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The recurrent assembly of C4 photosynthesis, an evolutionary tale.
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- Systems analysis of leaf anatomy and transcriptome using unsupervised machine learning provides insight on photosynthesis development and evolution in non-model grasses.Plant direct · 2026Article
- Conserved spatial patterning of gene expression in independent lineages of CThe New phytologist · 2026Article
- GOLDEN2-like1 is sufficient but not necessary for chloroplast biogenesis in mesophyll cells of CThe Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology · 2024Article
- A low CO2-responsive mutant of Setaria viridis reveals that reduced carbonic anhydrase limits C4 photosynthesis.Journal of experimental botany · 2021Article
- Bundle sheath suberisation is required for CCommunications biology · 2021Article
- On the road to CThe Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology · 2020Review
- Evolutionary Convergence of CFrontiers in plant science · 2020Article
- Exploring natural variation of photosynthesis in a site-specific manner: evolution, progress, and prospects.Planta · 2019Review
- The genetics of convergent evolution: insights from plant photosynthesis.Nature reviews. Genetics · 2019Review
- Metabolite profiles reveal interspecific variation in operation of the Calvin-Benson cycle in both C4 and C3 plants.Journal of experimental botany · 2019Article
- Diffusion of COPlant physiology · 2018Article
- Screening of Mutants Related to the CFrontiers in plant science · 2018Article
- Effects of reduced carbonic anhydrase activity on CO2 assimilation rates in Setaria viridis: a transgenic analysis.Journal of experimental botany · 2017Article
- Evidence for an Early Origin of Vernalization Responsiveness in Temperate Pooideae Grasses.Plant physiology · 2016Article
- The Roles of Organic Acids in C4 Photosynthesis.Frontiers in plant science · 2016Review
- Macro-Climatic Distribution Limits Show Both Niche Expansion and Niche Specialization among C4 Panicoids.PloS one · 2016Article
- Assessing the metabolic impact of nitrogen availability using a compartmentalized maize leaf genome-scale model.Plant physiology · 2014Article
- Shared origins of a key enzyme during the evolution of C4 and CAM metabolism.Journal of experimental botany · 2014Article
- Photorespiration and carbon concentrating mechanisms: two adaptations to high O2, low CO2 conditions.Photosynthesis research · 2013Review
- Evolution of the C4 photosynthetic pathway: events at the cellular and molecular levels.Photosynthesis research · 2013Review
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Abstract
Today, plants using C4 photosynthesis are widespread and important components of major tropical and subtropical biomes, but the events that led to their evolution and success started billions of years ago (bya). A CO2-fixing enzyme evolved in the early Earth atmosphere with a tendency to confuse CO2 and O2 molecules. The descendants of early photosynthetic organisms coped with this property in the geological eras that followed through successive fixes, the latest of which is the addition of complex CO2-concentrating mechanisms such as C4 photosynthesis. This trait was assembled from bricks available in C3 ancestors, which were altered to fulfill their new role in C4 photosynthesis. The existence of C4-suitable bricks probably determined the lineages of plants that could make the transition to C4 photosynthesis, highlighting the power of contingency in evolution. Based on the latest findings in C4 research, we present the evolutionary tale of C4 photosynthesis, with a focus on the general evolutionary phenomena that it so wonderfully exemplifies.
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