The Agavoideae: an emergent model clade for CAM evolutionary biology

K Heyduk, EV McAssey, R Field… - Annals of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Crassulacean acid metabolism–or CAM photosynthesis–was described in the early to mid-
20th century, and our understanding of this metabolic pathway was later expanded upon …

Evolution of a CAM anatomy predates the origins of Crassulacean acid metabolism in the Agavoideae (Asparagaceae)

K Heyduk, MR McKain, F Lalani… - Molecular phylogenetics …, 2016 - Elsevier
Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) is a modified form of photosynthesis that has arisen
independently at least 35 times in flowering plants. The occurrence of CAM is often …

CAM models: lessons and implications for CAM evolution

A Burgos, E Miranda, E Vilaprinyo… - Frontiers in plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The evolution of Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) by plants has been one of the most
successful strategies in response to aridity. On the onset of climate change, expanding the …

Differential timing of gene expression and recruitment in independent origins of CAM in the Agavoideae (Asparagaceae)

K Heyduk, EV McAssey, J Leebens‐Mack - New Phytologist, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) photosynthesis has evolved repeatedly across the
plant tree of life, however our understanding of the genetic convergence across independent …

Shared expression of crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) genes pre-dates the origin of CAM in the genus Yucca

K Heyduk, JN Ray, S Ayyampalayam… - Journal of …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) is a carbon-concentrating mechanism that has
evolved numerous times across flowering plants and is thought to be an adaptation to water …

Diel rewiring and positive selection of ancient plant proteins enabled evolution of CAM photosynthesis in Agave

H Yin, HB Guo, DJ Weston, AM Borland, P Ranjan… - BMC genomics, 2018 - Springer
Background Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) enhances plant water-use efficiency
through an inverse day/night pattern of stomatal closure/opening that facilitates nocturnal …

The CAM lineages of planet Earth

IS Gilman, JAC Smith, JAM Holtum, RF Sage… - Annals of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Scope The growth of experimental studies of crassulacean acid
metabolism (CAM) in diverse plant clades, coupled with recent advances in molecular …

[PDF][PDF] Leaf anatomy is not correlated to CAM function in a C3+CAM hybrid species, Yucca gloriosa

K Heyduk, JN Ray, J Leebens-Mack - Annals of Botany, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Aims Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) is often considered to
be a complex trait, requiring orchestration of leaf anatomy and physiology for optimal …

A chromosome-level genome assembly of Agave hybrid NO.11648 provides insights into the CAM photosynthesis

Z Yang, Q Yang, Q Liu, X Li, L Wang… - Horticulture …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
The subfamily Agavoideae comprises crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM), C3, and C4
plants with a young age of speciation and slower mutation accumulation, making it a model …

PREFACE CRASSULACEAN ACID METABOLISM (CAM) AT THE CROSSROADS: A SPECIAL ISSUE IN THE ANNALS OF BOTANY TO HONOR 50 YEARS OF CAM …

RF Sage, EJ Edwards, K Heyduk… - Annals of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
A spectacular feature of the botanical world is the succulent flora, which presents a diversity
of life forms from the fascinating to the strange (Figs 1–3). Succulence describes fleshy …