From algae to plants: understanding pyrenoid-based CO2-concentrating mechanisms
Ella Catherall, Sabina Musiał, Nicky Atkinson, Charlotte E. Walker, Luke C. M. Mackinder, Alistair J. McCormick
Abstract
capture. Our molecular understanding of how pyrenoids work is based largely on work in the green algae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Here, we review recent advances in our fundamental knowledge of the biogenesis, architecture, and function of pyrenoids in Chlamydomonas and ongoing engineering biology efforts to introduce a functional pCCM into chloroplasts of vascular plants, which, if successful, has the potential to enhance crop productivity and resilience to climate change.
Topics & Concepts
PyrenoidAlgaeBotanyChemistryBiologyChloroplastBiochemistryGeneLipid metabolism and biosynthesisMicrobial Metabolic Engineering and BioproductionPhotosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms