Research progress in improving photosynthetic efficiency

R Li, Y He, J Chen, S Zheng, C Zhuang - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Photosynthesis is the largest mass-and energy-conversion process on Earth, and it is the
material basis for almost all biological activities. The efficiency of converting absorbed light …

Perspectives on improving crop Rubisco by directed evolution

M Gionfriddo, T Rhodes, SM Whitney - Seminars in Cell & Developmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Rubisco catalyses the entry of almost all CO 2 into the biosphere and is often the rate-
limiting step in plant photosynthesis and growth. Its notoriety as the most abundant protein …

Improving the efficiency of Rubisco by resurrecting its ancestors in the family Solanaceae

MT Lin, H Salihovic, FK Clark, MR Hanson - Science Advances, 2022 - science.org
Plants and photosynthetic organisms have a remarkably inefficient enzyme named Rubisco
that fixes atmospheric CO2 into organic compounds. Understanding how Rubisco has …

Rubisco is evolving for improved catalytic efficiency and CO2 assimilation in plants

JW Bouvier, DM Emms, S Kelly - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - National Acad Sciences
Rubisco is the primary entry point for carbon into the biosphere. However, rubisco is widely
regarded as inefficient leading many to question whether the enzyme can adapt to become …

Predicting plant Rubisco kinetics from RbcL sequence data using machine learning

WA Iqbal, A Lisitsa, MV Kapralov - Journal of Experimental …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Ribulose-1, 5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (Rubisco) is responsible for
the conversion of atmospheric CO2 to organic carbon during photosynthesis, and often acts …

Induced genetic diversity through mutagenesis in wheat gene pool and significant use of SCoT markers to underpin key agronomic traits

AA Abdelhameed, M Ali, DBE Darwish… - BMC Plant …, 2024 - Springer
Background This research explores the efficacy of mutagenesis, specifically using sodium
azide (SA) and hydrazine hydrate (HZ) treatments, to introduce genetic diversity and …

Genome editing in angiosperm chloroplasts: targeted DNA double‐strand break and base editing

I Nakazato, S Arimura - The Plant Journal, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Chloroplasts are organelles that are derived from a photosynthetic bacterium and have their
own genome. Genome editing is a recently developing technology that allows for specific …

Changes in Metabolite Profiling and Expression Levels of Key Genes Involved in the Terpenoid Biosynthesis Pathway in Garden Sage (Salvia officinalis) under the …

M Ali, AM Abdelkawy, DBE Darwish, HA Alatawi… - Metabolites, 2023 - mdpi.com
Mutagenesis is a highly efficient tool for establishing genetic variation and is widely used for
genetic enhancement in various plants. The key benefit of mutation breeding is the prospect …

Cyanobacterial photosystem II reaction center design in tobacco chloroplasts increases biomass in low light

Y Zhang, G Ananyev, A Matsuoka… - Plant …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The D1 polypeptide of the photosystem II (PSII) reaction center complex contains domains
that regulate primary photochemical yield and charge recombination rate. Many prokaryotic …

Using synthetic biology to improve photosynthesis for sustainable food production

P da Fonseca-Pereira, JA Siqueira… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Photosynthesis is responsible for the primary productivity and maintenance of life on Earth,
boosting biological activity and contributing to the maintenance of the environment. In the …