title: Engineering photorespiration: current state and future possibilities.
abstract: Reduction of flux through photorespiration has been viewed as a major way to improve crop carbon fixation and yield since the energy-consuming reactions associated with this pathway were discovered. This view has been supported by the biomasses increases observed in model species that expressed artificial bypass reactions to photorespiration. Here, we present an overview about the major current attempts to reduce photorespiratory losses in crop species and provide suggestions for future research priorities.
authors.affiliation: Leibniz University Hannover, Institute of Botany, Hannover, Germany. cp@botanik.uni-hannover.de
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Peterhansel
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Krause
authors.forename: H-P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Braun
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Espie
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Fernie
authors.forename: D T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Hanson
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Keech
authors.forename: V G
authors.initials: VG
authors.lastname: Maurino
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mielewczik
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Sage
mesh_terms: D018533:Biomass; D057486:Carbon Cycle; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000378:metabolism; D019069:Cell Respiration; D002736:Chloroplasts / Q000378:metabolism; D018556:Crops, Agricultural / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000528:radiation effects; D005818:Genetic Engineering; D008027:Light; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000378:metabolism; D010788:Photosynthesis; D010944:Plants / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000528:radiation effects; D030821:Plants, Genetically Modified
chemical_list: D002245:Carbon Dioxide