Vacuolar transporters and their essential role in plant metabolism

E Martinoia, M Maeshima… - Journal of experimental …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Following the unequivocal demonstration that plants contain at least two types of vacuoles,
scientists studying this organelle have realized that the plant 'vacuome'is far more complex …

The remarkable diversity of plant PEPC (phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase): recent insights into the physiological functions and post-translational controls of non …

B O'Leary, J Park, WC Plaxton - Biochemical Journal, 2011 - portlandpress.com
PEPC [PEP (phosphoenolpyruvate) carboxylase] is a tightly controlled enzyme located at
the core of plant C-metabolism that catalyses the irreversible β-carboxylation of PEP to form …

The Path from C3 to C4 Photosynthesis

U Gowik, P Westhoff - Plant physiology, 2011 - academic.oup.com
The C4 photosynthetic carbon cycle is an elaborated addition to the C3 photosynthetic
pathway. It evolved as an adaptation to high light intensities, high temperatures, and …

Posttranslational protein modifications in plant metabolism

G Friso, KJ van Wijk - Plant physiology, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Posttranslational modifications (PTM s) of proteins greatly expand proteome diversity,
increase functionality, and allow for rapid responses, all at relatively low costs for the cell …

Physiological and proteomic signatures reveal mechanisms of superior drought resilience in pearl millet compared to wheat

A Ghatak, P Chaturvedi, G Bachmann… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Presently, pearl millet and wheat are belonging to highly important cereal crops. Pearl millet,
however, is an under-utilized crop, despite its superior resilience to drought and heat stress …

cis-Regulatory Elements for Mesophyll-Specific Gene Expression in the C4 Plant Flaveria trinervia, the Promoter of the C4 Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxylase …

U Gowik, J Burscheidt, M Akyildiz, U Schlue… - The Plant …, 2004 - academic.oup.com
C4 photosynthesis depends on the strict compartmentalization of CO2 assimilatory
enzymes. cis-regulatory mechanisms are described that ensure mesophyll-specific …

High‐quality ice plant reference genome analysis provides insights into genome evolution and allows exploration of genes involved in the transition from C3 to CAM …

S Shen, N Li, Y Wang, R Zhou, P Sun… - Plant Biotechnology …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Ice plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum), a member of the Aizoaceae family, is a typical
halophyte crop and a model plant for studying the mechanism of transition from C3 …

Structural and Metabolic Transitions of C4 Leaf Development and Differentiation Defined by Microscopy and Quantitative Proteomics in Maize

W Majeran, G Friso, L Ponnala, B Connolly… - The Plant …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
C4 grasses, such as maize (Zea mays), have high photosynthetic efficiency through
combined biochemical and structural adaptations. C4 photosynthesis is established along …

Evolution along the crassulacean acid metabolism continuum

K Silvera, KM Neubig, WM Whitten… - Functional Plant …, 2010 - CSIRO Publishing
Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) is a specialised mode of photosynthesis that
improves atmospheric CO2 assimilation in water-limited terrestrial and epiphytic habitats …

Metabolic profiles in C3, C3–C4 intermediate, C4-like, and C4 species in the genus Flaveria

GL Borghi, S Arrivault, M Günther… - Journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
C4 photosynthesis concentrates CO2 around Rubisco in the bundle sheath, favouring
carboxylation over oxygenation and decreasing photorespiration. This complex trait evolved …