International Conference

Photosynthesis Research
for Sustainability
in honor of Dr. George C. Papageorgiou

September 21–26 2015
Crete, Greece
PROGRAMMEInternational Conference“Photosynthesis Research
for Sustainability-2015”
in honor of Dr. George C. Papageorgiou
September 21–26, 2015
Crete, Greece
Programme

Crete – 2015

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THANKS TO OUR SPONSORSInternational Society of Photosynthesis Researchwww.photosynthesisresearch.org

Agrisera – Antibodies for Plant Sciences
www.agrisera.com
National center for scientific research “Demokritos”
www.demokritos.gr

Springer, Part of Springer Science+BusinessMedia
www.springer.com
Hellenic Botanical Society
www.hbs.gr

Photon Systems Instruments
http://psi.cz

Hansatech Instruments: Instrumentation for
Photosynthesis & Respiration Studies
www.hansatech-instruments.com
University of Patras
www.upatras.gr

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INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Chairman: James Barber (UK)
Co-chair: Richard Cogdell, (president of ISPR, UK)
Co-chair: Kostas Stamatakis (Greece)
Secretary: Tatsuya Tomo (Japan)
Coordinator: Suleyman I. Allakhverdiev (Russia)
Members:
Eva-Mari Aro (Finland)
Barry D. Bruce (USA)Robert Carpentier (Canada)Gyözö Garab (Hungary)
Govindjee (USA)
Demetrios Ghanotakis (Greece)
Norman Huner (Canada)
Alexander Ivanov (Canada)
George Karabourniotis (Greece)
Hazem M. Kalaji (Poland)
Kyriakos Kotzabasis (Greece)
Olaf Kruse (Germany)
Dmitry A. Los (Russia)
Yiannis Manetas (Greece)
Anastasios Melis, (USA)
Norio Murata (Japan)
Hong Gil Nam (Korea)
Nathan Nelson (Israel)Peter Nixon (UK)
Vasilis Petrouleas (Greece)
Seeram Ramakrishna (Singapore)
Kimiyuki Satoh (Japan)
Jian-Ren Shen (Japan)
Merope Tsimilli-Michael (Cyprus)

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LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Chairman: Kostas Stamatakis
George Grammatikopoulos
Nikos Ioannidis
Aris Kyparissis
Efi Levizou
Georgios Liakopoulos
Dimosthenis Nikolopoulos
Anastasia Prombona
Yiola Petropoulou
Dimitris Vayenos

WELCOME!
You are most welcome to the International conference“Photosynthesis Research for Sustainability-2015: in honor of
Dr. George C. Papageorgiou” held in Greece.
This Meeting is a great occasion for discussions of previous,
present, and future research on photosynthesis, from molecular
to global, and to meet researchers of photosynthesis from aroundthe world. This Meeting provides a forum for students, postdoctoral fellows and scientists from different countries to deepen theirknowledge and understanding, widen professional contacts andcreate new opportunities, including establishing new collaborations. The topics of this conference range widely, including primaryprocesses of photosynthesis, structure, function and biogenesis of
the photosynthetic apparatus, photosystem I, and II, as well aswater oxidation mechanism, artificial photosynthesis, regulation ofphotosynthesis and environmental stress, applied aspects of photosynthesis and emerging techniques for studying photosynthesis.
The multidisciplinary nature of this conference is obvious fromthe list of topics and presented lectures. In total, 120 lectures andposters will be presented.
Together with all of you, we look forward to a most interesting
week with fascinating presentations and inspiring discussions
within all aspects of photosynthesis research.
James Barber,
Kostas Stamatakis,
Suleyman Allakhverdiev.

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SECTIONS
1. Primary Processes of Photosynthesis
2. Structure, Function and Biogenesis of the Photosynthetic
Apparatus
3. Photosystem II and Water Oxidation Mechanism
4. Energy Transfer and Trapping in Photosystems
5. Photosystem I and Bacterial Photosynthesis
6. Carbon Fixation (C3 and C4) and Photorespiration
7. Artificial and Applied Aspects of Photosynthesis
8. Regulation of Photosynthesis and Environmental Stress
9. Systems Biology of Photosynthesis: Integration of Genomic,
Proteomic, Metabolomic and Bioinformatic Studies
10. Photosynthesis Education
11. Emerging Techniques for Studying Photosynthesis

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Schedule: Photosynthesis Research for Sustainability-2015
21 SEPTEMBER, 2015 (1ST DAY)
Arrival and Registration.
14:00 – Opening ceremony:Special events in honor of Dr. George C. Papageorgiou
James Barber (UK), Govindjee (USA), Anastasios Melis (USA),
Norio Murata (Japan), Eva-Mari Aro (Finland), Kimiyuki Satoh (Japan),Tingyun Kuang (China), Kostas Stamatakis (Greece)
Invited Plenary Lectures:
Chairpersons: Nathan Nelson (Israel), Bruce Barry (USA),
Masahiko Ikeuchi (Japan)

15:00–15:50 (50 min)James Barber (Imperial College London, London, UK)
Artificial Photosynthesis and Global Climate Change
15:50–16:40 (50 min)Jian-Ren Shen (Photosynthesis Research Center, Graduate School of
Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan;
Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China)
Mechanism of photosynthetic water oxidation based on atomic structureof photosystem II
16:40–17:00 Coffee break
Invited Plenary Lectures:
Chairpersons: Jian-Ren Shen (Japan), Eva-Mari Aro (Finland),
Suleyman Allakhverdiev (Russia)

17:00–17:30 (30 min)Peter J. Nixon (Department of Life Sciences, Sir Ernst Chain BuildingWolfson Laboratories, Imperial College London, London, UK)
Early steps of photosystem II assembly

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17:30–18:00 (30 min)Govindjee (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL,
USA)
Adventures with the green Chlamydomonas reinhardtii: in honor ofGeorge C. Papageorgiou
19:00 – Welcome party

22 SEPTEMBER
Invited Plenary Lectures:
Chairpersons: James Barber (UK), Govindjee (USA), John F. Allen (UK)9:00–9:30 (30 min)Anastasios Melis (Plant and Microbial Biology, University ofCalifornia, Berkeley, USA)
Photosynthesis for fuel and chemicals production
9:30–10:00 (30 min)Eva-Mari Aro (Molecular Plant Biology, Department of Biochemistry,
University of Turku, Turku, Finland)
Photoprotection and Photodamage of Photosystems I and II –consequences on short-term thylakoid dynamics and long-term
retrograde signaling
10:00–10:30 Coffee BreakInvited Plenary Lectures:
Chairpersons: Jian-Ren Shen (Japan), Gyozo Garab (Hungary),
Tatsuya Tomo (Japan)

10:30–11:00 (30 min)Norio Murata (National Institute for Basic Biology, Okazaki, Japan)
George Papageorgiou, glycinebetaine, and protection against
photoinhibition

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11:00–11:30 (30 min)Nathan Nelson (Department of Biochemistry, The George S. Wise
Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel)
High-resolution structures of plant and cyanobacterial photosystem I.
implications for sustainable hydrogen production
11:30–12:00 (30 min)Xiaochun Qin, Michihiro Suga, Tingyun Kuang, Jian-Ren Shen(Key Laboratory of Photobiology, Institute of Botany, CAS, Beijing,
China; Photosynthesis Research Center, Graduate School of Natural
Science and Technology, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan)
Structural basis for energy transfer pathways in the plant PSI-LHCI
supercomplex
12:00–14:00 Lunch
Invited Lectures:
Chairpersons: Toshiharu Shikanai (Japan), Peter J. Nixon (UK),
Anjana Jajoo (India)

14:00–14:25 (25 min)Arvi Freiberg (Institute of Physics, Tartu University, Estonia; Instituteof Molecular and Cell Biology, Tartu University, Estonia)
Do we comprehend the in vivo fluorescence of photosynthetic pigments
well enough?
14:25–14:50 (25 min)Yuichiro Takahashi (Graduate School of Natural Science andTechnology, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan)
Functional and structural roles of Asn268 of D1 of photosystem IIreaction center
14:50–15:15 (25 min)Győző Garab (Institute of Plant Biology, Biological Research Center,
Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Szeged, Hungary)
The molecular architecture and functioning of LHCII in vivo andin vitro
15:15–15:40 Coffee Break11

Invited Lectures:
Chairpersons: Anastasios Melis (USA), Seiji Akimoto (Japan),Alex Ivanov (Canada)

15:40–16:05 (25 min)John F. Allen (Research Department of Genetics, Evolution andEnvironment, University College London, Gower Street, London, UK)
Evolution of two light reactions. Cooperation and inter-dependence inphotosynthesis, science, and society
16:05–16:25 (20 min)Anjana Jajoo (School of Life Science, Devi Ahilya University, Indore,
India)
Low pH induced changes in thylakoid membranes
16:25–16:45 (20 min)
Kiriakos Kotzabasis (Department of Biology, University of Crete,
Voutes University Campus, GR-70013 Heraklion, Crete, Greece)
High yield H2-production through a combinational system ofphotosynthetic electron flow and dichlorophenol biodegradation bygreen algae
16:45–17:15 Coffee BreakInvited Lectures:
Chairpersons: Vladimir Sukhov (Russia), Paula Mulo (Finland),Elena Tyutereva (Russia)

17:15–17:35 (20 min)Natalya E. Belyaeva (Department of Biophysics, Biology Faculty of the
M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia)
Analysis of charge fluxes in thylakoid based on the photosystem II
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17:35–17:55 (20 min)
Kostas Stamatakis (Institute of Biosciences and Applications, NCSR
“Demokritos”, Aghia Paraskevi Attikis, Greece)
Kleptoplasts: longevity in a new Ross Sea dinoflagellate host cell
18:00–21:00 Poster viewing/discussion (sections 1–11)
Chairpersons: Marian Brestic (Slovak Republic),Alex Ivanov (Canada), Vasiliy Goltsev (Bulgaria),
Tatsuya Tomo (Japan), Yiola Petropoulou (Greece), Hazem Kalaji (Poland),Ivelina Zaharieva (Germany), Takaya Tanabe (Japan)

23 SEPTEMBER (FREE TIME, TOURS)TOURS:
A. Knossos-Museum of Heraklion-Rethymno
B. Elafonissi-Milia

24 SEPTEMBER
Invited Lectures:
Chairpersons: Yuichiro Takahashi (Japan), Kostas Stamatakis (Greece),
Anatoly A. Tsygankov (Russia)

9:00–9:25 (25 min),Barry D. Bruce (Departments of Microbiology & Biochemistry andCellular and Molecular Biology University of Tennessee at Knoxville,USA)i) Origin and evolution of PS I in cyanobacteria and chloroplasts;ii) ‘Travels of a transit peptide’ or ‘It takes two to translocate’
9:25–9:50 (25 min)Masahiko Ikeuchi (Department of Life Sciences (Biology), Universityof Tokyo, Komaba, Meguro, Tokyo; Core Research for Evolutional
Science and Technology (CREST), Japan Science and Technology
Agency (JST), Saitama, Japan)
Photosystem I assembly compensates the photodamage of photosystem I

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9:50–10:15 (25 min)Seiji Akimoto (Molecular Photoscience Research Center, Kobe
University, Kobe, Japan)
Excitation relaxation dynamics and energy transfer in pigment-protein
complexes containing keto-carotenoids
10:15–10:40 Coffee BreakInvited Lectures:
Chairpersons: Toshiharu Shikanai (Japan), Kiriakos Kotzabasis (Greece),Oxana Masyagina (Russia)

10:40–11:05 (25 min)
Tatsuya Tomo (Tokyo University of Science, Tokyo, Japan; PRESTO,
Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Saitama, Japan)
Characterization of unique photosystem I complexes and its application
11:05–11:30 (25 min)Anatoly A. Tsygankov (Institute of Basic Biological Problems, RAS,
Pushchino, Moscow Region, Russia)
Hydrogen production by marine microalgae under P-deprivation
11:30–11:55 (25 min)Yuki Kato (Division of Material Science, Graduate School of Science,
Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan)
Redox potential of the secondary quinone electron acceptor QB inphotosystem II as revealed by FTIR spectroelectrochemistry
11:55–12:20 (25 min)Ryo Nagao (Division of Material Science, Graduate School of Science,
Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan)
Role of the hydrogen bond network around Yz in photosynthetic wateroxidation
12:20–14:00 Lunch

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Invited Lectures:
Chairpersons: Esa Tyystjarvi (Finland), Yuki Kato (Japan),Rajagopal Subramanyam (India)

14:00–14:25 (25 min)Tsuyosho Endo (Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University,
Sakyo, Kyoto, Japan)
Chloroplastic NAD(P)H dehydrogenase complex in C4 photosynthesis
14:25–14:50 (25 min)Jörg Pieper (Institute of Physics, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia)
Protein structure and dynamics in photosystem II investigated byneutron scattering
14:50–15:10 (20 min)Ivelina Zaharieva (Freie Universität Berlin, Arnimallee 14, Berlin,
Germany)
Structural and functional parallels between the biological wateroxidation site and a synthetic manganese-oxide catalyst
15:10–15:30 (20 min)Rajagopal Subramanyam (Department of Plant Sciences, School ofLife Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India)
Long and short term acclimatization and organization of photosynthetic
apparatus under salt grown Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
15:30–16:00 Coffee BreakInvited Lectures:
Chairpersons: Arvi Freiberg (Estonia), Alexandrina Stirbet (USA),
George Grammatikopoulos (Greece)

16:00–16:20 (20 min)Georgios Liakopoulos (Laboratory of Plant Physiology andMorphology, Department of Crop Science, Agricultural University ofAthens, Athens, Greece)
Why anthocyanic leaves show lower risk of photoinhibition: Let thestomata speak

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16:20–16:40 (20 min)
Merope Tsimilli-Michael (3, Ath. Phylactou str., Nicosia, CY-1100,
Cyprus)Sustainability of photosynthesis research
16:40–17:00 (20 min)
Suleyman I. Allakhverdiev (Controlled Photobiosynthesis Laboratory,
Institute of Plant Physiology, RAS, Moscow, Russia; Institute of Basic
Biological Problems, RAS, Pushchino, Moscow Region, Russia;
Department of Plant Physiology, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State
University, Moscow, Russia)
Nanostructured manganese oxide on silica aerogel toward wateroxidation
17:00–20:00 Poster viewing/discussion (sections 1–11)
Chairpersons: Marian Brestic (Slovak Republic),Alex Ivanov (Canada), Vasiliy Goltsev (Bulgaria),
Tatsuya Tomo (Japan), Yiola Petropoulou (Greece), Hazem Kalaji (Poland),Ivelina Zaharieva (Germany), Takaya Tanabe (Japan)

25 SEPTEMBER
Invited Lectures:
Chairpersons: Tsuyosho Endo (Japan), Jörg Pieper (Estonia),
Ryo Nagao (Japan)

9:00–9:25 (25 min)Toshiharu Shikanai (Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University,
Kyoto, Japan)
Regulation of photosynthesis by cyclic and pseudocyclic electron flow
9:25–9:50 (25 min)Esa Tyystjärvi (Molecular Plant Biology, Department of Biochemistry,
University of Turku, Turku, Finland)
Redox state of the plastoquinone pool depends both on wavelength
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9:50–10:15 (25 min)Alexandrina Stirbet (204 Anne Burras Lane, Newport News, Virginia,
USA)
Modeling the slow smt phase of chlorophyll a fluorescence induction ingreen alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
10:15–10:40 (25 min)Iwane Suzuki (University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan)
Development of chimeric sensor to analyze function of histidine kinasesin the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803
10:40–11:10 Coffee BreakInvited Lectures:
Chairpersons: Iwane Suzuki (Japan), Vasiliy Goltsev (Bulgaria),
Georgios Liakopoulos (Greece)

11:10–11:35 (25 min)Marc M. Nowaczyk (Plant Biochemistry, Ruhr University Bochum,
Bochum, Germany)
Localization of auxiliary proteins on photosystem II by surface plasmon
resonance spectroscopy and chemical cross-linking in combination with
mass-spectrometry
11:35–12:00 (25 min)Marek Zivcak (Department of Plant Physiology, Slovak Agricultural
University, Nitra, Slovak Republic)
Physiological significance of photosystem I photoinhibition in wheat
leaves
12:00–12:20 (20 min)Eugene G. Maksimov (Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Biology,
M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119992, Moscow, Russia)
The signaling state of orange carotenoid protein
12:20–14:00 Lunch

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Invited Lectures:
Chairperson: Marc Nowaczyk (Germany), Eugene G. Maksimov (Russia),
Merope Tsimilli-Michael (Greece)

14:00–14:20 (20 min)Ginga Shimakawa (Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Kobe
University, Nada-ku, Kobe, Japan)
Flavodiiron 2 and 4 proteins mediate an O2-dependent alternativeelectron flow in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 under CO2-limited
conditions
14:20–14:40 (20 min)Hazem M. Kalaji (Department of Plant Physiology, Warsaw Universityof Life Sciences WULS-SGGW, 159 Nowoursynowska Street, 02-776
Warsaw, Poland)
Which technique is better for studying photosynthetic apparatus?
Modulated, prompt or delayed chlorophyll fluorescence
14:40–15:00 (20 min)Georgia Zahariou (Institute of Advanced Materials, Physicochemical
Processes, Nanotechnology & Microsystems, NCSR “Demokritos”,
Athens, Greece)
Theoretical study of the EPR signal of the S3TyrZ● metalloradical
intermediate state
15:00–15:20 (20 min)Nikolaos E. Ioannidis (Department of Biology, University of Crete,
Crete, Greece)
Polyamines in chemiosmosis: A cunning mechanism for the regulationof photosynthetic ATP synthesis during growth and stress
15:45 – Taking Photos (All together)

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16:00 Special Events:i) Young Talents (5 awards/prizes)ii) Best posters (5 awards/prizes)

Committee: James Barber (UK), Jian-Ren Shen (Japan),
Govindjee (USA), Eva-Mari Aro (Finland), Gyözö Garab (Hungary),
Tatsuya Tomo (Japan), Barry Bruce (USA), Kostas Stamatakis (Greece),
Suleyman Allakhverdiev (Russia)

Closing ceremony
James Barber (UK); Govindjee (USA),
Eva-Mari Aro (Finland), Gyözö Garab (Hungary), Nathan Nelson (Israel),
Norio Murata (Japan), Kimiyuki Satoh (Japan), Tingyun Kuang (China),
Kostas Stamatakis (Greece), Suleyman Allakhverdiev (Russia)
19:00 Banquet

26 SEPTEMBER (DEPARTURE)

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List of posters
Section 1: Primary Processes of Photosynthesis
S1.5 Detection of both monovinyl chlorophyll b and divinyl

chlorophyll b in a picoplankton Prochlorococcus sp. NIES-2086

Hirohisa Komatsu, Masanobu Kawachi, Mayumi Sato, Tadashi Watanabe,
Yutaka Hanawa, Yoshihiro Shiraiwa, Masami Kobayashi

S1.6 The LIR1 protein regulates membrane tethering of ferredoxin-

NADP+ oxidoreductase (FNR)

Paula Mulo, Chao Yang, Hongtao Hu, Hongyan Ren, Yuzhu Kong,
Hongwei Lin, Lingling Wang, Yi He, Xiaomeng Ding, Magda
Grabsztunowicz, Yu Liu, Zhongchang Wu, Yunrong Wu, Chuanzao Mao,
Ping Wu, Xiaorong Mo

S1.7 The F0 level of chlorophyll a fluorescence induction: Does it reflecta standard and reproducible physiological state?

George C. Papageorgiou, Kostas Stamatakis, Govindjee

S1.8 Slow phase signal enhancement method using convolution forchlorophyll fluorescence

Takaya Tanabe, Tomohiro Tsunoda, Takeshi Hiyama, Mitsuo Fukuda

S1.9 Carotenoid composition determines the structural and functional

properties of the phycobilisomes and photosystems

Sindhujaa Vajravel, Tamas Zakar, Ildikó Domonkos, Josef Komenda,
Mihály Kis, László Kovács, Herbert van Amerongen, Zoltán Gombos,
Tünde Tóth

Section 2: Structure, Function and Biogenesis of the Photosynthetic Apparatus
S2.6 Narrow-band red and blue light affect chloroplast ATP-synthasestructure and function in barley seedlings

Olga Avercheva, Daria Gorshkova, Elizaveta Bassarskaya,
Galina Kochetova, Tatiana Zhigalova, Eugene Lysenko

S2.7 The soluble carbonic anhydrase in thylakoids of higher plants

Tatyana Fedorchuk, Natalia Rudenko, Lyudmila Ignatova, Boris Ivanov

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S2.8 Heterologous expression of genes for thermophilic phycocyanin in

the mesophilic cyanobacteria Synechococcus elongates PCC 7942

Shiori Funatsu, Wattana Chetkul, Fumihiro Itoh,
Wipawan Siangdung, Supapon Cheevadhanarak, Yoshihiro Shiraiwa,
Kalyanee Paithoonrangsarid, Iwane Suzuki

S2.9 Interactions of photosynthetic core complexes with light harvesting

antenna proteins in centric diatom Cyclotella meneghiniana
Zdenko Gardian, David Bina, Frantisek Vacha, Radek LitvinS2.10 The cyanobacterial PsbP orthologue assists the assembly ofphotosystem II

Jana Knoppová, Jiangfeng Yu, Peter J. Nixon, Josef Komenda

S2.11 Post-translational modifications of ferredoxin-NADP+

oxidoreductase in Arabidopsis chloroplast

Nina Lehtimäki, Minna M. Koskela, Käthe M. Dahlström, Eveliina Pakula,
Minna Lintala, Martin Schloz, Michael Hippler, Guy T. Hanke,
Anne Rokka, Natalia Battchikova, Tiina A. Salminen, Paula Mulo

S2.12 Application of the TwinStrep-tag/Streptactin system for the

analysis of Photosystem II assembly intermediates from T. elongatus
Pasqual Liauw, Marc M. Nowaczyk

S2.13 Architecture of light harvesting apparatus of eustigmatophyte

algae

Radek Litvin, David Bina, Miroslava Herbstova, Zdenko GardianS2.14 The antarctic psychrophile, Chlamydomonas sp. UWO241,

preferentially phosphorylates a psi-cytochrome b6/f supercomplex

Beth Szyszka-Mroz, Paula Pittock, Alexander G. Ivanov, Gilles Lajoie,
Norman P. A. Hüner

S2.15 Specific Lhcb4 and Lhcb5 phosphorylation sites are absent in

the psychrophilic state transition variant, Chlamydomonas sp. UWO241
Beth Szyszka-Mroz, Marc Possmayer, Denis P. Maxwell,
Norman P. A. Hüner

S2.16 In vitro enzymatic assay for 132-demethoxycarbonylation inchlorosomal bacteriochlorophyll biosynthesis

Misato Teramura, Jiro Harada, Tadashi Mizoguchi, Hitoshi Tamiaki

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S2.17 Truncated chlorophyll b-less antenna of chlorina f2 3613 barleymutant can provide light-tolerance and wild type level productivity
Elena V. Tyutereva, Wolfram G. Brenner, Alexandra N. Ivanova,
Katharina Pawlowski, Olga V. Voitsekhovskaja

Section 3: Photosystem II and Water Oxidation Mechanism
S3.7 Trapping TyrZ● during S2→S3 and S3→S0 transitions of the wateroxidizing complex of Photosystem II

Maria Chrysina, Georgia Zahariou, Nikolaos Ioannidis, Yiannis Sanakis,
Vasili Petrouleas

S3.8 PsbO protein isoforms in angiosperms: parallel

subfunctionalisation revealed by phylogenetic analysis and mapping ofsequence variability onto protein structure
Miloš Duchoslav, Lukáš Fischer

S3.9 Temperature dependence of photoinhibition

Heta Mattila, Sujata Mishra, Vesa Havurinne, Kumud B. Mishra,
Esa Tyystjärvi

S3.10 FTIR evidence for proton release into the bulk upon

photooxidation of tyrosine D in photosystem II
Shin Nakamura, Takumi Noguchi

S3.11 High-field EPR characterization of the redox centers ofphotosystem II

Nadia Seibel, Eiri Heyno, Wolfgang Lubitz, Matthias Rögner,
Marc M. Nowaczyk, Nicholas Cox

S3.12 Tracking structural, energetic and kinetic properties of

cyanobacterial Photosystem II variants

Zhiyong Liang, Rebecca Christiana, Holger Dau, Yvonne Zilliges

Section 5: Photosystem I and Bacterial Photosynthesis
S5.8 A comparative study of Rhodobacter sphaeroides mutants without

peripheral light harvesting antenna

Zinaida Eltsova, Anatoly A. Tsygankov

S5.9 Ferredoxin-binding modulates the redox reaction rates between

NADP+/H and ferredoxin-NAD(P)+ reductase from the green sulfur
bacterium Chlorobaculum tepidum
Daisuke Seo, Ken Okado, Takeshi Sakurai

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S5.10 Analysis of energy transfer system in chlorophyll f containing

cyanobacterium

Toshiyuki Shinoda, Seiji Akimoto, Daisuke Nii, Hisataka Ohta, Min Chen,
Suleyman I. Allakhverdiev, Tatsuya Tomo

Section 7: Artificial and Applied aspects of Photosynthesis
S7.6 Heterologous production of monoterpene hydrocarbons incyanobacteria (Synechocystis)Cinzia Formighieri, Anastasios Melis

S7.7 The study of genetic diversity and determination of the heritability

in promising lines of bread wheat in the Moghan – Iran
Khanzadeh Hassan, Zeynab Teadadi Ajirlou

S7.8 Probing the photosynthetic efficiency of green microalgae used forbioremediation and valorization of anaerobic digestion effluents
Eleni Koutra, George Grammatikopoulos, Michael Kornaros

S7.9 Evaluation of antibacterial activity of a novel anionichyperbranched dendritic polymer and its effect on photosynthesis
Katerina Panagiotaki, Zili Sideratou, Kostas Stamatakis

S7.10 Potassium deficiency, a “smart” cellular switch for sustained highyield photosynthetic hydrogen production by green algae

Aikaterini Papazi, Armida-Irene Gjindali, Elizabeth Kastanaki,
Konstantinos Assimakopoulos, Konstantinos Stamatakis,
Kiriakos Kotzabasis

S7.11 Sucrose production: Synechococcus sp. PCC 7942, an ideal

candidate

Dimitris Vayenos, Kostas Stamatakis

Section 8: Regulation of Photosynthesis and Environmental
Stress
S8.13 Spectrally resolved fluorescent signatures of light treatedSynechocystis PCC 6803

Alonso M. Acuña, Joris J. Snellenburg, Michal Gwizdala, Bart van Oort,
Rienk van Grondelle, Ivo H. M. van Stokkum

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S8.14 The effect of ionising radiation on pigment production,

photochemical efficiency, ptotein level and generation of reactive
oxygen species in plants

Saftar Suleymanov, Konul Qasimova, Irada Huseynova, Jalal Aliyev

S8.15 Drought-induced changes in photosynthetic apparatus

and antioxidant components of wheat (Triticum durum Desf.) varieties

Irada Huseynova, Samira Rustamova, Saftar Suleymanov, Durna Aliyeva,
Jalal Aliyev

S8.16 Impact of soil water deficit on morphophysiological parameters of

durum (Triticum durum Desf.) and bread (Triticum aestivum L.) wheat
genotypes
Tofig Allahverdiyev

S8.17 Photochemistry of Photosystem II: Is it a reliable tool for selecting

cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) with improved flooding tolerance?

Habib-ur-Rehman Athar, Altaf Hussain, Javed Iqbal, Muhammad Iqbal,
Zafar Ullah Zafar, Saghir Ahmad, M. Ashraf

S8.18 Adjustment of photosynthetic electron transport in wheat underdrought stress

Marian Brestic, Marek Zivcak, Kristyna Kunderlikova, Oksana Sytar,
Katarína Olšovská, Pavol Slamka, Suleyman I. Allakhverdiev

S8.19 Early response of photosynthetic apparatus efficiency to nitrogen

deficiency in radish plants

Magdalena D. Cetner, Katarzyna Kowalczyk, Wojciech Borucki,
Aritra R. Choudhury, Tanmay Tanna, Hazem M. Kalaji

S8.20 Photosynthesis in juveniles and adults of three mediterranean

species with different life forms during leaf developmental period
Christos Chondrogiannis, George Grammatikopoulos

S8.21 Chlorophyll catabolism under light deficiency in Datura

suaveolens

Nina Djapic

S8.22 Effect of silver nanoparticules on Arthrospira platensis

Ildikó Domonkos, Zsuzsanna Deák, Tomas Zakar, Mihály Kis,
Zoltán Gombos

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S8.23 Diurnal changes in photosynthetic enzyme activities and theirregulation in some C4 species of Chenopodiaceae family

Shahniyar Bayramov, Taliya Orujova, Ulduza Gurbanova, Hasan Babayev,
Minakhanym Aliyeva, Novruz Guliyev, Yashar Feyziyev

S8.24 Photosynthetic activity in degradation of xenobiotics, a possible

connection with organochlorine formation?

Sándor T. Forczek, Pavla Štangelová, Ivona Blažková, Tereza Jíšová

S8.25 In vivo phenotyping of photosynthetic light reactions in leavesof two ecotypes of Platanus orientalis L. during water stress and after
re-watering
Momchil Paunov, Kolyo Dankov, Stella Dimitrova, Violeta Velikova,
Tsonko Tsonev, Reto J. Strasser, Hazem M. Kalaji, Vasilij Goltsev

S8.26 An alternative approximation of the ABS/CS parameter when the

JIP-test is applied in the field

George Grammatikopoulos, Christos Chondrogiannis,
Marouso-Nikoleta Batistatou, Elissabet Papadatou

S8.27 Effect of terminal drought stress on yield, yield components andmorphological traits of bread wheat in Moghan
Khanzadeh Hassan, Ahad Karami

S8.28 Alternating functions of terminal oxidases under light and dark

conditions in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803

T. Huokko, M. Ermakova, P. Richaud, L. Bersanini, D. J. Lea-Smith,
C. J. Howe, G. Peltier, E.-M. Aro, Y. Allahverdiyeva

S8.29 Photosystem I rather than photosystem II is selectively inhibited

under short term salinity stress in two halophyte species Sulla carnosa
and Atriplex halimus
Amel Nouisri, Maya Velitchkova, Mokded Rabhi, Chedly Abdelly,
Abderrazak Smaoui, Alexander G. Ivanov

S8.30 Hydrogen peroxide signaling – implications for photosynthetic

cold stress tolerance in Zea mays L.

Leonid V. Savitch, Alexander G. Ivanov, Loreta Gudynaite-Savitch,
Leslie Cass, Norman P. A. Huner, John Simmonds

S8.31 Strategies of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii to cope with fluctuating

light

Martina Jokel, Gilles Peltier, Eva Mari Aro, Yagut Allahverdiyeva

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S8.32 Enhanced thermal and light stability of the thylakoid membranes

from spruce

Václav Karlický, Irena Kurasová, Božena Ptáčková, Michal Štroch,
Vladimír Špunda

S8.33 Function of prenyllipids during photo-oxidative stress in plants

Jerzy Kruk, Renata Szymańska, Jolanta Dłużewska, Beatrycze Nowicka

S8.34 Photosynthetic characteristics of contrasting european

beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) Provenances

Alena Konôpková, Daniel Kurjak, Miroslava Macková, Dušan Gömöry,
Jaroslav KmeťS8.35 Screening 16 plant species by in vivo reflectance spectroscopy

indicate a common photosynthetic pigment profile for green fruits,
as a response to their distinct internal microenvironment
Alexandra Kyzeridou and Yiola Petropoulou

S8.36 Foliar photosynthesis under non-perpendicular illumination:

the contribution of leaf optical properties

Dimosthenis Nikolopoulos, Vassiliki Haghiou, Vassiliki Daliani,
Nikoleta Darra, Maria Liati, Evita Mavrogianni, Antonia
Papanastasiou, Theodora Porfyraki, Varvara Psaroudi, Costas Fasseas,
George Karabourniotis, Georgios Liakopoulos

S8.37 Physiological traits and local adaptive potential of beech

populations in the central europe

Jana Majerová, Ľubica Ditmarová, Marek Ježík, Daniel Kurjak,
Gabriela Jamnická, Eva Pšidová

S8.38 Photosynthetic activity of Larix trees grown on permafrost soils

Oxana Masyagina, Anatoly Prokushkin

S8.39 Photosynthesis and transpiration changes after wounding andperception of herbivore elicitors in Nicotiana attenuata: role of stomata
regulators abscisic acid, OPDA and cytokinins
Ivan D. Meza-Canales, Stefan Meldau, Jorge Zavala, Ian T. Baldwin

S8.40 Cell and chloroplast size related to long-term acclimation ofbarley to combined drought and low nitrogen

Vassiliki Stavroulaki, Demosthenis Nikolopoulos, Petros Vahamidis,
Panagiota Bresta, George Aivalakis, Garifalia Economou,
George Karabourniotis

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S8.41 Effect of progressive drought on mesophyll conductance to CO2

flow in photosynthetizing leaves of wheat at different ploidy levels

Katarina Olsovska, Petra Drevenakova, Marian Brestic, Marek Kovar,
Marek Zivcak, Pavol Slamka

S8.42 Effect of nitrate stress on photosynthetic electron transport in

Chlorella saccharophila grown under high light
Smita Patil, Reena Pandit, Arvind Lali

S8.43 Foliar anthocyanin accumulation leads to adjustments inphotosystem and chlorophyll ratios, compatible to the shade acclimation
syndrome
Konstantina Zeliou, Alexandra Kyzeridou, Yiola Petropoulou

S8.44 New insights into short-term light acclimation in plants – the roleof high molecular mass protein complexes

Marjaana Rantala, Marjaana Suorsa, Sari Järvi, Eva-Mari Aro

S8.45 Electron flow from PSII to PSI under high light is regulated by

PGR5 but not by PsbS

Sanna Rantala, Mikko Tikkanen, Eva-Mari Aro

S8.46 Initial disorder in structure and functions of Photosystem II inradish plants under magnesium deficiency

Izabela A. Samborska, Leszek Sieczko, Wojciech Borucki,
Aritra R. Choudhury, Tanmay Tanna, Hazem M. Kalaji

S8.47 Elevated temperatures facilitate rapid light-dependentaccumulation of zeaxanthin in Picea abies needles but not in
Arabidopsis thaliana leaves

Vladimír Špunda, Zuzana Materová, Jana Sestřenková, Iva Holubová,
Kristýna Večeřová, Michal Oravec, Michal Štroch, Irena Kurasová,
Otmar Urban

S8.48 Non-photochemical fluorecence quenching in the pigment

apparatus of cyanobacteria

Igor Stadnichuk, Dmitrii Zlenko, Pavel Krasilnikov

S8.49 Electrical signals as potential mechanism of photosynthesis

regulation in higher plants

Vladimir Sukhov, Lyubov Surova, Oxana Sherstneva, Lyubov Katicheva,
Vladimir Vodeneev

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S8.50 Natural variation in tocochromanols content inArabidopsis thaliana accessions – the effect of temperature and lightintensity
Renata Szymańska, Michał Gabruk, Iwona Habina, Jerzy Kruk

S8.51 Role of phosphatidylglycerol in cyanobacterial cells

Tímea Ottilia Kóbori, Uzumaki Tatsuya, Tatjana Talamantes, Mihály Kis,
Saravanan G. Kuppusamy, Ildikó Domonkos, Itoh Shigeru, László Prokai,
Zoltán Gombos, Bettina Ughy

S8.52 The effect of lanthanides on photosynthesis and cell proliferation

Milada Vitova, Katrin Kaineder, Dana Mezricky

Section 9: Systems Biology of Photosynthesis:
S9.1 Proteome analysis of enriched heterocysts from three hydrogenasemutants from Anabena sp. PCC 7120

Eftychia Manarolaki, Antigoni Nikolaki, Dimitrios Dedoglou,
Aikaterini Kourpa, Georgios Tsiotis

S9.2 In silico modelling of photosynthetic electron transport

László Sass, Zsuzsanna Deák, Éva Kiss, Imre Vass

Section 10: Photosynthesis Education
S10.2 Is chlorophyll e 151-OH-lactone chlorophyll a or chlorophyllide a?

Yuhta Sorimachi, Masataka Nakazato, Hideaki Miyashita,
Masami Kobayashi

Section 11: Emerging Techniques for Studying Photosynthesis
S11.3 Compartment Markers for Plant Science

Zakir Hossain, Joanna Porankiewicz-Asplund, Christopher M. Brown

S11.4 Critical assessment of protein cross-linking – a modified model ofthe interaction between photosystem II and Psb27

Kai U. Cormann, Madeline Puschmann, Marc M. Nowaczyk

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