optical Properties and Exciton Dynamics of the PSII Reaction Center......Page 192
33. Directionality in Photosystem I: A Preliminary Study of the PsaA-A684D Mutant......Page 196
34. [sup(13)]C Photo-CIDNP MAS NMR on the Reaction Center of Green Sulphur Bacterium at Two Different Magnetic Fields......Page 201
35. Mechanism of Spin-Triplet-State Formation on the Accessory Chlorophyll in the Reaction Center of Photosystem II......Page 205
36. The Physiological Relevance of Bidirectional Electron Transfer in Photosystem I of Eukaryotes......Page 210
37. Temperature Dependence of the Reduction Kinetics of P680[sup(+)] in Oxygen-Evolving PS II Complexes Throughout the Range from 320 to 80 K......Page 214
38. Low Quantum Yield Electron Transfer Pathways in PSII......Page 218
39. Detection of Ultrafast Process in the Energy and Electron Transfer Dynamics in the Photosystem I Reaction Center......Page 223
40. Low Temperature Secondary Pathway Donation in Photosystem II of Spinach......Page 227
41. Structure-Function Correlations in the (A[sub(0)] → A[sub(1)] → F[sub(x)]) Electron Transfer Kinetics of the Phylloquinone (A[sub(1)]) Acceptor in Cyanobacterial Photosystem I......Page 232
42. Influence of the Protein Environment on the Regulation of the Photosystem II Activity – A Time-Resolved Fluorescence Study......Page 236
43. Purification and Biochemical Characterization of PSI-LHCI Supercomplex in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii......Page 240
44. Reassessment of the Redox Potential of P740: The Primary Electron Donor in Photosystem I of the Chlorophyll d Containing Cyanobacterium, Acaryochloris marina......Page 244
45. Identification of the Special Pair and Chl[sub(Z)] of photosystem II in Acaryochloris marina......Page 248
46. Transient EPR Studies of In Vivo Uptake of Substituted Anthraquinones by Photosystem I in Phylloquinone Biosynthetic Pathway Mutants of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803......Page 252
47. Energetics of Photosystem II Charge Recombination in Acaryochloris marina Studied by Thermoluminescence and Flash Induced Chlorophyll Fluorescence Measurements......Page 256
Section Three: Structure and Function of Light Harvesting Complexes......Page 260
1. Crystal Structures of the NblA Protein......Page 261
2. Molecular Basis of Antenna System Adaptation in a Chl d-Containing Organism......Page 266
3. Structural Assessment of the Bacteriochlorophyll d Stacking in Chlorosomes from a C. tepidum Mutant with MAS NMR Spectroscopy......Page 270
4. Role of Echinenone in Fluorescence Quenching in IsiA Aggregates from Cyanobacteria......Page 275
5. A Comparative MAS NMR Study of Bchl d and Bchl c Producing Mutants of C. tepidum......Page 279
6. Light-Harvesting and Photoprotection in Diatoms: Identification and Expression of L818-Like Proteins......Page 283
7. Coherent Spectroscopy of Carotenoid and Bacteriochlorophyll......Page 287
8. Purification and the Antenna Size of Photosystem I Complexes from a Centric Diatom, Chaetoceros gracilis......Page 291
9. Compositional Analysis of Carotenoids in a Purple Photosynthetic Bacteria, Rhodopseudomonas sp. Strain Rits, upon Irradiated Light Intensity......Page 295
10. Specific Interaction Between CpcG2-Phycobilisome and Photosystem I......Page 300
11. The Oligomeric Antenna of the Diatom P. tricornutum – Localisation of Diadinoxanthin Cycle Pigments......Page 304
12. A Theoretical Model for Excitation Energy Transfer in Chlorosomes: Lamellar and Rod-Shaped Antenna Structures......Page 308
13. Electron Spin Density Distribution of the Carotenoid Triplet State in the Peridin in-Chlorophyll-Protein Antenna of Dinoflagellates Determined by Pulse ENDOR Spectroscopy and Density Functional Theory......Page 312
14. Investigating the Effect of Crystallization Conditions on the Validity of Phycocyanin Structural Details......Page 316
15. Excitation Energy Transfer in PS I of the Cyanobacterium Gloeobacter violaceus PCC 7421 That Lacks the Long-Wavelength Form of Chlorophyll a......Page 320
16. Probing the Carotenoid in Its Binding Site in a Reconstituted LH1 Complex from the Photosynthetic Bacterium Rhodospirillum rubrum with Electroabsorption Spectroscopy......Page 324
17. Regulation of Antenna Functions in Chlorophyll Assemblies......Page 328
18. Binding Sites of Cadmium Ions Within Photosystem II......Page 332
19. Chlorosomal Self-aggregation of Zinc Chlorophyll Derivatives in the Presence of Cationic Surfactant Cetyltrimethylammonium Bromide and Organosilanes in Aqueous Phase......Page 336
20. Ultrafast Relaxation Dynamics of a Keto-Carotenoid, Siphonaxanthin, Probed by Time-Resolved Fluorescence......Page 340
21. Kinetic Description of Energy and Charge Transfer Processes in PSI from Arabidopsis thaliana......Page 344
22. Diversity and Localization of Bacteriochlorophylls Possessing Different 17-Propionate Groups in Purple Bacterial Antennae......Page 348
23. Functional Identification of GDP-Fucose Synthase Gene in Anabaena sp. PCC 7120......Page 352
24. Chiral Self-assembly of Synthetic Zinc Protobacteriochlorophyll-d Derivatives......Page 356
25. Excitation Energy Transfer in the Phycobiliprotein Antenna of Acaryochloris marina Studied by Transient fs Absorption and Fluorescence Spectroscopy......Page 359
26. Unique Optical Properties of LHC II Isolated from Codium fragile – Its Correlation to Protein Environment......Page 363
27. Modelling the Structure of the IsiA-PS I Supercomplex......Page 367
Section Four: Oxygen Evolution......Page 371
1. Purification and Crystallization of Photosystem II Dimer Complex from a Red Alga Cyanidium caldarium......Page 372
2. A Detailed Structural Model for the Eukaryotic LHCII-PS II Supercomplex......Page 376
3. Ligation of the C-Terminus of the D1 Polypeptide of Photosystem II to the Oxygen Evolving Complex: A DFT-QM/MM Study......Page 381
4. Effects of Chloride/Bromide Substitution on Substrate Water Exchange Rates in Photosystem II......Page 387
5. Photosystem II – Details of Cofactor-Protein Interactions in the Light of the 3 Å Resolution Crystal Structure......Page 390
6. Functional Manganese Model Chemistry Relevant to the Oxygen-Evolving Complex of Photosystem II: Oxidation of a Mn(III,IV) Complex Coupled to Deprotonation of a Terminal Water Ligand......Page 394
7. Photoactivation of the PSII Mn4-Ca: Error-Prone Metalloprotein Assembly?......Page 399
8. Ammonia-Induced Structural Changes of the Oxygen-Evolving Complex in Photosystem II Diminished at 277 K as Revealed by Light-Induced FTIR Difference Spectroscopy......Page 404
9. Eight Steps Preceding O-O Bond Formation in Oxygenic Photosynthesis – A Basic Reaction Cycle of the Photosystem II Manganese Complex......Page 407
10. Photosystem II Function and Bicarbonate......Page 411
11. Quantum Requirement for Oxygen Evolution in Photosystem II New Experimental Data and Theoretical Solutions......Page 415
12. The Manganese Complex of Photosystem II: Extended-Range EXAFS Data and Specific Structural Models for Four S-States......Page 419
13. Current State of Crystallographic Studies on Cyanobacterial Photosystem II – In Search for Better Resolution......Page 423
14. Cytochrome b-559 Is Important for Modulating Electron Transfer on the Acceptor Side of Photosystem II and for Photoprotection During Assembly of the Mn[sub(4)]Ca Complex......Page 427
15. S-State Dependence of Misses in the OEC Probed by EPR Spectroscopy of Individual S-States......Page 432
16. The Mechanism Behind the Formation of the "Split S[sub(3)]" EPR Signal in Photosystem II Induced by Visible rr Near-Infrared Light......Page 436
17. Substrate Water Oxygen Exchange in Photosystem II: Insights from Mutants and Ca vs. Sr Substitution......Page 440
18. Access Channels and Methanol Binding Site to the CaMn[sub(4)] Cluster in Photosystem II Based on Solvent Accessibility Simulations, with Implications for Substrate Water Access......Page 444
19. Probing Tyrosine Z[sup(•)] of the Functional Photosystem II at Temperatures Close to the Onset of the S-state Transitions: An EPR Investigation Employing Rapid Scans......Page 449
20. Crystallization and Crystal Structure Analysis of a Mutant Photosystem II Complex Lacking PsbI From Thermosynechococcus vulcanus......Page 453
21. ESEEM Study of the Light-Induced Split S[sub(1)] EPR Signal from Photosystem II......Page 457
22. Insights into the Photosynthetic Water Oxidation Mechanism: Determination of the Dissociation Constants for the Substrate Water Binding Sites from [sup(18)]O Isotope Exchange Measurements......Page 462
23. The S-State Dependence of the Location and Affinity of the Protons Bound to the Manganese Cluster in Photosystem II......Page 466
24. Calcium Requirement for S-State Transitions......Page 470
25. Role of Phosphatidylglycerol in Oxygen-Evolving Complex of Photosystem II......Page 474
26. Oxygen, Water, Proton and Quinone Channels in PSII......Page 478
27. Isolation of PSII Retaining High Oxygen-Evolving Activity from a Marine Diatom, Chaetoceros gracilis......Page 482
28. Cloning and Sequence Analyses of five Extrinsic Proteins in Diatom PSII......Page 486
29. Q-band Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Studies of the S[sub(3)] State of the OEC of Photosystem II......Page 490
30. Oxidative Water Splitting in Photosynthesis......Page 494
31. Identification of Functional Domains of PsbU in Red Algal PSII by Site-Directed Mutagenesis......Page 498
32. Effects of Lipase and Phospholipase-Treatments on PSII: Differences Between Thermophilic Cyanobacterial and Higher Plant PSII......Page 502
33. Formate-Induced Release of Carbon Dioxide/Hydrogencarbonate from Photosystem II......Page 506
34. pH Dependence of the S[sub(0)] Split EPR Signal in Photosystem II......Page 510
35. Substrate Water Bound to the S[sub(2)]-State of the Mn[sub(4)]O[sub(x)]Ca Cluster in Photosystem II Studied by Advanced Pulse EPR Spectroscopy......Page 514
36. The Photosynthetic Mn Complex in Its Reaction Cycle: An Attempt to Obtain Pure FTIR Difference Spectra for the Four Transitions Between Semi-Stable S-States and for Q[sub(B)] Redox Transitions......Page 519
37. FTIR Study on the Proton Release Pattern During Water Oxidation in Photosystem II Core Complexes from Thermosynechococcus elongatus......Page 523
38. Structural Coupling of Water Molecules with Y[sub(D)] in Photosystem II as Revealed by FTIR Spectroscopy......Page 527
39. IR-Induced Photochemistry in Photosystem II......Page 531
40. Expression of the Manganese Stabilising Protein from a Primitive Cyanobacterium......Page 535
41. Electronic Structure and Oxidation State Changes in the Mn[sub(4)]Ca Cluster of Photosystem II......Page 539
42. Structure of the Photosynthetic Mn[sub(4)]Ca Cluster Using X-ray Spectroscopy......Page 543
43. Functional Characterization of PsbO, the PSII Manganese Stabilizing Protein......Page 549
44. The Progressive Exchange-Narrowing of the S[sub(0)]Y[sub(Z)][sup(•)], S[sub(1)]Y[sub(Z)][sup(•)], and S[sub(2)]Y[sub(Z)][sup(•)] Spectra Reveals the Unperturbed Spectrum of Tyr Z[sup(•)] in Oxygen Evolving PSII Preparations: A Rapid Scanning EPR Investigation in the Temperature Range 4.2–240 K......Page 553
Section Five: Electron Transport Operation, Organisation and Regulation......Page 557
1. Bifurcated Electron Donations from Quinol Oxidoreductase and Soluble CycA to Cytochrome c[sub(z)] of the Photosynthetic Reaction Center Complex in the Green Sulfur Bacterium Chlorobium tepidum......Page 558
2. Kinetic Simulations of the C-Subunit of the Bacterial Reaction Center......Page 562
3. Relationship of the In Vivo Bacteriochlorophyll Fluorescence and the State of the Photosynthetic Apparatus in Purple Bacteria......Page 567
4. Regulatory Function of Cytochrome b[sub(559)] in Photosystem II......Page 571
5. Structure of the Cytochrome b[sub(6)]f Complex: n-Side Donor Pathway to the Plastoquinone Pool......Page 576
6. Oscillating Yield of Flash-Induced Chlorophyll Fluorescence Decay in Intact Cells of Thermosynechococcus elongatus......Page 580
7. Three-Dimensional Chlorophyll Fluorescence Imaging for Detecting Effects of Herbicide on a Whole Plant......Page 584
8. The Mehler Reaction in Chlamydomonas During Photosynthetic Induction and Steady-State Photosynthesis in Wild-Type and in a Mitochondrial Mutant......Page 588
9. PetP, a New Cytochrome b[sub(6)]f Subunit, and Cytochrome bd Oxidase – Two Potential Regulatory Players of Cyanobacterial Electron Transport?......Page 592
10. Electromagnetic Frequency Spectra of Samples Placed in a Coil That Senses the Electromagnetic Background Field: Application for Leaves, Chloroplasts and Molecules Useful in Photosynthesis......Page 597
11. Identification of Photosynthesis-Related Genes in Rice Using FOX Hunting System......Page 602
12. The Bottom Part of the γ Subunit of F[sub(1)]-ATPase is Important for Catalytic Activity......Page 606
13. Effects of PsbP Knockdown on the Photosynthetic Electron Transfer in Nicotiana tabacum......Page 610
14. Redox Regulation of Chloroplast Gene Expression in Wheat Plants......Page 614
15. Photoinactivation of Ascorbate Peroxidase in Isolated Tobacco Chloroplasts: Galdieria partita APX Maintains Electron Flux Through the Water-Water Cycle in Transplastomic Tobacco Plants......Page 617
16. Preferential Decay of the CF[sub(1)]-ε Subunit Induces Thylakoid Uncoupling in Wild Watermelon Under Drought Stress......Page 621
17. Investigation of the Function of a nuoE Homologue, sll1220 in Synechocystis sp. PCC6803 by Means of Mutagenesis......Page 626
18. Spatiotemporal Changes in PRI and NPQ Under Different Light Intensity Gradients on Leaf Surfaces......Page 630
19. Thioredoxin Potential Target Proteins in Green Sulfur Bacterium Chlorobaculum tepidum......Page 634
20. –ΔG and Temperature Dependencies of the Electron Transfer Rates Between P700[sup(+)] and A[sub(1)][sup(–)] or Fes[sup(–)] in Photosystem I Containing Different Quinones......Page 638
21. Equilibrium or Disequilibrium? A Dual-Wavelength Investigation of Photosystem I Donors......Page 642
22. Characterization of Regulatory Factors of PGR5-Dependent PSI Cyclic Electron Transport......Page 646
23. Toward an Understanding of Ultrafast Electron Transfer in Photosynthesis......Page 650
24. Development of a 3D Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope for Applying the Saturation Pulse Method to Chlorophyll a Fluorescence......Page 655
25. Cu[sup(2+)] Binding Sites in PSII......Page 659
26. Alteration of O-J-I-P Chlorophyll Induction Kinetics by Dichromate: An Effect on the Water-Splitting System......Page 663
27. Ultrafast Optical Studies of the Cytochrome b[sub(6)]f Complex in Solution and Crystalline States......Page 668
28. CRR1 Is Specifically Involved in Accumulation of the Chloroplast NDH Complex Despite Its Homology to DHPR......Page 672
29. Modulated Sink-Source Interactions Preserve PSII Electron Transport from Senescence-Induced Inactivation in a Model System with Expanded Life Span Induced by Decapitation of Bean Plants......Page 676
30. Imaging Heterogeneity of Xanthophyll-Independent Non-photochemical Quenching During Photosynthetic Induction in Shade-Grown Leaves of Avocado (Persea americana L.)......Page 681
31. Dark Inactivation of Ferredoxin-NADP Reductase and Cyclic Electron Transport Under Far-Red Light in Sunflower Leaves......Page 686
32. Naturally Occurring Alternative Electron Donors of Photosystem II......Page 690
33. Experimental Resolution and Theoretical Complexity Determine the Amount of Information Extractable from the Chlorophyll Fluorescence Transient OJIP......Page 695
34. Reconstitution of Cyclic Electron Transport in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 by a Cell-Free System......Page 700
Section Six: Assembly and Repair of Pigment–Protein Complexes......Page 705
1. The Effect of Protein Synthesis Inhibitors on Recovery of Photodamaged Photosystem II in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 Lacking PsbM or PsbT......Page 706
2. The Effect of Removing Photosystem II Extrinsic Proteins on Dimer Formation and Recovery from Photodamage in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803......Page 710
3. Functional Analysis of PsbZ in Photosystem II from the Thermophilic Cyanobacterium Thermosynechococcus elongatus BP-1......Page 713
4. ELIP/CAB-Type Proteins Associated with Photosystem II During Normal Growth of Cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803......Page 717
5. Arabidopsis PsbOs Differ in Their GTPase Activity......Page 722
6. Mutations in CP47 That Target Putative Hydrogen Bonds with Sulphoquinovosyl-Diacylglycerol at the Monomer-Monomer Interface of Photosystem II......Page 725
7. Structural Analysis of an FtsH2/FtsH3 Complex Isolated from Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803......Page 728
8. Does Photoinactivation of Photosystem II Occur in Low Light Conditions?......Page 732
9. Role of the psbA Gene Family of PSII from the Thermophilic Cyanobacterium Thermosynechococcus elongatus......Page 736
10. Small Cab-Like Proteins (SCPs) Affect Synthesis but Not Degradation Rates of β-Carotene and Myxoxanthophyll in the Photosystem I-Less Strain of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803......Page 740
Section Seven: Membrane Dynamics and Organisation......Page 744
1. Purified Heterocysts from Nostoc punctiforme Studied by Laser Scanning Confocal Microscopy......Page 745
2. Below Ambient Levels of UV Induces Chloroplast Structural Change and Alters Starch Metabolism......Page 749
3. Impaired Isoprenoid Biosynthesis: A Competitive Disadvantage Under Light Stress in Synechocystis PCC 6803......Page 752
4. Three-Dimensional Architecture of the Granum-Stroma Thylakoid Membrane System Revealed by Electron Tomography......Page 756
5. 3D Chloroplast Structure......Page 760
6. Membrane Dynamics During the CT and CS Plants Chilling Revealed by FTIR Spectroscopy......Page 764
7. Investigating the Organization of Photosystem II in Spinach Photosynthetic Membranes by Atomic Force Microscopy......Page 767
8. Possible Requirement of Galactolipids for Embryogenesis......Page 771
9. A Line-Scanning Multiphoton Fluorescence Spectromicroscope Applied to the Study of the Thylakoid Membrane in Chloroplasts......Page 775
10. Arrangement of Chlorophyll–Protein Complexes Determines Chloroplast Structure......Page 779
11. Difference in SQDG Metabolism Between Green Algae and Cyanobacteria Under the Sulfur-Starved Condition......Page 782
12. Sulfolipid Requirement for Protein Synthesis Under the Sulfur-Starved Condition in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii......Page 786
Section Eight: CO[sub(2)] Diffusion, Gas Exchange and the Role of Stomata......Page 790
1. Relationship Between Mesophyll Conductance to CO[sub(2)] Diffusion and Contents of Aquaporin Localized at Plasma Membrane in Tobacco Plants Grown Under Drought Conditions......Page 791
2. A Highly Embryogenic Line of the Legume Model Medicago truncatula, M9–10a: Performance Under Water Deficit......Page 795
Section Nine: CO[sub(2)]-Concentrating Mechanisms......Page 799
1. Oxalate Decarboxylase is Involved in Turnover of 2-Phosphoglycolate in Synechocystis sp. Strain PCC 6803......Page 800
2. Arabidopsis Mutants with Strongly Reduced Levels of the T-Protein Subunit of Glycine Decarboxylase......Page 804
3. Chlamydomonas reinhardtii Has Genes For Both Glycolate Oxidase and Glycolate Dehydrogenase......Page 808
4. Expression of Inducible Inorganic Carbon Acquisition Complexes Is Under the Control of the FtsH Protease in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803......Page 813
Section Ten: CAM and C[sub(4)]......Page 818
1. Study of the Structure–Function Relationship in Maize NADP-Malic Enzyme......Page 819
2. Light Dependences of the CO[sub(2)] Leakiness, Quantum Yield of CO[sub(2)] Fixation and Activation State of Key Enzymes in a C[sub(4)] Plant, Amaranthus cruentus, Grown in High- and Low-Light......Page 823
3. An Increase in Expression of Pyruvate Pi Dikinase Correspondsto Cold-Tolerant C[sub(4)] Photosynthesis of Miscanthus x giganteus......Page 827
Section Eleven: The C[sub(3)] Cycle. Limitation and Regulation......Page 832
1. Rubisco Activity is Related to Photosystem I in Leaves......Page 833
2. The Temperature Response of Photosynthesis and Metabolites in Anti-RbcS Tobacco......Page 837
3. Does Rubisco Limit the Rate of Photosynthesis?......Page 842
4. Improvement of Cyanobacterial Rubisco by Introducing the Latch Structure Involved in High Affinity for CO[sub(2)] in Red Algal Rubisco......Page 846
5. New Insight into the Calvin Cycle Regulation – Glutathionylation of Fructose Bisphosphate Aldolase in Response to Illumination......Page 850
6. Evolutionary Potential of Rubisco-Like Protein in Bacillus subtilis: Interaction with Transition-State Analog of Rubisco......Page 854
7. Molecular Properties of Chloroplastic CP12 and Its Role in the Assembling of a Supramolecular Complex of Calvin Cycle Enzymes......Page 859
8. Increased Rubisco Content in Transgenic Rice Transformed with "Sense" rbcS Gene......Page 863
Section Twelve: Starch and Sucrose......Page 867
1. Sugar Regulation of the Redox State in Chloroplast......Page 868
2. Effects of Cytosolic FBPase on Photosynthetic Carbon Metabolism Under High CO[sub(2)] Conditions......Page 872
Section Thriteen: Interactions Between Electron Transport and Stromal Reactions......Page 877
1. Redox Effects on Chloroplast Protein Synthesis and Phosphorylation......Page 878
2. Characterization of the Ternary Complex Formed by Ferredoxin: Thioredoxin Reductase, Ferredoxin and Thioredoxin......Page 883
3. Alternative and Cyclic Electron Flow: Rate and Role in Potato Leaves......Page 886
4. Properties and Physiological Function of a Super Complex of NDH-1 Specifically Oxidized NADPH in Synechocystis sp. Strain PCC 6803......Page 890
5. Coupled Regulation of Cyclic Electron Flow Around PSI with Photosynthesis – Its Contribution to Non-photochemical Quenching Evidenced with Transplastomic Tobacco Plants Over-Expressing Ferredoxin in Chloroplasts......Page 896
6. Functional Analysis of HCF164, a Thioredoxin-Like Protein in the Thylakoid Lumen......Page 901
7. Structural and Functional Characterization of Leaf-Type Ferredoxin-NADP[sup(+)]-Oxidoreductase Isoforms in Arabidopsis thaliana......Page 905
8. How Does Impairment of PGR5-Dependent Cyclic Electron Transport Around Photosystem I Impact on Photosynthesis and Growth of Arabidopsis thaliana?......Page 909
9. Excess Light-Induced Molecular Responses of Chloroplast Rieske FeS Protein......Page 913
10. Chl a Fluorescence and 820 nm Transmission Changes Occurring During a Dark-to-Light Transition in Pine Needles and Pea Leaves: A Comparison......Page 917
11. Overexpression of Ferredoxin in Tobacco Chloroplasts Stimulates Cyclic Electron Flow Around Photosystem I (CEF-PSI) and Enhances Non-Photochemical Quenching (NPQ) of Chl Fluorescence......Page 922
Section Fourteen: Metabolic Integration......Page 926
1. Identification of Genes and Functional Characterization of Proteins Involved in Polyphosphate Metabolism in Photosynthetic Organisms......Page 927
2. Structure-Function Relationship Studies of the Four Arabidopsis thaliana NADP-Malic Enzyme Isoforms......Page 934
3. Malate and Fumarate Emerge as Key Players in Primary Metabolism: Arabidopsis thaliana Overexpressing C[sub(4)]-NADP-ME Offer a Way to Manipulate the Levels of Malate and to Analyse the Physiological Consequences......Page 939
4. Chloroplast NADPH Thioredoxin Reductase: A Novel Modulator of Plastidial Amino Acid and Hormone Metabolism......Page 944
5. Regulation of Photosynthesis via PSI Cyclic Electron Transport......Page 948
6. The Fate of Absorbed Photons is Determined by the Species-Specific and Nutrient-Dependent Variability in Algae Grown Under Dynamic Light Conditions......Page 953
Section Fifteen: Regulation of Light Harvesting......Page 957
1. Non-photochemical-quenching Mechanisms in the Cyanobacterium Thermosynechococcus elongatus......Page 958
2. Orange Carotenoid Protein (OCP) Related NPQ in Synechocystis PCC 6803 OCP-Phycobilisomes Interactions......Page 962
3. Is qE Always the Major Component of Non-photochemical Quenching?......Page 966
4. The Effect of pH on the Nonphotochemical Quenching of Chlorophyll Fluorescence of Thylakoid Membranes......Page 970
5. Involvement of TSP9 Phosphoprotein in Balancing the Photosynthetic Light Harvesting Process in Arabidopsis thaliana......Page 974
6. Evidence for a Fast, Xanthophyll Cycle Independent NPQ Mechanism in the Diatom C. meneghiniana......Page 978
7. Dissociation of Light-Harvesting Complex II from Photosystem II During State Transitions in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii......Page 982
8. Drought-Induced Ultra-Fast Fluorescence Quenching in Photosystem II in Lichens Revealed by Picosecond Time-Resolved Fluorescence Spectrophotometry......Page 988
9. Simulation of Excitation Energy Transfer within the PSI-LHCI/II Supercomplex from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii......Page 992
10. Dynamics of the Truncated Lutein Epoxide Cycle in Avocado (Persea americana L.); Implications for Efficiency of Light Harvesting......Page 996
11. Carotenoid-Induced Non-Photochemical Fluorescence Quenching in Phycobilisomes of the Cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803......Page 1000
12. Mechanisms of Photosynthetic Apparatus Acclimation of C[sub(4)] Plants to different Irradiances......Page 1004
13. Analysis of the N-Terminal Domain of Chlorophyllide a Oxygenase by Random Mutagenesis......Page 1008
14. Suppression of CP29 Causes Instability of the PSI-LHCI/II Supercomplex in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii Under State 2 Conditions......Page 1012
Section Sixteen: Metabolite Transport and Intracellular Interactions......Page 1016
1. Photosynthetic Efficiency During the Cell Cycle of the Green Alga Desmodesmusarmatus Reaches Maxima in G[sub(1)] Phases and Minima in G[sub(1)]/S Transients......Page 1017
2. Multiple Factors Mediate the Cross Talk Between Mitochondrial Metabolism and Photosynthetic Carbon Assimilation: Roles of Photorespiratory CO[sub(2)] and Ascorbate......Page 1021
3. Localization and Functional Studies of the Arabidopsis Anion Transporter 1......Page 1026
4. Screening for Solute Transporters in Plant Photosynthetic Membranes......Page 1030
5. Functional Analysis of Mitochondrial Respiratory Chain as a Dissipation System of Excess Light Energy......Page 1033
Section Seventeen: Biogenesis of Photosynthetic Apparatus......Page 1037
1. Analysis of the Effect of Elevated Cytokinin Content on the Photosynthetic Apparatus Using Blue Native PAGE......Page 1038
2. Chlorophyll a Biosynthesis Under Anaerobic Environments in the Cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803......Page 1042
3. Functional Analysis of Two PsbP-Like (PPL) Proteins in Arabidopsis thaliana......Page 1046
4. Slr1923 of Synechocystis 6803 Is Related to Chlorophyll a Metabolism......Page 1050
5. Gene Hunting by Complementation of Pooled Chlamydomonas Mutants......Page 1054
6. Thioredoxin Interactions of the Chloroplast Lumen of Arabidopsis thaliana Indicate a Redox Regulation of the Xanthophyll Cycle......Page 1059
7. Preliminary Characterization of NADPH: Protochlorophyllide Oxidoreductase (POR) from the Cyanobacterium Gloeobacter violaceus......Page 1063
8. Biochemical Analysis of Two Catalytic Components of Nitrogenase-Like Enzymes Protochlorophyllide Reductase and Chlorophyllide a Reductase from Rhodobacter capsulatus......Page 1067
9. Isolation and Characterization of Genes Necessary for the Achievement of Rubisco Accumulation in Arabidopsis thaliana......Page 1071
10. Excitation Pressure Regulates Variegation in the immutans Mutant of Arabidopsis thaliana......Page 1075
11. Importance of the Balance Between Protein Synthesis and Degradation in Chloroplasts Revealed by the Studies of Arabidopsis Yellow Variegated Mutants......Page 1080
12. The Function of MgDVP in a Chlorophyll d-Containing Organism......Page 1084
13. Knockout of AtFKBP13 Proves Degeneration of Prolyl Isomerase Activity in the Thylakoid Lumen of Arabidopsis thaliana......Page 1088
14. Chlorophyll Accumulation, Protochlorophyllide Formation and Prolamellar Body Conversion are Held Back in Wheat Leaves Exposed to High Salt Stress......Page 1092
15. Localization of Obg-Hflx and TrmE-Era Super Family Small GTPases in Various Organelles in Plant Cells......Page 1096
16. Thermal Stability of Protein Import into Chloroplasts in Response to Temperature Stress......Page 1100
17. CaS – A Novel Phosphoprotein in Thylakoids of Arabidopsis thaliana......Page 1104
18. Identification of a Chloroplast-Localized SAP Domain Containing Protein in Arabidopsis thaliana......Page 1108
Section Eighteen: Origin and Evolution of Photosynthetic Systems......Page 1112
1. Redox Switches and Evolutionary Transitions......Page 1113
2. Ketocarotenoids in Chlorosomes of the Acidobacterium Candidatus Chloracidobacterium Thermophilum......Page 1119
3. Conversion of Chl a into Chl d by Heat-Treated Papain......Page 1123
4. Origin and Evolution of Photosynthesis: Clues from Genome Comparison......Page 1127
5. Succession of Co-factors in Photosystem I......Page 1134
6. A Bacterial-Type Sensor Kinase Couples Electron Transport to Gene Expression in Chloroplasts......Page 1138
7. Inorganic Complexes Enabled the Onset of Life and Oxygenic Photosynthesis......Page 1144
8. Evolution of the Light Responsive psbD Promoter in Chloroplast......Page 1150
Section Nineteen: Organelle Communication......Page 1155
1. GUN1 (GENOMES UNCOUPLED1) Encodes a Pentatricopeptide Repeat (PPR) Protein Involved in Plastid Protein Synthesis-Responsive Retrograde Signaling to the Nucleus......Page 1156
2. Visualization of Rubisco-Containing Bodies Derived from Chloroplasts in Living Cells of Arabidopsis......Page 1161
3. PPR Proteins Function as a Trans-Factor in Chloroplast RNA Editing......Page 1165
4. A Robust Method for Determination of Chlorophyll Intermediates by Tandem Mass Spectrometry......Page 1169
Section Twenty: Photosynthesis A Fundamental Tool for Modern Agriculture and Forestry......Page 1177
1. Genetic Engineering of "C[sub(4)] Rice": Expression of Maize PEP Carboxykinase in Rice Mesophyll Chloroplast to Raise CO[sub(2)] Concentration and Photosynthesis......Page 1178
2. Developmental Changes in Leaf Photosynthesis and Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Rice Cultivated in Venezuela: Historical Trends Over the Past 50 Years......Page 1183
3. Harnessing Photosynthesis in Tomorrow's World: Humans, Crop Production and Poverty Alleviation......Page 1188
4. Transgenic Rice Expressing Cyanobacterial Bicarbonate Transporter Exhibited Enhanced Photosynthesis, Growth and Grain Yield......Page 1194
5. Application of Photosynthetic Parameters in the Screening of Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Genotypes for Improved Drought and High Temperature Tolerance......Page 1198
Section Twenty One: Artificial Photosynthesis......Page 1202
1. Visible Light Induced Water Oxidation in Photosynthesis from Green Plants......Page 1203
2. De novo Peptides Modeling the Binding Sites of [4Fe-4S] Clusters in Photosystem I......Page 1207
3. Designing Artificial Photosynthesis: Production of a Light-Activated Metalloprotein......Page 1211
4. Charge Separation and Charge Compensation in Artificial Photosynthetic Complexes......Page 1216
5. Sensitization of Light-Induced Charge Separation in Photosystem I by Synthetic Fluorescent Dyes......Page 1222
6. Improvement of Nitrogenase-Based Photobiological Hydrogen Production by Cyanobacteria by Gene Engineering – Hydrogenases and Homocitrate Synthase......Page 1225
7. Oxygen Evolving Reactions by Synthetic Manganese Complexes......Page 1229
8. Syntheses and Photochemical Properties of Trimanganese Complexes Containing Naphtyl Moieties......Page 1233
Section Twenty Two: Perception of the Environment and Signalling......Page 1237
1. Photoreaction of Cyanobacterial BLUF Protein PixD Studied by Low Temperature Spectroscopy and Site-Directed Mutagenesis......Page 1238
2. Light Acclimation of Leaf Chlorophyll Content......Page 1242
3. Effect of Action Potential on Photosynthesis and Proton Transport in the Plant Cell......Page 1245
4. Chloroplastic NADPH Thioredoxin Reductase Mediates Photoperiod-Dependent Development of Leaves in Arabidopsis......Page 1249
5. Characterization of a T-DNA Inserted STN8 Kinase Mutant of Oryza sativa L.......Page 1253
6. Role of Elongation Factor G in the Inhibition of the Synthesis of the D1 Protein of Photosystem II Under Oxidative Stress......Page 1258
7. Ozone Effects on the Metabolism and the Antioxidant System of Poplar Leaves at Different Stages of Development......Page 1262
8. Functional Analysis of an 8-Oxo-7,8-Dihydro-2'-Deoxyguanosine 5'-Triphosphate Pyrophosphohydrolase, AtNUDX1, Involved in Repair of Oxidative DNA Damage in Arabidopsis thaliana......Page 1267
9. Stress Regulated DnaK Expression in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803......Page 1271
10. KIN10/11 Are Master Regulators of the Convergent Stress Transcriptome......Page 1275
11. Allelopathic Inhibition by Scenedesmus obliquus of Photosynthesis and Growth of Microcystis aeruginosa......Page 1282
12. The Mehler Reaction as an Essential Link Between Environmental Stress and Chloroplast Redox Signaling......Page 1286
13. Identification of Interacting Factors with a High-Light Responsible SR Protein, at SR45a, Involved in the Regulation of Alternative Splicing in Arabidopsis......Page 1290
14. The SigB Sigma Factor of the Cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 Is Necessary for Adaptation to High-Salt Stress......Page 1294
15. The Adaptation Mechanism to Copper Deficiency via MicroRNA in Arabidopsis......Page 1297
16. Applications of Green Mutants Isolated from Purple Bacteria as a Host for Colorimetric Whole-Cell Biosensors......Page 1301
Section Twenty Three: Global Climate Change......Page 1306
1. No Down-Regulation of Photosynthesis in the Offspring of Rice Grown Under Free-Air CO[sub(2)] Enrichment (FACE)......Page 1307
2. Effects of an Extended Drought Period on Grasslands at Various Altitudes in Switzerland: A Field Study......Page 1311
3. CO[sub(2)] Enrichment Modulates Both Protease and Proteinase Inhibitors in Maize......Page 1315
4. The Effects of Elevated CO[sub(2)] on Tropical Trees Are Related to Successional Status and Soil Nutritional Conditions......Page 1319
5. Modification of Photosynthesis Temperature Response to Long-Term Growth in Elevated CO[sub(2)] and Temperature in Wheat Field Crops......Page 1323
6. FLEX – Fluorescence Explorer: A Remote Sensing Approach to Quantify Spatio-Temporal Variations of Photosynthetic Efficiency from Space......Page 1327
7. Photoprotective Role of Endolithic Algae Colonized in Coral Skeleton for the Host Photosynthesis......Page 1331
Section Twenty Four: Photosynthetic Mechanisms Under Stress Regulation and Improvement......Page 1336
1. Physiological and Photosynthetic Toxicity of Thallium in Synechocystis sp. PCC6803......Page 1337
2. Paraheliotropism in Robinia pseudoacacia Plants: An Efficient Means to Cope with Photoinhibition......Page 1341
3. Functional Study of PS II and PS I Energy Use and Dissipation Mechanisms in Barley Wild Type and Chlorina Mutants Under High Light Conditions......Page 1345
4. Response to Ozone of Fagus sylvatica L. Seedlings Under Competition, in an Open-Top Chamber Experiment: A Chlorophyll Fluorescence Analysis......Page 1350
5. Variability of Photosynthetic Performances in Tree Seedlings Under Ozone and Water Stress......Page 1354
6. A Universal Correlation Between Flash-Induced P700 Redox Kinetics and Photoinactivation of Photosystem II in All Leaves?......Page 1358
7. Oxygen Evolution and Chlorophyll Fluorescence Under Extreme Desiccation in the Aquatic Bryophyte Fontinalis antipyretica......Page 1362
8. Growth and Gas Exchange Response of Sugar Beet (Beta vulgaris L.) Cultivars Grown Under Salt Stress......Page 1368
9. Effect of Herbicides (Diuron and Oxadiazon) on Photosynthetic Energy Dissipation Processes of Different Species of Cyanobacteria and Two Green Algae......Page 1372
10. Evaluation of Early Vigour and Photosynthesis of Industrial Chicory in Relation to Temperature......Page 1376
11. Maize (Zea maize L.) Performance Under Drought: Decreased Photosynthetic Area vs. Decreased Efficiency of PSII......Page 1381
12. Differential Sensitivity of the Photosynthetic Apparatus of a Freshwater Green Alga and of Duckweed Exposed to Salinity and Heavy Metal Stress......Page 1386
13. Magnesium Chemical Rescue to Cobalt-Poisoned Cells from Rhodobacter sphaeroides......Page 1390
14. Water Stress Induced Thermotolerance of Photosynthesis in Two Bean Varieties (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)......Page 1394
15. Effect of Water Deficit on Rubisco and Carbonic Anhydrase Activities in Different Wheat Genotypes......Page 1399
16. Response of Ferritin Over-Expressing Tobacco Plants to Oxidative Stress......Page 1403
17. Identification of the Degradation Products Involved in Bacteriopheophytin Photodamage of the Photosynthetic Reaction Centers from Rb. sphaeroides by Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry......Page 1407
18. Effect of Cobalt Ions on the Soluble Proteome of a Rhodobacter sphaeroides Carotenoidless Mutant......Page 1413
19. Effect of Light Intensity on Energy Dissipation Processes in Photosynthesis the Diatom Cyclotella sp.......Page 1418
20. Differential Radiation Sensitivities of Arabidopsis Plants at Various Developmental Stages......Page 1423
21. Photosynthetic Responses of Japanese Lily to Fluctuated Light Condition on the Understory of a Temperate Deciduous Forest in Early Spring......Page 1428
22. Effect of Trifluoroacetate, a Persistent Degradation Product of Fluorinated Hydrocarbons, on C[sub(3)] and C[sub(4)] Crop Plants......Page 1432
23. Plastoquinol as a Singlet Oxygen Scavenger in Photosystem II......Page 1436
24. Time Course of the Appearance of Cd Effects on Photosynthetically Competent Poplar Leaves......Page 1441
25. Leaf Senescence in a Stay-Green Rice Variety, SNU-SG1, and a Mutant, sgr......Page 1445
26. Evaluation of Acid Stress Tolerance in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 Mutants Lacking Signal Transduction-Related Genes sigB, sigD, and rre15......Page 1449
27. Proteomic Analysis of Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) Leaves as Affected by High Temperature Treatment......Page 1453
28. Does Elevated CO[sub(2)] Mitigate the Salt Effect on Photosynthesis in Barley Cultivars?......Page 1458
29. Alteration of Energy Dissipation by Dichromate in Xanthophyll Deficient Mutants of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii......Page 1463
30. Remote Monitoring of Photosynthetic Efficiency Using Laser Induced Fluorescence Transient (LIFT) Technique......Page 1467
31. Role of Plastoquinone Redox State in Plants Response Under High Temperature......Page 1472
32. Investigation of Non-Photochemical Processes in Photosynthetic Bacteria and Higher Plants Using Interference of Coherent Radiation – A Novel Approach......Page 1476
33. First Application of Terephthalate as a Fluorescent Probe for Hydroxyl Radicals in Thylakoid Membranes......Page 1480
34. The Role of Light and Photosynthesis During Pathogen Defence in Tobacco Leaves......Page 1484
35. Effect of NaCl and Exogenously Supplied ABA on Xanthophyll Cycle Pigments and Energy Dissipation in Rice Plants Under High Light Stress......Page 1488
36. Survival Strategies Cannot Be Devised, They Do Exist Already: A Case Study on Lichens......Page 1493
37. Quantitative Analysis of Chlorophyll Fluorescence Induction Kinetics of the Cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803......Page 1498
38. The Synthesis of Thylakoid Membrane Proteins in Wheat Plants Under Salt Stress......Page 1502
39. Plastochromanol, a'New' Lipophilic Antioxidant Is Synthesized by Tocopherol Cyclase in Arabidopsis Leaves: The Effect of High-Light Stress on the Level of Prenyllipid Antioxidants......Page 1506
40. Photosynthetic Response to Environmental Stress in Prochlorococcus......Page 1510
41. Photoinhibitory Efficiency of Saturating Laser Pulses Depends on Pulse Energy......Page 1514
42. Changes in O-J-I-P Fluorescence Rise Kinetics During Dark Chilling Provide Insight Into Genotype-Specific Effects on Photosynthesis and N[sub(2)] Fixation in Soybean......Page 1518
43. Effects of Hypergravity on the Chlorophyll Content and Growth of Root and Shoot During Development in Rice Plants......Page 1523
44. Effects of Nitrogen and/or Sulphur Deprivation on the Regulation of Photosynthesis in Barley Seedlings......Page 1527
45. Light Induced Energy Dissipation in Iron-Starved Cyanobacteria......Page 1531
Section Twenty Five: Photosynthesis Education......Page 1535
1. Why Do We Need to Teach the Evolution of Photosynthesis?......Page 1536
2. Teaching Photosynthesis: Some Thoughts......Page 1541
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