Optimizing the electron transport chain to sustainably improve photosynthesis

L Gu - Plant Physiology, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Genetically improving photosynthesis is a key strategy to boosting crop production to meet
the rising demand for food and fuel by a rapidly growing global population in a warming …

BPG4 regulates chloroplast development and homeostasis by suppressing GLK transcription factors and involving light and brassinosteroid signaling

R Tachibana, S Abe, M Marugami, A Yamagami… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Chloroplast development adapts to the environment for performing suitable photosynthesis.
Brassinosteroids (BRs), plant steroid hormones, have crucial effects on not only plant growth …

Perspectives on improving photosynthesis to increase crop yield

R Croce, E Carmo-Silva, YB Cho, M Ermakova… - The Plant …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Improving photosynthesis, the fundamental process by which plants convert light energy into
chemical energy, is a key area of research with great potential for enhancing sustainable …

Improving photosynthetic efficiency toward food security: Strategies, advances, and perspectives

EN Smith, M van Aalst, T Tosens, Ü Niinemets, B Stich… - Molecular Plant, 2023 - cell.com
Photosynthesis in crops and natural vegetation allows light energy to be converted into
chemical energy and thus forms the foundation for almost all terrestrial trophic networks on …

Proteomic characterization of a lutein-hyperaccumulating Chlamydomonas reinhardtii mutant reveals photoprotection-related factors as targets for increasing cellular …

JL McQuillan, EA Cutolo, C Evans… - Biotechnology for Biofuels …, 2023 - Springer
Background Microalgae are emerging hosts for the sustainable production of lutein, a high-
value carotenoid; however, to be commercially competitive with existing systems, their …

Excitation transfer and quenching in photosystem II, enlightened by carotenoid triplet state in leaves

A Laisk, RB Peterson, V Oja - Photosynthesis Research, 2024 - Springer
Accumulation of carotenoid (Car) triplet states was investigated by singlet–triplet
annihilation, measured as chlorophyll (Chl) fluorescence quenching in sunflower and lettuce …

Reducing chlorophyll levels in seed‐filling stages results in higher seed nitrogen without impacting canopy carbon assimilation

YB Cho, RA Boyd, Y Ren, MS Lee… - Plant, Cell & …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Chlorophyll is the major light‐absorbing pigment for plant photosynthesis. While evolution
has been selected for high chlorophyll content in leaves, previous work suggests that …

Crosstalk between H2O2 and Ca2+ signaling is involved in root endophyte-enhanced tanshinone biosynthesis of Salvia miltiorrhiza

WL Lu, XG Xie, HW Ai, HF Wu, YY Dai, LN Wang… - Microbiological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Tanshinones are bioactive ingredients derived from the herbal plant Salvia miltiorrhiza and
are used for treating diseases of the heart and brain, thus ensuring quality of S. miltiorrhiza …

A missense mutation in the barley Xan-h gene encoding the Mg-chelatase subunit I leads to a viable pale green line with reduced daily transpiration rate

A Persello, L Tadini, L Rotasperti, F Ballabio… - Plant Cell Reports, 2024 - Springer
Key message The barley mutant xan-h. chli-1 shows phenotypic features, such as reduced
leaf chlorophyll content and daily transpiration rate, typical of wild barley accessions and …

Astaxanthin induces plant tolerance against cadmium by reducing cadmium uptake and enhancing carotenoid metabolism for antioxidant defense in wheat (Triticum …

SF Ozavize, CW Qiu, F Wu - Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
Soil cadmium (Cd) contamination poses a significant threat to global food security and the
environment. Astaxanthin (AX), a potent biological antioxidant belonging to the carotenoid …