A Comparative Bioinformatic Investigation of the Rubisco Small Subunit Gene Family in True Grasses Reveals Novel Targets for Enhanced Photosynthetic Efficiency.

Brittany Clare Thornbury, Tianhua He, Yong Jia, Chengdao Li

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Brittany Clare ThornburyWestern Crop Genetics Alliance, College of Science, Health, Engineering and Education, Murdoch University, 90 South Street, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia.

Tianhua HeWestern Crop Genetics Alliance, College of Science, Health, Engineering and Education, Murdoch University, 90 South Street, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia.

Yong JiaWestern Crop Genetics Alliance, College of Science, Health, Engineering and Education, Murdoch University, 90 South Street, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-0394-3966

Chengdao LiWestern Crop Genetics Alliance, College of Science, Health, Engineering and Education, Murdoch University, 90 South Street, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-9653-2700

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Grains Research and Development Corporation UMU2302-007RSX

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase (RuBisCO) is the primary regulator of carbon fixation in the plant kingdom. Although the large subunit (RBCL) is the site of catalysis, RuBisCO efficiency is also influenced by the sequence divergence of the small subunit (RBCS). This project compared the RBCS gene family in C3 and C4 grasses to identify genetic targets for improved crop photosynthesis.

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Computational BiologyMultigene FamilyPhotosynthesisPlant ProteinsPoaceaeRibulose-Bisphosphate CarboxylaseGene Expression Regulation, PlantMolecular Dynamics SimulationPhylogenyPromoter Regions, GeneticPlant ProteinsRibulose-Bisphosphate CarboxylasebarleyC3 cropsC4 cropscerealscrop improvementgrassesphotosynthesisRuBisCO

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PMID40806553

DOI10.3390/ijms26157424

PMCPMC12347566

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