Publications by authors named "Aaron D Slack"
Plant Cell Environ
May 2022
Article Synopsis
- Carbonic anhydrase (CA) plays a crucial role in C4 photosynthesis by converting dissolved CO into bicarbonate, which is then used in the carbon-concentrating mechanism (CCM).
- A study found that maize plants lacking two main types of CA (ca1ca2 double mutant) had significantly reduced CA activity but showed little difference in growth under normal CO levels, suggesting other factors might compensate.
- Further experiments removing a third CA (CA8) from these plants led to almost complete loss of CA activity, resulting in poor photosynthetic performance and dependence on higher CO levels, indicating insufficient CA activity for effective C4 CCM function.
