Japan‐France Joint Workshop on the Structure and Function of Photosystem IIDecember 7‐8, 2017, Matsuyama, Japan
Place: Ehime University, Jyohoku‐Campus, Faculty of Science, General Research Building 1, 6F, Large
Meeting RoomContact: Miwa Sugiura, Ehime University, E‐mail: miwa.sugiura@ehime‐u.ac.jp
Jian‐Ren Shen, Okayama University, E‐mail: shen@cc.okayama‐u.ac.jp

ProgramThursday, the 7th of December
9:30: Reception with coffee and tea
10:00‐10:10: Introduction by Miwa Sugiura, Jian‐Ren Shen and Alain Boussac

10:10‐12:10: First session chaired by Miwa Sugiura
10:10‐10:40 (25+5): Miwa Sugiura (Ehime Univ.)
New insights in PSII functions from the study of donor side and acceptor side mutants.
10:40‐11:00 (15+5): Yuki Takegawa (Ehime Univ.)
Effects of the ligand modification of the ChlD1 on the Photosystem II photochemistry
11:00‐11:20 (15+5): Itsuki Takachi (Ehime Univ.)
The binding of herbicides to the different Photosystem II variants.
11:20‐11:40 (15+5): Makoto Nakamura (Ehime Univ.)
Structural modifications of Cytb559 and their effects on its redox properties
11:40‐12:10 (25+5): Alain Boussac (CNRS, CEA Saclay, France)
The S2 to S3 transition: a key step in the oxygen evolving mechanism + Spectroscopic characterizations ofPhotosystem II mutants.

12:10‐13:00: Lunch[lunch boxes will be delivered close to the meeting room]
13:00‐15:00: Second session chaired by Rainer Hienerwadel
13:00‐13:30 (25+5): Lidia Zuccarello (CEA, CNRS, Aix‐Marseille Univ., France)
Study of the Mn4‐cluster in the water oxidation process in the very‐far infrared domain + study of thedifferent ferredoxins from T. elongatus and from other species.
13:30‐14:00 (25+5): Tania Tibiletti (Synchrotron Soleil, France)

The low spin to high spin transition in the S2 state: a very‐far infrared study at the Synchrotron Soleil +spectroscopic studies of the V185N mutant affecting the water oxidation process.
14:00‐14:30 (25+5): Yuki Kato (Nagoya Univ.)
FTIR spectroelectrochemical study on the redox potentials of the primary quinone QA and the secondary
quinone QB in Photosystem II
14:30‐15:00 (25+5): Takumi Noguchi (Nagoya Univ.)
Infrared analysis of electron transfer and water oxidation reactions in Photosystem II
15:00‐15:30: Coffee break
15:30‐17:00: Third session chaired by Alain Boussac
15:30‐16:00 (25+5): Hiroshi Isobe (Okayama Univ.)
Geometric and Electronic Structures of the Mn4CaO5 in the Oxygen‐Evolving Complex
16:00‐16:30 (25+5): Rainer Hienerwadel (CEA, CNRS, Aix‐Marseille Univ., France)
Spectro‐Electrochemistry of hemoproteins with a His/Cys heme axial ligation.
16:30‐17:00 (25+5): Catherine Berthomieu (CEA, CNRS, Aix‐Marseille Univ., France)
Better understanding of the structure‐properties relationship in engineering metal sites in proteins forthe affine and selective binding of lanthanide and actinides.

17:00‐17:45: General discussion

18:00: departure for dinner (Yamatoya hotel) including a traditional Noh theater presentation[Due to our limited budget for the meeting a contribution of 2000 yens/person will be asked for thebanquet]‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐Friday, the 8th of December
8:30: Reception with coffee and tea
9:00‐12:00: session chaired by Jian‐Ren Shen
9:00‐9:30 (25+5): Yasufumi Umena (Okayama Unvi.)
Mn‐oxidation states in PSII
9:30‐9:55 (20+5): Taiki Motomura (Okayama Unvi.)
Structure and properties of soluble proteins, a hemo‐protein Tll0287 expressed when D1 is PsbA2 andthe minor ferredoxin Fd2

9:55‐10:20 (20+5): Yoshiki Nakajima (Okayama Unvi.)
Structure of a PSII SQDG‐deletion mutant: functional implications
10:20‐10:50 (25+5): Longjiang Yu (Okayama Unvi.)
Structure of a RC‐LH1 super‐complex from a purple sulfur bacterium
10:50‐11:10 (15+5): Jian‐Ren Shen (Okayama Unvi.)
Structures of PSII with herbicides bound

11:30‐13:30: Lunch

13:30‐16:00: General discussions‐Analysis of the structure‐function relationship of metalloproteins involved in photosynthesis.
‐Mechanism of water oxidation.
‐ Structure‐properties relationship of lanthanide and radionuclide binding sites in proteins forremediation.
‐New projects to do in collaboration

16:00 : End of the meeting