16-4 Pathway engineering in plant plastids improves plant productivity: CAS IGDB

A team around Caixia GAO at CAS Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology found that the specific activity of phoshpoglucose isomerase PGI localized in cytosol (PGIc) was much higher than its plastidic isoenzyme counterpart (PGIp). Engineering of PGIc into chloroplasts of a pgip mutant of Arabidopsis thaliana (atpgip) resulted in starch over-accumulation, higher photosynthesis rate, up to 19% more plant biomass and 27% seed yield productivity.

CAS news release, April 16, 2021

Most popular posts:

This website stores cookies on your computer. These cookies are used to provide a more personalized experience and to track your whereabouts around our website in compliance with the European General Data Protection Regulation. If you decide to to opt-out of any future tracking, a cookie will be setup in your browser to remember this choice for one year.

Accept or Deny