Photorespiration is essential for C3 plants, enabling oxygenic photosynthesis through the
scavenging of 2‐phosphoglycolate. Previous studies have demonstrated that …

Background The photorespiratory nitrogen cycle in C 3 plants involves an extensive
diversion of carbon and nitrogen away from the direct pathways of assimilation. The …

Glycine decarboxylase is a mitochondrial enzyme complex, which is the site of
photorespiratory CO2 and NH3 release. Although the proteins that constitute the complex …

In plants, the glycine decarboxylase complex (GDC) cooperates with serine
hydroxymethyltransferase (SHMT) to mediate photorespiratory glycine–serine …

Photorespiration makes oxygenic photosynthesis possible by scavenging 2-
phosphoglycolate. Hence, compromising photorespiration impairs photosynthesis. We …

Abstract Glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH; EC 1.4. 1.2–1.4. 1.4) catalyses in vitro the
reversible amination of 2-oxoglutarate to glutamate. In vascular plants the in vivo direction …

Highlights•Overexpression of GDC subunits can increase the flux through photorespiration.•
Efficient photorespiration can enhance the photosynthetic efficiency.•Restriction of GDC to …

The glycine–serine interconversion, catalysed by glycine decarboxylase and serine
hydroxymethyltransferase, is an important reaction of primary metabolism in all organisms …

Glycine decarboxylase (GDC) plays an important role in the photorespiratory metabolism of
plants. GDC is composed of four subunits (P, H, L, and T) with the P-subunit (GLDP) serving …

The concept of expressing non-plant glycosyl hydrolase genes in plant tissue is nearly two
decades old, yet relatively little work in this field has been reported. However, resurgent …