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Cold Tolerance of C4 photosynthesis in Miscanthus × giganteus : Adaptation in Amounts and Sequence of C4 Photosynthetic Enzymes

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Naidu, Shawna L., Moose, Stephen P., AL-Shoaibi, Abdul K., Raines, Christine A., Long, Stephen P.·2003·Plant Physiology

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Field-grown Miscanthus × giganteus maintains high photosynthetic quantum yields and biomass productivity in cool temperate climates. It is related to maize (Zea mays) and uses the same NADP-malic enzyme C4 pathway. This study tests the hypothesis that M. × giganteus, in contrast to maize, forms photosynthetically competent leaves at low temperatures with altered amounts of pyruvate orthophosphate dikinase (PPDK) and Rubisco or altered properties of PPDK. Both species were grown at 25°C/20°C or 14°C/11°C (day/night), and leaf photosynthesis was measured from 5°C to 38°C. Protein and steady-state transcript levels for Rubisco, PPDK, and phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase were assessed and the sequence of C4-PPDK from M. × giganteus was compared with other C4 species. Low temperature growth had no effect on photosynthesis in M. × giganteus, but decreased rates by 80% at all measurement temperatures in maize. Amounts and expression of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase were affected little by growth temperature in either species. However, PPDK and Rubisco large subunit decreased >50% and >30%, respectively, in cold-grown maize, whereas these levels remained unaffected by temperature in M. × giganteus. Differences in protein content in maize were not explained by differences in steady-state transcript levels. Several different M. × giganteus C4-PPDK cDNA sequences were found, but putative translated protein sequences did not show conservation of amino acids contributing to cold stability in Flaveria brownii C4-PPDK. The maintenance of PPDK and Rubisco large subunit amounts in M. × giganteus is consistent with the hypothesis that these proteins are critical to maintaining high rates of C4 photosynthesis at low temperature.

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Authors
Naidu, S. L., Moose, S. P., AL-Shoaibi, A. K., Raines, C. A., & Long, S. P.
Affiliations
University of Essex (GB)
Venue
Plant Physiology
Published
2003-07-01
Volume
132
Issue
3
Pages
1688-1697
ISSN
  • 0032-0889 (ISSN-L)
  • 1532-2548
OpenAlex
W2041144731
Cited by
227
References
55
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FWCI
2.07
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
James Cook University
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Agronomy and Crop Science › Bioenergy crop production and management
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
Keywords
Miscanthus × giganteus, C4 photosynthesis, cold tolerance, pyruvate phosphate dikinase, Rubisco large subunit, phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase, low temperature, maize, protein stability, gene expression, biomass productivity
MeSH terms
Adaptation, Physiological, Amino Acid Sequence, Base Sequence, Carbon Dioxide, Circadian Rhythm, Cloning, Molecular, Cold Temperature, Zea mays, Poaceae, Ligases, Molecular Sequence Data, Photosynthesis, Plant Proteins, Pyruvate, Orthophosphate Dikinase, Ribulose-Bisphosphate Carboxylase, RNA, Messenger, DNA, Complementary, Gene Expression Regulation, Plant, RNA, Plant

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