Bioengineering of microalgae: recent advances, perspectives, and regulatory challenges for industrial application

G Kumar, A Shekh, S Jakhu, Y Sharma… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Microalgae, due to their complex metabolic capacity, are being continuously explored for
nutraceuticals, pharmaceuticals, and other industrially important bioactives. However …

Rubisco function, evolution, and engineering

N Prywes, NR Phillips, OT Tuck… - Annual review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Carbon fixation is the process by which CO2 is converted from a gas into biomass. The
Calvin–Benson–Bassham cycle (CBB) is the dominant carbon-consuming pathway on …

Rubisco activity and regulation as targets for crop improvement

MAJ Parry, PJ Andralojc, JC Scales… - Journal of …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Rubisco (ribulose-1, 5-bisphosphate (RuBP) carboxylase/oxygenase) enables net
carbon fixation through the carboxylation of RuBP. However, some characteristics of …

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 …

Advancing Our Understanding and Capacity to Engineer Nature's CO2-Sequestering Enzyme, Rubisco

SM Whitney, RL Houtz, H Alonso - Plant physiology, 2011 - academic.oup.com
There is a growing impetus in developing novel strategies to address global concerns
regarding food security. As crop productivity gains through traditional breeding begin to lag …

The CO2 concentrating mechanism and photosynthetic carbon assimilation in limiting CO2: how Chlamydomonas works against the gradient

Y Wang, DJ Stessman, MH Spalding - The Plant Journal, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The CO 2 concentrating mechanism (CCM) represents an effective strategy for carbon
acquisition that enables microalgae to survive and proliferate when the CO 2 concentration …

Structure and function of Rubisco

I Andersson, A Backlund - Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 2008 - Elsevier
Ribulose-1, 5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (Rubisco) is the major enzyme
assimilating CO2 into the biosphere. At the same time Rubisco is an extremely inefficient …

Distinct form I, II, III, and IV Rubisco proteins from the three kingdoms of life provide clues about Rubisco evolution and structure/function relationships

FR Tabita, S Satagopan, TE Hanson… - Journal of …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
There are four forms of ribulose 1, 5-bis phosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (Rubisco) found
in nature. Forms I, II, and III catalyse the carboxylation and oxygenation of ribulose 1, 5-bis …

Engineering chloroplasts to improve Rubisco catalysis: prospects for translating improvements into food and fiber crops

RE Sharwood - New Phytologist, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The uncertainty of future climate change is placing pressure on cropping systems to
continue to provide stable increases in productive yields. To mitigate future climates and the …

Surveying Rubisco diversity and temperature response to improve crop photosynthetic efficiency

DJ Orr, A Alcântara, MV Kapralov, PJ Andralojc… - Plant …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
The threat to global food security of stagnating yields and population growth makes
increasing crop productivity a critical goal over the coming decades. One key target for …