A series of fortunate events: introducing Chlamydomonas as a reference organism

PA Salomé, SS Merchant - The Plant Cell, 2019 - academic.oup.com
The unicellular alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii is a classical reference organism for
studying photosynthesis, chloroplast biology, cell cycle control, and cilia structure and …

Evolutionary trends in RuBisCO kinetics and their co‐evolution with CO2 concentrating mechanisms

C Iñiguez, S Capó‐Bauçà, Ü Niinemets… - The Plant …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
RuBisCO‐catalyzed CO2 fixation is the main source of organic carbon in the biosphere. This
enzyme is present in all domains of life in different forms (III, II, and I) and its origin goes back …

[HTML][HTML] A chloroplast protein atlas reveals punctate structures and spatial organization of biosynthetic pathways

L Wang, W Patena, KA Van Baalen, Y Xie, ER Singer… - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Chloroplasts are eukaryotic photosynthetic organelles that drive the global carbon cycle.
Despite their importance, our understanding of their protein composition, function, and …

[HTML][HTML] Systematic characterization of gene function in the photosynthetic alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

F Fauser, J Vilarrasa-Blasi, M Onishi, S Ramundo… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Most genes in photosynthetic organisms remain functionally uncharacterized. Here, using a
barcoded mutant library of the model eukaryotic alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, we …

Toxicity of 17 disinfection by-products to different trophic levels of aquatic organisms: ecological risks and mechanisms

H Cui, B Chen, Y Jiang, Y Tao, X Zhu… - … Science & Technology, 2021 - ACS Publications
Intensified disinfection of wastewater during the COVID-19 pandemic increased the release
of toxic disinfection by-products (DBPs). However, studies relating to the ecological impacts …

Prospects for Engineering Biophysical CO2 Concentrating Mechanisms into Land Plants to Enhance Yields

JH Hennacy, MC Jonikas - Annual review of plant biology, 2020 - annualreviews.org
Although cyanobacteria and algae represent a small fraction of the biomass of all primary
producers, their photosynthetic activity accounts for roughly half of the daily CO2 fixation that …

[HTML][HTML] Pyrenoids: CO2-fixing phase separated liquid organelles

J Barrett, P Girr, LCM Mackinder - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Molecular Cell …, 2021 - Elsevier
Pyrenoids are non-membrane bound organelles found in chloroplasts of algae and hornwort
plants that can be seen by light-microscopy. Pyrenoids are formed by liquid-liquid phase …

The pyrenoid: the eukaryotic CO2-concentrating organelle

S He, VL Crans, MC Jonikas - The Plant Cell, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The pyrenoid is a phase-separated organelle that enhances photosynthetic carbon
assimilation in most eukaryotic algae and the land plant hornwort lineage. Pyrenoids …

[HTML][HTML] The phase separation underlying the pyrenoid-based microalgal Rubisco supercharger

T Wunder, SLH Cheng, SK Lai, HY Li… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
The slow and promiscuous properties of the CO2-fixing enzyme Rubisco constrain
photosynthetic efficiency and have prompted the evolution of powerful CO2 concentrating …

Ubiquitin-based pathway acts inside chloroplasts to regulate photosynthesis

Y Sun, Z Yao, Y Ye, J Fang, H Chen, Y Lyu… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Photosynthesis is the energetic basis for most life on Earth, and in plants it operates inside
double membrane–bound organelles called chloroplasts. The photosynthetic apparatus …