Photoprotection in an ecological context: the remarkable complexity of thermal energy dissipation

B Demmig‐Adams, WW Adams III - New phytologist, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
This review places photoprotection into the context of ecology and species diversity. The
focus is on photoprotection via the safe removal–as thermal energy–of excess solar energy …

Photostasis and cold acclimation: sensing low temperature through photosynthesis

I Ensminger, F Busch, NPA Huner - Physiologia Plantarum, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Photosynthesis is a highly integrated and regulated process which is highly sensitive to any
change in environmental conditions, because it needs to balance the light energy absorbed …

Controlled levels of salicylic acid are required for optimal photosynthesis and redox homeostasis

A Mateo, D Funck, P Mühlenbock… - Journal of …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Sudden exposure of plants to high light (HL) leads to metabolic and physiological disruption
of the photosynthetic cells. Changes in ROS content, adjustment of photosynthetic …

Tocopherols Play a Crucial Role in Low-Temperature Adaptation and Phloem Loading in Arabidopsis

H Maeda, W Song, TL Sage, D DellaPenna - The Plant Cell, 2006 - academic.oup.com
To test whether tocopherols (vitamin E) are essential in the protection against oxidative
stress in plants, a series of Arabidopsis thaliana vitamin E (vte) biosynthetic mutants that …

Sink strength regulates photosynthesis in sugarcane

AJ McCormick, MD Cramer, DA Watt - New phytologist, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
The relationship in sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) between photosynthetic source tissue and
sink material was examined through manipulation of the sink: source ratio of field‐grown …

Growth at elevated CO2 concentrations leads to modified profiles of secondary metabolites in tobacco cv. SamsunNN and to increased resistance against infection …

A Matros, S Amme, B Kettig… - Plant, Cell & …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
The effect of elevated CO2 concentrations on the levels of secondary metabolites was
investigated in tobacco plants grown under two nitrogen supply (5 and 8 mm NH4NO3) and …

Energy dissipation and photoinhibition: a continuum of photoprotection

WW Adams III, CR Zarter, KE Mueh, V Amiard… - … , gene regulation, and …, 2006 - Springer
The photosynthetic apparatus is exquisitely adapted to capture light energy and convert it
into reduced carbon compounds while also protecting against the potential deleterious …

A complete ferredoxin/thioredoxin system regulates fundamental processes in amyloplasts

Y Balmer, WH Vensel, N Cai… - Proceedings of the …, 2006 - National Acad Sciences
A growing number of processes throughout biology are regulated by redox via thiol–
disulfide exchange. This mechanism is particularly widespread in plants, where almost 200 …

Soluble sugars mediate sink feedback down-regulation of leaf photosynthesis in field-grown Coffea arabica

N Franck, P Vaast, M Génard, J Dauzat - Tree physiology, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Source–sink relationships of field-grown plants of Coffea arabica L. cultivar 'Caturra'were
manipulated to analyze the contribution of soluble sugars to sink feedback down-regulation …

Plant–microbe interactions to probe regulation of plant carbon metabolism

S Biemelt, U Sonnewald - Journal of plant physiology, 2006 - Elsevier
Plant growth and development is dependent on coordinated assimilate production,
distribution and allocation. Application of biochemical and molecular techniques …