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Evolution of the C4 photosynthetic pathway: events at the cellular and molecular levels.
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- Unraveling molecular thermotolerance mechanisms in the wild rice species Oryza australiensis.Planta · 2026Article
- Identification and analysis of VOCs released by Rhodococcus ruber GXMZU2400 to promote plant growth and inhibit pathogen growth.BMC plant biology · 2025Article
- Leaf transcriptomes from C3, C3-C4 intermediate, and C4Neurachne species give insights into C4 photosynthesis evolution.Plant physiology · 2024Article
- Reaction-diffusion modeling provides insights into biophysical carbon-concentrating mechanisms in land plants.Plant physiology · 2024Article
- Biophysical carbon concentrating mechanisms in land plants: insights from reaction-diffusion modeling.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2024Article
- Genome-wide comparative analysis of photosynthetic enzymatic genes provides novel insights into foxtail millet and other cereals.Frontiers in genetics · 2024Article
- Genome-wide identification and comparative analyses of key genes involved in CFrontiers in plant science · 2023Article
- Evolution of an intermediate CPhotosynthesis research · 2022Review
- A photosynthetic rate prediction model using improved RBF neural network.Scientific reports · 2022Article
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- Agronomic Assessment of a Controlled-Release Polymer-Coated Urea-Based Fertilizer in Maize.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Evolutionary Diversification of Primary Metabolism and Its Contribution to Plant Chemical Diversity.Frontiers in plant science · 2019Review
- Loss of the Chloroplast Transit Peptide from an Ancestral CPlant physiology · 2017Article
- A MEM1-like motif directs mesophyll cell-specific expression of the gene encoding the C4 carbonic anhydrase in Flaveria.Journal of experimental botany · 2017Article
- Proteomics analysis reveals a dynamic diurnal pattern of photosynthesis-related pathways in maize leaves.PloS one · 2017Article
- Histone Acetylation Modifications Affect Tissue-Dependent Expression of Poplar Homologs of CFrontiers in plant science · 2017Article
- The Roles of Organic Acids in C4 Photosynthesis.Frontiers in plant science · 2016Review
- Comparative studies of C3 and C4 Atriplex hybrids in the genomics era: physiological assessments.Journal of experimental botany · 2014Article
- Photosynthetic flexibility in maize exposed to salinity and shade.Journal of experimental botany · 2014Article
- Photorespiration and carbon concentrating mechanisms: two adaptations to high O2, low CO2 conditions.Photosynthesis research · 2013Review
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Abstract
The biochemistry and leaf anatomy of plants using C4 photosynthesis promote the concentration of atmospheric CO2 in leaf tissue that leads to improvements in growth and yield of C4 plants over C3 species in hot, dry, high light, and/or saline environments. C4 plants like maize and sugarcane are significant food, fodder, and bioenergy crops. The C4 photosynthetic pathway is an excellent example of convergent evolution, having evolved in multiple independent lineages of land plants from ancestors employing C3 photosynthesis. In addition to C3 and C4 species, some plant lineages contain closely related C3-C4 intermediate species that demonstrate leaf anatomical, biochemical, and physiological characteristics between those of C3 plants and species using C4 photosynthesis. These groups of plants have been extremely useful in dissecting the modifications to leaf anatomy and molecular biology, which led to the evolution of C4 photosynthesis. It is now clear that great variation exists in C4 leaf anatomy, and diverse molecular mechanisms underlie C4 biochemistry and physiology. However, all these different paths have led to the same destination-the expression of a C4 CO2 concentrating mechanism. Further identification of C4 leaf anatomical traits and molecular biological components, and understanding how they are controlled and assembled will not only allow for additional insights into evolutionary convergence, but also contribute to sustainable food and bioenergy production strategies.
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