title: Hornworts: An Overlooked Window into Carbon-Concentrating Mechanisms.
abstract: Hornworts are the only land plant lineage harboring a biophysical carbon-concentrating mechanism (CCM). Here, we argue that hornworts are a promising, yet currently overlooked, model system to study the evolution and genetic basis of CCMs. The results of such studies could have translational values toward engineering a CCM in crop plants.
authors.affiliation: Boyce Thompson Institute, Ithaca, NY, USA; Department of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. Electronic address: fl329@cornell.edu.
authors.forename: Fay-Wei
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Laval University, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: Juan Carlos
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Villarreal
authors.affiliation: Department of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Péter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Szövényi
mesh_terms: D049936:Anthocerotophyta / Q000378:metabolism*; D002244:Carbon / Q000378:metabolism*; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000378:metabolism; D008954:Models, Biological
chemical_list: D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D002244:Carbon
keywords: Anthoceros agrestis; CO(2); Chlamydomonas; food security; pyrenoids