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ReviewFrontiers in plant science2023

Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate regeneration in the Calvin-Benson-Bassham cycle: Focus on the last three enzymatic steps that allow the formation of Rubisco substrate.

Maria Meloni, Libero Gurrieri, Simona Fermani, Lauren Velie, Francesca Sparla, Pierre Crozet, Julien Henri, Mirko Zaffagnini

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Review in Frontiers in plant science, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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11 citing papers in PubMed.

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  10. Photosynthesis: Genetic Strategies Adopted to Gain Higher Efficiency.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

Maria MeloniDepartment of Pharmacy and Biotechnologies, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Libero GurrieriDepartment of Pharmacy and Biotechnologies, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Simona FermaniDepartment of Chemistry "G. Ciamician", University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Lauren VelieDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, United States.
Francesca SparlaDepartment of Pharmacy and Biotechnologies, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Pierre CrozetLaboratory of Computational and Quantitative Biology, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Institut de Biologie Paris-Seine, Paris, France.
Julien HenriLaboratory of Computational and Quantitative Biology, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Institut de Biologie Paris-Seine, Paris, France.
Mirko ZaffagniniDepartment of Pharmacy and Biotechnologies, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Calvin-Benson-Bassham (CBB) cycle comprises the metabolic phase of photosynthesis and is responsible for carbon fixation and the production of sugar phosphates. The first step of the cycle involves the enzyme ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (Rubisco) which catalyzes the incorporation of inorganic carbon into 3-phosphoglyceric acid (3PGA). The following steps include ten enzymes that catalyze the regeneration of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate (RuBP), the substrate of Rubisco. While it is well established that Rubisco activity acts as a limiting step of the cycle, recent modeling studies and experimental evidence have shown that the efficiency of the pathway is also impacted by the regeneration of the Rubisco substrate itself. In this work, we review the current understanding of the structural and catalytic features of the photosynthetic enzymes that catalyze the last three steps of the regeneration phase, namely ribose-5-phosphate isomerase (RPI), ribulose-5-phosphate epimerase (RPE), and phosphoribulokinase (PRK). In addition, the redox- and metabolic-based regulatory mechanisms targeting the three enzymes are also discussed. Overall, this review highlights the importance of understudied steps in the CBB cycle and provides direction for future research aimed at improving plant productivity.

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carbon fixationcatalysisepimeraseisomerasekinasestructure

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PMCPMC9978339

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