Simultaneous stimulation of sedoheptulose 1,7-bisphosphatase, fructose 1,6-bisphophate aldolase and the photorespiratory glycine decarboxylase-H protein increases CO2 assimilation, vegetative biomass and seed yield in Arabidopsis

Plant Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2017, Pages 805-816

  Simkin, Andrew J ^a   Lopez Calcagno, Patricia E ^a   Davey, Philip A ^a   Headland, Lauren R ^a   Lawson, Tracy ^a   Timm, Stefan ^b   Bauwe, Hermann ^b   Raines, Christine A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

chlorophyll fluorescence imaging; FBP aldolase; glycine decarboxylase H protein; photosynthesis; SBPase; transgenic

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; CARBON DIOXIDE; FRUCTOSE BISPHOSPHATE ALDOLASE; GLYCINE CLEAVAGE SYSTEM H PROTEIN; PHOSPHATASE; SEDOHEPTULOSE-BISPHOSPHATASE;

ARABIDOPSIS; BIOMASS; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIGHT; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; FRUCTOSE-BISPHOSPHATE ALDOLASE; GLYCINE DECARBOXYLASE COMPLEX H-PROTEIN; LIGHT; PHOSPHORIC MONOESTER HYDROLASES; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; SEEDS;

EID: 85016402978     PISSN: 14677644     EISSN: 14677652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pbi.12676     Document Type: Article

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