Amino acid catabolism in plants

TM Hildebrandt, AN Nesi, WL Araújo, HP Braun - Molecular plant, 2015 - cell.com
Amino acids have various prominent functions in plants. Besides their usage during protein
biosynthesis, they also represent building blocks for several other biosynthesis pathways …

Enhancing crop yields through improvements in the efficiency of photosynthesis and respiration

A Garcia, O Gaju, AF Bowerman, SA Buck… - New …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The rate with which crop yields per hectare increase each year is plateauing at the same
time that human population growth and other factors increase food demand. Increasing yield …

A tale of two sugars: trehalose 6-phosphate and sucrose

CM Figueroa, JE Lunn - Plant physiology, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Trehalose 6-phosphate (Tre6P), the intermediate of trehalose biosynthesis, is an
essential signal metabolite in plants, linking growth and development to carbon status. The …

Carbon flux through photosynthesis and central carbon metabolism show distinct patterns between algae, C3 and C4 plants

H Treves, A Küken, S Arrivault, H Ishihara, I Hoppe… - Nature Plants, 2022 - nature.com
Photosynthesis-related pathways are regarded as a promising avenue for crop
improvement. Whilst empirical studies have shown that photosynthetic efficiency is higher in …

Protein Degradation Rate in Arabidopsis thaliana Leaf Growth and Development

L Li, CJ Nelson, J Trösch, I Castleden, S Huang… - The plant …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
We applied 15N labeling approaches to leaves of the Arabidopsis thaliana rosette to
characterize their protein degradation rate and understand its determinants. The progressive …

Carbon supply and the regulation of cell wall synthesis

J Verbančič, JE Lunn, M Stitt, S Persson - Molecular Plant, 2018 - cell.com
All plant cells are surrounded by a cell wall that determines the directionality of cell growth
and protects the cell against its environment. Plant cell walls are comprised primarily of …

Relationships of leaf net photosynthesis, stomatal conductance, and mesophyll conductance to primary metabolism: a multispecies meta-analysis approach

J Gago, DM Daloso, CM Figueroa, J Flexas… - Plant …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Plant metabolism drives plant development and plant-environment responses, and data
readouts from this cellular level could provide insights in the underlying molecular …

Trehalose 6–phosphate coordinates organic and amino acid metabolism with carbon availability

CM Figueroa, R Feil, H Ishihara, M Watanabe… - The Plant …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Summary Trehalose 6–phosphate (Tre6P) is an essential signal metabolite in plants, linking
growth and development to carbon metabolism. The sucrose–Tre6P nexus model postulates …

Elevated Temperature Effects on Protein Turnover Dynamics in Arabidopsis thaliana Seedlings Revealed by 15N-Stable Isotope Labeling and ProteinTurnover …

KT Fan, Y Xu, AD Hegeman - International journal of molecular sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
Global warming poses a threat to plant survival, impacting growth and agricultural yield.
Protein turnover, a critical regulatory mechanism balancing protein synthesis and …

Plant proteome dynamics

J Mergner, B Kuster - Annual Review of Plant Biology, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Proteins are intimately involved in executing and controlling virtually all cellular processes.
To understand the molecular mechanisms that underlie plant phenotypes, it is essential to …