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- Title
Transcriptional control of photosynthetic capacity: conservation and divergence from Arabidopsis to rice.
- Authors
Wang, Peng; Hendron, Ross‐William; Kelly, Steven
- Abstract
Contents32I.32II.33III.36IV.4143References43 Summary: Photosynthesis is one of the most important biological processes on Earth. It provides the consumable energy upon which almost all organisms are dependent, and modulates the composition of the planet's atmosphere. To carry out photosynthesis, plants require a large cohort of genes. These genes encode proteins that capture light energy, store energy in sugars and build the subcellular structures required to facilitate this energy capture. Although the function of many of these genes is known, little is understood about the transcriptional networks that coordinate their expression. This review places our understanding of the transcriptional regulation of photosynthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana in an evolutionary context, to provide new insight into transcriptional regulatory networks that control photosynthesis gene expression in grasses. The similarities and differences between the rice and Arabidopsis networks are highlighted, revealing substantial disparity between the two systems. In addition, avenues are identified that may be exploited for photosynthesis engineering projects in the future.
- Subjects
PHOTOSYNTHESIS; ATMOSPHERE; LIGHT; ARABIDOPSIS thaliana; ENERGY storage
- Publication
New Phytologist, 2017, Vol 216, Issue 1, p32
- ISSN
0028-646X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/nph.14682