Synthetic biology as it relates to CAM photosynthesis: challenges and opportunities
HC DePaoli, AM Borland, GA Tuskan… - Journal of …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
To meet future food and energy security needs, which are amplified by increasing
population growth and reduced natural resource availability, metabolic engineering efforts …
population growth and reduced natural resource availability, metabolic engineering efforts …
Surveying Rubisco diversity and temperature response to improve crop photosynthetic efficiency
The threat to global food security of stagnating yields and population growth makes
increasing crop productivity a critical goal over the coming decades. One key target for …
increasing crop productivity a critical goal over the coming decades. One key target for …
Expanding knowledge of the R ubisco kinetics variability in plant species: environmental and evolutionary trends
J Galmes, MV Kapralov, PJ Andralojc… - Plant, Cell & …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The present study characterizes the kinetic properties of ribulose‐1, 5‐bisphosphate
carboxylase/oxygenase (R ubisco) from 28 terrestrial plant species, representing different …
carboxylase/oxygenase (R ubisco) from 28 terrestrial plant species, representing different …
Stability-activity tradeoffs constrain the adaptive evolution of RubisCO
A well-known case of evolutionary adaptation is that of ribulose-1, 5-bisphosphate
carboxylase (RubisCO), the enzyme responsible for fixation of CO2 during photosynthesis …
carboxylase (RubisCO), the enzyme responsible for fixation of CO2 during photosynthesis …
Rubisco catalytic properties and temperature response in crops
Rubisco catalytic traits and their thermal dependence are two major factors limiting the CO2
assimilation potential of plants. In this study, we present the profile of Rubisco kinetics for 20 …
assimilation potential of plants. In this study, we present the profile of Rubisco kinetics for 20 …
One-third of the plastid genes evolved under positive selection in PACMAD grasses
Main conclusion We demonstrate that rbcL underwent strong positive selection during the C
3–C 4 photosynthetic transitions in PACMAD grasses, in particular the 3′ end of the gene …
3–C 4 photosynthetic transitions in PACMAD grasses, in particular the 3′ end of the gene …
Plastome organization and evolution of chloroplast genes in Cardamine species adapted to contrasting habitats
S Hu, G Sablok, B Wang, D Qu, E Barbaro, R Viola… - BMC genomics, 2015 - Springer
Background Plastid genomes, also known as plastomes, are shaped by the selective forces
acting on the fundamental cellular functions they code for and thus they are expected to …
acting on the fundamental cellular functions they code for and thus they are expected to …
Temperature responses of the Rubisco maximum carboxylase activity across domains of life: phylogenetic signals, trade-offs, and importance for carbon gain
Abstract Temperature response of ribulose-1, 5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase
(Rubisco) catalytic properties directly determines the CO 2 assimilation capacity of …
(Rubisco) catalytic properties directly determines the CO 2 assimilation capacity of …
Environmentally driven evolution of Rubisco and improved photosynthesis and growth within the C3 genus Limonium (Plumbaginaceae)
Carbon assimilation by most ecosystems requires ribulose‐1, 5‐bisphosphate carboxylase/
oxygenase (R ubisco). Its kinetic parameters are likely to have evolved in parallel with …
oxygenase (R ubisco). Its kinetic parameters are likely to have evolved in parallel with …
Towards engineering a hybrid carboxysome
Carboxysomes are bacterial microcompartments, whose structural features enable the
encapsulated Rubisco holoenzyme to operate in a high-CO2 environment. Consequently …
encapsulated Rubisco holoenzyme to operate in a high-CO2 environment. Consequently …