Laying the Foundation for Crassulacean Acid Metabolism (CAM) Biodesign: Expression of the C₄ Metabolism Cycle Genes of CAM in Arabidopsis.

ABSTRACT: Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) is a specialized mode of photosynthesis that exploits a temporal CO₂ pump with nocturnal CO₂ uptake and concentration to reduce photorespiration, improve water-use efficiency (WUE), and optimize the adaptability of plants to hotter and drier climates. Introducing the CAM photosynthetic machinery into C₃ (or C₄) photosynthesis plants (CAM Biodesign) represents a potentially breakthrough strategy for improving WUE while maintaining high productivity. To optimize the success of CAM Biodesign approaches, the functional analysis of individual C₄ metabolism cycle genes is necessary to identify the essential genes for robust CAM pathway introduction. Here, we isolated and analyzed the subcellular localizatio

SUBMITTER: Lim SD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6378705 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature