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SUBMITTER: Mallmann J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4103682 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Mallmann Julia J Heckmann David D Bräutigam Andrea A Lercher Martin J MJ Weber Andreas P M AP Westhoff Peter P Gowik Udo U
eLife 20140616
C4 photosynthesis represents a most remarkable case of convergent evolution of a complex trait, which includes the reprogramming of the expression patterns of thousands of genes. Anatomical, physiological, and phylogenetic and analyses as well as computational modeling indicate that the establishment of a photorespiratory carbon pump (termed C2 photosynthesis) is a prerequisite for the evolution of C4. However, a mechanistic model explaining the tight connection between the evolution of C4 and C ...[more]