Bundle sheath suberisation is required for C4 photosynthesis in a Setaria viridis mutant

oleh: Florence R. Danila, Vivek Thakur, Jolly Chatterjee, Soumi Bala, Robert A. Coe, Kelvin Acebron, Robert T. Furbank, Susanne von Caemmerer, William Paul Quick

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2021-02-01

Deskripsi

Florence Danila et al. perform mutation screens on Setaria viridis and identify an ABCG transporter gene which serves as a step in the suberin synthesis pathway. This study demonstrates that a functional suberin lamellae is essential for efficient C4 photosynthesis in S. viridis.