Overexpression of the RieskeFeS protein increasese electron transport rates and biomass yield
In this study, we generated transgenic Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) plants overexpressing the Rieske FeS protein (PetC), a component of the cytochrome b6f (cyt b6f) complex. Increasing the levels of this protein resulted in concomitant increases in the levels of cyt f (PetA) and cyt b6 (PetB),...
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| author | Simkin, Andrew J. McAusland, Lorna Lawson, Tracy Raines, Christine A. |
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| description | In this study, we generated transgenic Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) plants overexpressing the Rieske FeS protein (PetC), a component of the cytochrome b6f (cyt b6f) complex. Increasing the levels of this protein resulted in concomitant increases in the levels of cyt f (PetA) and cyt b6 (PetB), core proteins of the cyt b6f complex. Interestingly, an increase in the levels of proteins in both the photosystem I (PSI) and PSII complexes also was seen in the Rieske FeS overexpression plants. Although the mechanisms leading to these changes remain to be identified, the transgenic plants presented here provide novel tools to explore this. Importantly, overexpression of the Rieske FeS protein resulted in substantial and significant impacts on the quantum efficiency of PSI and PSII,electron transport, biomass, and seed yield in Arabidopsis plants. These results demonstrate the potential for manipulating electron transport processes to increase crop productivity. |
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| spelling | nottingham-464562020-05-04T19:04:12Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/46456/ Overexpression of the RieskeFeS protein increasese electron transport rates and biomass yield Simkin, Andrew J. McAusland, Lorna Lawson, Tracy Raines, Christine A. In this study, we generated transgenic Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) plants overexpressing the Rieske FeS protein (PetC), a component of the cytochrome b6f (cyt b6f) complex. Increasing the levels of this protein resulted in concomitant increases in the levels of cyt f (PetA) and cyt b6 (PetB), core proteins of the cyt b6f complex. Interestingly, an increase in the levels of proteins in both the photosystem I (PSI) and PSII complexes also was seen in the Rieske FeS overexpression plants. Although the mechanisms leading to these changes remain to be identified, the transgenic plants presented here provide novel tools to explore this. Importantly, overexpression of the Rieske FeS protein resulted in substantial and significant impacts on the quantum efficiency of PSI and PSII,electron transport, biomass, and seed yield in Arabidopsis plants. These results demonstrate the potential for manipulating electron transport processes to increase crop productivity. American Society of Plant Biologists 2017-08-31 Article PeerReviewed Simkin, Andrew J., McAusland, Lorna, Lawson, Tracy and Raines, Christine A. (2017) Overexpression of the RieskeFeS protein increasese electron transport rates and biomass yield. Plant Physiology, 175 . pp. 134-145. ISSN 1532-2548 RieskeFeS Arabidopsis gas exchange electron transport biomass yield http://www.plantphysiol.org/content/175/1/134 doi:10.1104/pp.17.00622 doi:10.1104/pp.17.00622 |
| spellingShingle | RieskeFeS Arabidopsis gas exchange electron transport biomass yield Simkin, Andrew J. McAusland, Lorna Lawson, Tracy Raines, Christine A. Overexpression of the RieskeFeS protein increasese electron transport rates and biomass yield |
| title | Overexpression of the RieskeFeS protein increasese electron transport rates and biomass yield |
| title_full | Overexpression of the RieskeFeS protein increasese electron transport rates and biomass yield |
| title_fullStr | Overexpression of the RieskeFeS protein increasese electron transport rates and biomass yield |
| title_full_unstemmed | Overexpression of the RieskeFeS protein increasese electron transport rates and biomass yield |
| title_short | Overexpression of the RieskeFeS protein increasese electron transport rates and biomass yield |
| title_sort | overexpression of the rieskefes protein increasese electron transport rates and biomass yield |
| topic | RieskeFeS Arabidopsis gas exchange electron transport biomass yield |
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