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Evolutionary implications of C-3-C-4 intermediates in the grass Alloteropsis semialata

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Evolutionary implications of C-3-C-4 intermediates in the grass Alloteropsis semialata. / Lundgren, Marjorie R.; Christin, Pascal-Antoine; Ripley, Brad S. et al.
In: Plant, Cell and Environment, Vol. 39, No. 9, 09.2016, p. 1874-1885.

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Lundgren, MR, Christin, P-A, Ripley, BS, Escobar, EG, Besnard, G, Long, CM, Hattersley, PW, Ellis, RP, Leegood, RC & Osborne, CP 2016, 'Evolutionary implications of C-3-C-4 intermediates in the grass Alloteropsis semialata', Plant, Cell and Environment, vol. 39, no. 9, pp. 1874-1885. https://doi.org/10.1111/pce.12665

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Lundgren, M. R., Christin, P-A., Ripley, B. S., Escobar, E. G., Besnard, G., Long, C. M., Hattersley, P. W., Ellis, R. P., Leegood, R. C., & Osborne, C. P. (2016). Evolutionary implications of C-3-C-4 intermediates in the grass Alloteropsis semialata. Plant, Cell and Environment, 39(9), 1874-1885. https://doi.org/10.1111/pce.12665

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Lundgren MR, Christin P-A, Ripley BS, Escobar EG, Besnard G, Long CM et al. Evolutionary implications of C-3-C-4 intermediates in the grass Alloteropsis semialata. Plant, Cell and Environment. 2016 Sept;39(9):1874-1885. Epub 2016 Jan 21. doi: 10.1111/pce.12665

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Lundgren, Marjorie R. ; Christin, Pascal-Antoine ; Ripley, Brad S. et al. / Evolutionary implications of C-3-C-4 intermediates in the grass Alloteropsis semialata. In: Plant, Cell and Environment. 2016 ; Vol. 39, No. 9. pp. 1874-1885.

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title = "Evolutionary implications of C-3-C-4 intermediates in the grass Alloteropsis semialata",
abstract = "C-4 photosynthesis is a complex trait resulting from a series of anatomical and biochemical modifications to the ancestral C-3 pathway. It is thought to evolve in a stepwise manner, creating intermediates with different combinations of C-4-like components. Determining the adaptive value of these components is key to understanding how C-4 photosynthesis can gradually assemble through natural selection. Here, we decompose the photosynthetic phenotypes of numerous individuals of the grass Alloteropsis semialata, the only species known to include both C-3 and C-4 genotypes. Analyses of C-13, physiology and leaf anatomy demonstrate for the first time the existence of physiological C-3-C-4 intermediate individuals in the species. Based on previous phylogenetic analyses, the C-3-C-4 individuals are not hybrids between the C-3 and C-4 genotypes analysed, but instead belong to a distinct genetic lineage, and might have given rise to C-4 descendants. C(3)A. semialata, present in colder climates, likely represents a reversal from a C-3-C-4 intermediate state, indicating that, unlike C-4 photosynthesis, evolution of the C-3-C-4 phenotype is not irreversible.",
keywords = "C-3-C-4, C-2 metabolism, CO2 compensation point, complex trait, grasses, oxygen inhibition, photorespiration, stable isotopes, CARBON-ISOTOPE DISCRIMINATION, C-4 PHOTOSYNTHESIS, LEAF ANATOMY, FLAVERIA, PHOTORESPIRATION, LEAVES, KRANZ, ULTRASTRUCTURE, METABOLISM, RESPONSES",
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AU - Christin, Pascal-Antoine

AU - Ripley, Brad S.

AU - Escobar, Emmanuel Gonzalez

AU - Besnard, Guillaume

AU - Long, Christine M.

AU - Hattersley, Paul W.

AU - Ellis, Roger P.

AU - Leegood, Richard C.

AU - Osborne, Colin P.

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N2 - C-4 photosynthesis is a complex trait resulting from a series of anatomical and biochemical modifications to the ancestral C-3 pathway. It is thought to evolve in a stepwise manner, creating intermediates with different combinations of C-4-like components. Determining the adaptive value of these components is key to understanding how C-4 photosynthesis can gradually assemble through natural selection. Here, we decompose the photosynthetic phenotypes of numerous individuals of the grass Alloteropsis semialata, the only species known to include both C-3 and C-4 genotypes. Analyses of C-13, physiology and leaf anatomy demonstrate for the first time the existence of physiological C-3-C-4 intermediate individuals in the species. Based on previous phylogenetic analyses, the C-3-C-4 individuals are not hybrids between the C-3 and C-4 genotypes analysed, but instead belong to a distinct genetic lineage, and might have given rise to C-4 descendants. C(3)A. semialata, present in colder climates, likely represents a reversal from a C-3-C-4 intermediate state, indicating that, unlike C-4 photosynthesis, evolution of the C-3-C-4 phenotype is not irreversible.

AB - C-4 photosynthesis is a complex trait resulting from a series of anatomical and biochemical modifications to the ancestral C-3 pathway. It is thought to evolve in a stepwise manner, creating intermediates with different combinations of C-4-like components. Determining the adaptive value of these components is key to understanding how C-4 photosynthesis can gradually assemble through natural selection. Here, we decompose the photosynthetic phenotypes of numerous individuals of the grass Alloteropsis semialata, the only species known to include both C-3 and C-4 genotypes. Analyses of C-13, physiology and leaf anatomy demonstrate for the first time the existence of physiological C-3-C-4 intermediate individuals in the species. Based on previous phylogenetic analyses, the C-3-C-4 individuals are not hybrids between the C-3 and C-4 genotypes analysed, but instead belong to a distinct genetic lineage, and might have given rise to C-4 descendants. C(3)A. semialata, present in colder climates, likely represents a reversal from a C-3-C-4 intermediate state, indicating that, unlike C-4 photosynthesis, evolution of the C-3-C-4 phenotype is not irreversible.

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KW - CO2 compensation point

KW - complex trait

KW - grasses

KW - oxygen inhibition

KW - photorespiration

KW - stable isotopes

KW - CARBON-ISOTOPE DISCRIMINATION

KW - C-4 PHOTOSYNTHESIS

KW - LEAF ANATOMY

KW - FLAVERIA

KW - PHOTORESPIRATION

KW - LEAVES

KW - KRANZ

KW - ULTRASTRUCTURE

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JO - Plant, Cell and Environment

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SN - 0140-7791

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