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Investigations into cyanobacterial photoacclimation processes address longstanding proposals for improving crop yields

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  • Christopher J. Gisriel

    (University of Wisconsin-Madison)

  • Gary W. Brudvig

    (Yale University
    Yale University)

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Recent advances in our understanding of cyanobacterial photoacclimation have the potential to improve photosynthetic efficiency in crops. Whereas oxygenic photosynthesis typically relies on visible light, some cyanobacteria acclimate to absorb far-red light, thus expanding the absorbance cross-section of their photosystems. This expanded absorbance range, via the implementation of red-shifted chromophores, could be bioengineered into crops to enhance yields by capturing more light energy and boosting photosynthetic efficiency in light-limited environments. Recent insight into natural cyanobacterial photoacclimation mechanisms offer promising avenues for engineered photosynthetic improvements in agriculture.

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  • Christopher J. Gisriel & Gary W. Brudvig, 2025. "Investigations into cyanobacterial photoacclimation processes address longstanding proposals for improving crop yields," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 16(1), pages 1-3, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:16:y:2025:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-025-59419-5
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-59419-5
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    1. Vincenzo Mascoli & Ahmad Farhan Bhatti & Luca Bersanini & Herbert Amerongen & Roberta Croce, 2022. "The antenna of far-red absorbing cyanobacteria increases both absorption and quantum efficiency of Photosystem II," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-8, December.
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