Widespread adaptive evolution in angiosperm photosystems provides insight into the evolution of photosystem II repair
Elizabeth H J Robbins, Steven Kelly · 2024
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Elizabeth Robbins and Steven Kelly traced photosynthesis evolution across flowering plants in 2024. Photosynthesis powers nearly all life here. Photosystems start the light conversion process. Their parts are encoded in plastid DNA. Hundreds of species were compared residue by residue.
More than seven hundred species were included. Adaptive changes clustered in key spots. Some changes affected cofactor binding directly. Others reshaped contacts between protein parts. One repair protein kept changing repeatedly. Changes may ease its replacement cycle. Damaged photosystems would repair faster then. Plant adaptation paths are now clearer. Repair speed may shape plant success.
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| CREATOR | Elizabeth H J Robbins, Steven Kelly |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 43 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |