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Summary: This article discusses the challenges and solutions in the evolution of Rubisco as a CO2-fixing enzyme, highlighting the importance of its catalytic mechanism and kinetic properties. Despite the incomplete understanding of Rubisco, it and its partners have achieved remarkable success in high O-2, low CO2, and variable climatic conditions.
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Summary: Carbon dioxide is often concentrated near the Rubisco active sites through liquid-liquid phase separation. Recent studies have shown that highly concentrated Rubisco condensates are formed by this mechanism. Rubisco condensates are essential for photosynthesis and growth, making them a powerful model for investigating the relationship between phase separation and biological structure-function.
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Summary: This review discusses the discovery of the enzyme responsible for the initial step of converting carbon dioxide into sugars and its properties. Rubisco is considered possibly the most important enzyme, especially in terms of quantity, on Earth. The review describes the key findings related to Rubisco, including its quaternary structure, the need for post-translational modification, and its dual role as an oxygenase and a carboxylase. Furthermore, the review highlights the significant requirement for chaperonins in the assembly of Rubisco in plants.
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Yuchen Qu et al.
Summary: The thermal sensitivity of Rubisco activase is a contributing factor to crop failure under heat stress. Developing heat-tolerant Rubisco activase is crucial for improving crops and ensuring food security.
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Summary: Red- and green-type Rubiscos are two different CO2-fixing enzymes, with red-type Rubisco having higher specificity and catalytic efficiency. However, it is currently challenging to utilize red-type Rubisco to enhance carbon assimilation in plants.
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Wasim A. Iqbal et al.
Summary: This study demonstrates the use of Gaussian processes coupled with protein encoding schemes to predict Rubisco kinetics from RbcL sequences. The predicted kinetic values are in agreement with known trends, showing the potential of machine learning approaches in screening and predicting Rubisco kinetics.
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Douglas J. Orr et al.
Summary: This article reviews the complex regulation of Rubisco activity by sugar phosphate derivatives and their phosphatases, and highlights unresolved questions for a better understanding of carbon assimilation regulation.
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Review
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Summary: Research shows that the use of nitrogen sources can enhance the application value of Rubisco in food production, especially with the increasing demand for plant protein. However, efficiently extracting and separating Rubisco from plant material remains a challenge, limiting its use as a global foodstuff. Nonetheless, with the growing interest in plant protein, there is increased focus on improving the application value of Rubisco in food systems.
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Amanda P. Cavanagh et al.
Summary: This study investigates the impact of environmental changes on the expression of Rubisco SSu in plants and finds that changes in SSu isoforms are associated with changes in Rubisco activity. Plants grown at warm temperatures have higher CO2 affinity and can maintain higher photosynthetic rates at higher measurement temperatures.
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Samuel H. Taylor et al.
Summary: Cowpea is the major source of vegetable protein for rural populations in sub-Saharan Africa. The speed of photosynthetic adjustment to shade strongly affects daily carbon gain. Direct biochemical measurements showed a faster rate of Rubisco deactivation in cowpea than previously estimated. This suggests that slowing Rubisco deactivation during shade is an unexploited opportunity for improving crop productivity.
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