Abstract
It is now over half a century since the biochemical characterization of the C4 photosynthetic pathway, and this special issue highlights the sheer breadth of current knowledge. New genomic and transcriptomic information shows that multi-level regulation of gene expression is required for the pathway to function, yet we know it to be one of the most dynamic examples of convergent evolution. Now, a focus on the molecular transition from C3- C4 intermediates, together with improved mathematical models, experimental tools and transformation systems, holds great promise for improving C4 photosynthesis in crops.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 97-102 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Journal of Experimental Botany |
| Volume | 68 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - Jan 2017 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© The Author 2017. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society for Experimental Biology.
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©The Author 2017. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted reuse, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.Keywords
- convergence (biology)
- crops
- effect of atmospheric carbon dioxide on
- photosynthesis