CA-nundrum: How a spontaneous mutation in carbonic anhydrase uncouples leaf δ13C, WUE and C4 photosynthesis
Plant Science Research WeeklyWith climate change, drought is expected to happen more frequently, making supplemental irrigation increasingly necessary to sustain crop productivity. One target trait to improve climate resilience is water use efficiency (WUE), defined by the ratio of carbon assimilation to water used by the plant.…
Atomic structure of mitochondrial complex I from plants and algae
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellKlusch et al. discover an unusual bridge domain that might participate in regulating the activity of mitochondrial complex I in plants and algae.
By Niklas Klusch1, Jennifer Senkler2, Özkan Yildiz1, Werner Kühlbrandt1 and Hans-Peter Braun2
1 Department of Structural Biology, Max-Planck-Institute…