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18/19

Kevin Franzeck (@franzeck.bsky.social) of the group of Tobias Erb gave an interesting talk at #Biochemistry2026 with the title: "Characterization and growth-coupled selection of an extant small subunit-independent Form I Rubisco".
#Biochemistry #ChemSky #Plants #Rubisco

Hornwort Protein Could Improve Photosynthesis Efficiency in Crops Researchers have discovered a unique molecular feature in hornwort plants that could help increase crop efficiency. The small protein component, named RbcS-STAR, modifies the key photosynthesis enzyme Rubisco, causing it to cluster into dense structures within plant cells. Rubisco is essential for capturing carbon dioxide during photosynthesis but is naturally slow and prone to interacting with oxygen, which reduces plant growth efficiency. By forming these concentrated compartments, Rubisco operates more efficiently. Experiments showed that introducing RbcS-STAR into other plants, including Arabidopsis, triggered the same clustering effect, suggesting the protein could function across multiple plant species. This discovery offers a potential path to engineering crops like wheat and rice to improve photosynthesis and increase yields. While the clustering mechanism shows promise, researchers caution that plants must also efficiently deliver carbon dioxide to Rubisco for full effectiveness. Future work will focus on integrating this carbon delivery system, potentially enabling more sustainable agricultural production with higher yields and reduced environmental impact.

Hornwort Protein Could Improve Photosynthesis Efficiency in Crops

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#rubisco #photosynthesis #cropyields

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This odd little plant could help turbocharge crop yields An international team of researchers has uncovered a remarkable molecular trick used by a unique group of land plants, one that could eventually be engineered into crops like wheat and rice to dramatically boost how efficiently they convert sunlight into food.

5-Mar-2026
This odd little plant could help turbocharge crop yields

this is about engineering #Rubisco being more efficient in #hornworts

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1118588

#science #plants #plantphysiology #crops

Stages of biomolecular condensate formation in pro-β-carboxysome assembly - Nature Plants Carboxysomes are cyanobacterial CO2-concentrating compartments with a proteinaceous shell. The elucidation of the role of the shell adaptor protein ApN in stepwise β-carboxysome assembly will aid the ...

The new publication "Stages of biomolecular condensate formation in pro-β-carboxysome assembly" from the Manajit Hayer-Hartl team is out at Nature Plants!

❕ Publication: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#Rubisco #carboxysome #cyanobacteria

You like #LLPS? #TeamTomo? #Rubisco? Check out our latest preprint!

What a great collaboration this has been!

How does molecular valency shape condensate assembly and function? We used the CO2-fixing organelle in algae—the pyrenoid—to find out… 🧵

Preprint here!:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

@cellarchlab.com @phaips.vd.st @biologyatyork.bsky.social
#Rubisco #PhaseSeparation #Condensates #Pyrenoid

Structural Insights into RubisCO Dynamics and Pyrenoid Architecture in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii RubisCO is the key enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of atmospheric CO2 into organic carbon in photosynthetic organisms. To enhance RubisCO efficiency, eukaryotic algal species pack these enzymes w...

Muyuan has also looked into the variability of #Rubisco in the Chlamy #pyrenoid:

A must read ....

Feeding from the sun 🌞—Successes and prospects in bioengineering #CO2 fixation and #photosynthesis for food security
#RubisCO

www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

About 2 weeks left to apply for this great #PhD #photosynthesis #Rubisco opportunity with @ecarmosilva.bsky.social @lancasteruni.bsky.social !

A model of the coexistence of C4, crassulacean acid metabolism, and bicarbonate use in a single cell of Ottelia alismoides.

A novel single‐cell NAD‐ME C4 subtype integrated with #CAM and #bicarbonate use in an aquatic plant

📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
by Sheng Jiang et al.

@WileyPlantSci #photosynthesis #Rubisco

Great PhD project in an excellent lab #PlantScience #PhDChat #Photosynthesis #AwesomePeople #Rubisco

New pathway engineered into plants lets them suck up more CO₂ Engineered pathway lets carbon be plugged directly into key metabolic pathways.

🪤 New pathway engineered into plants lets them suck up more CO₂

arstechnica.com/science/2025...

#plants #carboncapture #gmo #biotech #rubisco #farming #agriculture #technology

Dünya Yolcusunun El Kitabı 1’den Devamı için:

v1.madmagz.com/magazine/212...

#bilim #doğa #araştırmalar #biyoloji #atlasdergisi_bilimyazari #fotosentez #bitkiler #rubisco #camplants #photosynthesis #cambitkileri #büyükresim

Abundant and metabolically flexible bacterial lineages underlie a vast potential for rubisco-mediated carbon fixation in the dark ocean - Genome Biology Background Rubisco is among the most abundant enzymes on Earth and is a critical conduit for inorganic carbon into the biosphere. Despite this, the full extent of rubisco diversity and the biology of ...

Abundant and metabolically flexible bacterial lineages underlie a vast potential for rubisco-mediated carbon fixation in the dark ocean
#microbiology #Rubisco #CarbonCycle
genomebiology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

How Photosynthesis works ⚡

Light Reactions and the Calvin Cycle 🔬✨🍃

Paul Andersen explains the process of #photosynthesis by which #plants and #algae can convert carbon dioxide into useable sugar youtu.be/g78utcLQrJ4 #biology #Rubisco #Photosynthesis #complexity #science #basics #oxygen 💚

Fascinating research 🤩

Video: Photosynthesis has a problem 🍃🦠🔬✨

Full article: This enzyme is responsible for life on Earth. It’s a hot mess @grist.org youtu.be/beROF-QJwoI #Plants #Carbonsequestration #Climate #Complexity #Biology #Connundrums #SoilBiology #Science #RuBisCO

Very happy to have contributed a tiny tiny piece to this beautiful story by Ananya & @johandecelle.bsky.social & co!
Highlighting the amazing work by our Lab Manager Extraordinaire Marine! Who made some of the most beautiful #UExM images of #dinoflagellates out there with amazing #Rubisco stainings.

To avoid photorespiration, autotrophs can compartmentalise #rubisco with a CO2 source in pyrenoids (evolved 100s of times). Diatom pyrenoid has a protein shell (PyShell); @taraoceans-science.bsky.social samples show that PyShells are v widespread. @cellarchlab.com #EMBOclimateResilience

#PlantSciJobs new opportunity to join us in Lancaster working on #Rubisco and #photosynthesis

What makes a fast-working Rubisco? New study from the Milo lab at Weizmann Institute of Science highlights the role of carboxysomes and explores kinetic variation across Rubiscos in nature. 🌱🔬 #Biochemistry #Rubisco #CarbonFixation

Subtomogram averaging and spatial analysis of #Rubisco in #Physcomitrium as proof of principle. 🧵3/5

Diagram to illustrate the role of site-directed mutagenesis, chimeric RuBisCOs, and co-factor engineering as potential avenues to advance artificial carbon assimilation engineering,

Explore the future of engineering carbon assimilation by manipulating #RuBisCO in a new, far-reaching review by Qin et al.
doi.org/10.1111/jipb...
#PlantScience #photosynthesis #SynBio

We continue our series of lecture recordings with 2024 Birnstiel Award laureate Luca Schulz, who traced #proteinevolution in #Rubisco, the carboxylase of #photosynthesis: youtu.be/xmuruTzl4D8

Enhancement of canopy CO2 assimilation rates in sugarcane from a 20% increase in Rubisco.

#TansleyReview: Increasing #Rubisco as a simple means to enhance #photosynthesis and productivity now without lowering #nitrogen use efficiency

Coralie E. Salesse-Smith, Yu Wang and Stephen P. Long 👇

📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/nph.20298

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Evolutionary Dynamics of RuBisCO: Emergence of the Small Subunit and its Impact Through Time Abstract. Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (RuBisCO) is an ancient protein critical for CO2-fixation and global biogeochemistry. Form-I RuBi

New year, new beginnings—just like RuBisCO’s small subunit! 🌱🧬 Kicking off 2025 with our first paper of the year:

Evolutionary dynamics of RuBisCO: Emergence of the small subunit and its impact through time: academic.oup.com/mbe/advance-...

Congrats Kaustubh Amritkar and Bruno Cuevas! 🎉👏 #Rubisco

#Rubisco (Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase) is the most abundant protein on Earth! 🌍 It’s found in all photosynthetic organisms, helping them convert CO2 into energy. But don’t let its abundance fool you, it’s also known as “the lazy enzyme” 💤

Meaning of #rubisco Also RuBisCo ( ribulose-1 , 5-biphosphate carboxylase oxygenase ) . This is what biochemicals call a fundamental enzyme in photosynthesis processes because it catalyzes the fixation of carbon and oxygen from carbon dioxide (CO2) in plant cells. .. rubisco

Meaning of #rubisco It is the name of an enzyme found in chloropletes that are able to synthesize their essential metabolites (autotrophea organisms), such as plants. These organisms require light to perform photosynthesis. Ribisco is the apocoptic form of ribulose.. rubisco

This discovery could be huge for fighting climate change in the future 🌾🌿🥬🌍

Scientists ( @cellarchlab.com ) just figured out how diatoms compensate for Rubisco's inefficiency 😎

#climatechange #diatoms #carboncapture #rubisco #sciencevideos

www.youtube.com/shorts/3u8VP...