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A faster Rubisco with potential to increase photosynthesis in crops

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  • Myat T. Lin

    (Cornell University)

  • Alessandro Occhialini

    (Plant Biology and Crop Science, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire AL5 2JQ, UK)

  • P. John Andralojc

    (Plant Biology and Crop Science, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire AL5 2JQ, UK)

  • Martin A. J. Parry

    (Plant Biology and Crop Science, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire AL5 2JQ, UK)

  • Maureen R. Hanson

    (Cornell University)

Abstract

The plant enzyme Rubisco is the main enzyme converting atmospheric carbon dioxide into biological compounds, however, this enzymatic process is inefficient in vascular plants; this study demonstrates that tobacco plants can be engineered to fix carbon with a faster cyanobacterial Rubisco, thus potentially improving plant photosynthesis.

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  • Myat T. Lin & Alessandro Occhialini & P. John Andralojc & Martin A. J. Parry & Maureen R. Hanson, 2014. "A faster Rubisco with potential to increase photosynthesis in crops," Nature, Nature, vol. 513(7519), pages 547-550, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:513:y:2014:i:7519:d:10.1038_nature13776
    DOI: 10.1038/nature13776
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    1. Taiyu Chen & Marta Hojka & Philip Davey & Yaqi Sun & Gregory F. Dykes & Fei Zhou & Tracy Lawson & Peter J. Nixon & Yongjun Lin & Lu-Ning Liu, 2023. "Engineering α-carboxysomes into plant chloroplasts to support autotrophic photosynthesis," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-12, December.
    2. Louis J. Irving, 2015. "Carbon Assimilation, Biomass Partitioning and Productivity in Grasses," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 5(4), pages 1-19, November.

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