Rubisco carboxylase/oxygenase: from the enzyme to the globe: a gas exchange perspective
S von Caemmerer - Journal of Plant Physiology, 2020 - Elsevier
Rubisco is the primary carboxylase of the photosynthetic process, the most abundant
enzyme in the biosphere, and also one of the best-characterized enzymes. Rubisco also …
enzyme in the biosphere, and also one of the best-characterized enzymes. Rubisco also …
Regulation and Evolution of C4 Photosynthesis
U Schlüter, APM Weber - Annual review of plant biology, 2020 - annualreviews.org
C4 photosynthesis evolved multiple times independently from ancestral C3 photosynthesis
in a broad range of flowering land plant families and in both monocots and dicots. The …
in a broad range of flowering land plant families and in both monocots and dicots. The …
Chloroplast NADH dehydrogenase‐like complex‐mediated cyclic electron flow is the main electron transport route in C4 bundle sheath cells
M Ermakova, R Woodford, D Fitzpatrick, SJ Nix… - New …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The superior productivity of C4 plants is achieved via a metabolic C4 cycle which acts as a
CO2 pump across mesophyll and bundle sheath (BS) cells and requires an additional input …
CO2 pump across mesophyll and bundle sheath (BS) cells and requires an additional input …
Overexpression of the Rieske FeS protein of the Cytochrome b6f complex increases C4 photosynthesis in Setaria viridis
C4 photosynthesis is characterised by a CO2 concentrating mechanism that operates
between mesophyll and bundle sheath cells increasing CO2 partial pressure at the site of …
between mesophyll and bundle sheath cells increasing CO2 partial pressure at the site of …
Kalanchoë PPC1 Is Essential for Crassulacean Acid Metabolism and the Regulation of Core Circadian Clock and Guard Cell Signaling Genes
SF Boxall, N Kadu, LV Dever, J Kneřová… - The Plant …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Unlike C3 plants, Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) plants fix CO2 in the dark using
phospho enol pyruvate carboxylase (PPC; EC 4.1. 1.31). PPC combines phospho enol …
phospho enol pyruvate carboxylase (PPC; EC 4.1. 1.31). PPC combines phospho enol …
Evolution of a biochemical model of steady‐state photosynthesis
On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the publication of the landmark model by
Farquhar, von Caemmerer & Berry on steady‐state C3 photosynthesis (known as the “FvCB …
Farquhar, von Caemmerer & Berry on steady‐state C3 photosynthesis (known as the “FvCB …
Updating the steady-state model of C4 photosynthesis
S von Caemmerer - Journal of Experimental Botany, 2021 - academic.oup.com
C4 plants play a key role in world agriculture. For example, C4 crops such as maize and
sorghum are major contributors to food production in both developed and developing …
sorghum are major contributors to food production in both developed and developing …
Plant science's next top models
Background Model organisms are at the core of life science research. Notable examples
include the mouse as a model for humans, baker's yeast for eukaryotic unicellular life and …
include the mouse as a model for humans, baker's yeast for eukaryotic unicellular life and …
Regulation of NADP-Malic Enzyme Activity in Maize (Zea mays L.) under Salinity with Reference to Light and Darkness
We revealed the functional characterization of C4-NADP-malic enzyme (NADP-ME),
extracted and partially purified from maize (Zea mays L. cv. Kaveri 50). The leaf discs were …
extracted and partially purified from maize (Zea mays L. cv. Kaveri 50). The leaf discs were …
Retrospective analysis of biochemical limitations to photosynthesis in 49 species: C4 crops appear still adapted to pre‐industrial atmospheric [CO2]
Leaf CO2 uptake (A) in C4 photosynthesis is limited by the maximum apparent rate of PEPc
carboxylation (V pmax) at low intercellular [CO2](ci) with a sharp transition to aci‐saturated …
carboxylation (V pmax) at low intercellular [CO2](ci) with a sharp transition to aci‐saturated …