This study compares non-photochemical quenching (NPQ) rates in the presence and absence of photosystem II photochemistry. In Arabidopsis thaliana, the rate is ~35% lower in the presence of photochemis...

Abstract. Photorespiration is connected to other aspects of plant metabolism, including one-carbon (C1) metabolism. While a major contributor of C1 units i

Advanced plant growth chambers quantified the dependency of carbon isotope fractionation on CO2 level, making possible the reconstruction of atmospheric CO2 across 500 million years of earth history ....

Integrated transcriptomic, proteomic, and metabolomic analyses reveal extensive reorganization of primary metabolism, and highlight the importance of post-

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Leaf dark respiration varies over diel cycle and reflects coordinated metabolic shifts, making daytime dark-adapted measurements poor proxies for true nigh

To protect photosystem II from excess light, non-photochemical quenching (NPQ) dissipates excess energy as heat. NPQ relies on trigger proteins, LhcSR in algae and PsbS in vascular plants, and the l.....

Main conclusion Photorespiration is a dynamic metabolic process that contributes to energy balance, stress resilience, and nutrient flux, warranting its integration into genome-scale models to enhance...

A redox-dependent post-translational modification mechanism fine-tunes the activity of phosphoglycolate phosphatase, which catalyzes the initial step of the photorespiratory pathway, the conversion o...

Photosynthetic organisms sustain life on Earth by storing solar energy in biomass. Central to this process is rubisco, the enzyme that catalyses the fixation of CO2 to ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate, provi...

The development of a tool to simultaneously measure stomatal conductance and aperture enables investigation into the role of stomatal anatomy in controllin

MSU’s new Plant and Environmental Sciences building, which began construction in Oct. 2024, is set to be finished in early March 2027. On the corner of Farm and Wilson, the facility is being built to…

Heat waves, now more frequent and longer due to climate change, devastate plant productivity. Although they are rare, thermophilic plants could hold k…

Leaves are built from multiple cell types and are structured to enable the conversion of carbon dioxide and water into sugars in the process of photosynthesis. Understanding how cell architecture im.....

Incorporation of the far-red light adaptation of cyanobacteria into crops has been suggested as a potential strategy to increase photosynthesis and yields, but the magnitude of this benefits has not b...

Photoautotrophic organisms fix inorganic carbon (Ci) by RIBULOSE-1,5-BISPHOSPHATE CARBOXYLASE/OXYGENASE (RUBISCO) and PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE CARBOXYLASE (PEPC). Monitoring Ci assimilation rates in vivo.....

You will work towards developing and validating new spectroscopic methodology to enable high resolution photosynthetic measurements both in the field and in the lab. You will work closely with a team ...

The Planta paper “Some relationships between the biochemistry of photosynthesis and the gas exchange of leaves” explored the relationship between gas exchange measurements of CO2 assimilation rate and...

Christoph Benning, Michigan State University researcher, inventor and one of the world's foremost experts in plant lipid metabolism, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences.

High throughput phenotyping of a maize multi-founder mapping population reveals genetic factors controlling dynamic photoprotection and photosystem II effi

Abstract. Plants are constantly exposed to changing environments, sometimes leading to extreme conditions and stress. For example, sudden exposure to high