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Surveying Rubisco Diversity and Temperature Response to Improve Crop Photosynthetic Efficiency by Orr, Douglas J., Alcântara, André, Kapralov, Maxim V., Andralojc, P. John, Carmo-Silva, Elizabete, Parry, Martin A.J.

“…The threat to global food security of stagnating yields and population growth makes increasing crop productivity a critical goal over the coming decades. One…”
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Heat‐induced changes in the abundance of wheat Rubisco activase isoforms by Degen, Gustaf E., Orr, Douglas J., Carmo‐Silva, Elizabete

“…Summary The Triticum aestivum (wheat) genome encodes three isoforms of Rubisco activase (Rca) differing in thermostability, which could be exploited to improve…”
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Photosynthesis across African cassava germplasm is limited by Rubisco and mesophyll conductance at steady state, but by stomatal conductance in fluctuating light by De Souza, Amanda P., Wang, Yu, Orr, Douglas J., Carmo-Silva, Elizabete, Long, Stephen P.

“…• Sub-Saharan Africa is projected to see a 55% increase in food demand by 2035, where cassava (Manihot esculenta) is the most widely planted crop and a major…”
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Regulation of Rubisco activity by interaction with chloroplast metabolites by Lobo, Ana K M, Orr, Douglas J, Carmo-Silva, Elizabete

“…Rubisco activity is highly regulated and frequently limits carbon assimilation in crop plants. In the chloroplast, various metabolites can inhibit or modulate…”
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Rubiscosome gene expression is balanced across the hexaploid wheat genome by Caruana, Louis, Orr, Douglas J., Carmo-Silva, Elizabete

“…Functional and active Rubisco is essential for CO 2 fixation and is a primary target for engineering approaches to increasing crop yields. However, the…”
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A systematic review of frailty assessment tools used in vascular surgery research by Welsh, Silje A., Pearson, Rebecca C., Hussey, Keith, Brittenden, Julie, Orr, Douglas J., Quinn, Terry

“…Frailty is common in vascular patients and is recognized for its prognostic value. In the absence of consensus, a multitude of frailty assessment tools exist…”
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Extraction of Soluble Proteins from Leaves by Carmo-Silva, Elizabete, Page, Rhiannon, Marsden, Catherine J, Gjindali, Armida, Orr, Douglas J

“…Protein biochemistry can provide valuable answers to better understand plant performance and responses to the surrounding environment. In this chapter, we…”
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Rubisco and carbon-concentrating mechanism co-evolution across chlorophyte and streptophyte green algae by Goudet, Myriam M. M., Orr, Douglas J., Melkonian, Michael, Müller, Karin H., Meyer, Moritz T., Carmo-Silva, Elizabete, Griffiths, Howard

“…• Green algae expressing a carbon-concentrating mechanism (CCM) are usually associated with a Rubisco-containing micro-compartment, the pyrenoid. A link…”
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During photosynthetic induction, biochemical and stomatal limitations differ between Brassica crops by Taylor, Samuel H., Orr, Douglas J., Carmo‐Silva, Elizabete, Long, Stephen P.

“…Interventions to increase crop radiation use efficiency rely on understanding of how biochemical and stomatal limitations affect photosynthesis. When leaves…”
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Rubisco catalytic properties of wild and domesticated relatives provide scope for improving wheat photosynthesis by Prins, Anneke, Orr, Douglas J., Andralojc, P. John, Reynolds, Matthew P., Carmo-Silva, Elizabete, Parry, Martin A. J.

“…Rubisco is a major target for improving crop photosynthesis and yield, yet natural diversity in catalytic properties of this enzyme is poorly understood…”
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Rubisco small subunits from the unicellular green alga Chlamydomonas complement Rubisco-deficient mutants of Arabidopsis by Atkinson, Nicky, Leitão, Nuno, Orr, Douglas J., Meyer, Moritz T., Carmo‐Silva, Elizabete, Griffiths, Howard, Smith, Alison M., McCormick, Alistair J.

“…Introducing components of algal carbon concentrating mechanisms (CCMs) into higher plant chloroplasts could increase photosynthetic productivity. A key…”
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Extraction of RuBisCO to Determine Catalytic Constants by Orr, Douglas J, Carmo-Silva, Elizabete

“…RuBisCO enables net carbon fixation through the carboxylation of RuBP during photosynthesis. Its complex biochemistry and catalytic diversity found among…”
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Dynamics of Rubisco regulation by sugar phosphate derivatives and their phosphatases by Orr, Douglas J, Robijns, Alice K J, Baker, Christopher R, Niyogi, Krishna K, Carmo-Silva, Elizabete

“…Regulating the central CO2-fixing enzyme Rubisco is as complex as its ancient reaction mechanism and involves interaction with a series of cofactors and…”
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Frailty Assessment in Vascular OUtpatients Review (FAVOUR) protocol: single-centre prospective cohort study comparing feasibility and prognostic value of commonly used frailty assessment tools by Welsh, Silje Alvsaaker, Hussey, Keith, Brittenden, Julie, Orr, Douglas J, Quinn, Terry

“…IntroductionFrailty has consistently demonstrated associations with poorer healthcare outcomes. Vascular guidelines have recognised the importance of frailty…”
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A procedure to introduce point mutations into the Rubisco large subunit gene in wild‐type plants by Lin, Myat T., Orr, Douglas J., Worrall, Dawn, Parry, Martin A. J., Carmo‐Silva, Elizabete, Hanson, Maureen R.

“…SUMMARY Photosynthetic inefficiencies limit the productivity and sustainability of crop production and the resilience of agriculture to future societal and…”
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Purification of Rubisco from Leaves by Amaral, Joana, Lobo, Ana K M, Carmo-Silva, Elizabete, Orr, Douglas J

“…Rubisco fixes CO through the carboxylation of ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate (RuBP) during photosynthesis, enabling the synthesis of organic compounds. The natural…”
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Generating and characterizing single- and multigene mutants of the Rubisco small subunit family in Arabidopsis by Khumsupan, Panupon, Kozlowska, Marta A, Orr, Douglas J, Andreou, Andreas I, Nakayama, Naomi, Patron, Nicola, Carmo-Silva, Elizabete, McCormick, Alistair J

“…A CRISPR/Cas9 approach was combined with available T-DNA insertion lines to generate and characterize a suite of single and novel multiple gene knockout…”
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Hybrid Cyanobacterial-Tobacco Rubisco Supports Autotrophic Growth and Procarboxysomal Aggregation by Orr, Douglas J, Worrall, Dawn, Lin, Myat T, Carmo-Silva, Elizabete, Hanson, Maureen R, Parry, Martin A J

“…Much of the research aimed at improving photosynthesis and crop productivity attempts to overcome shortcomings of the primary CO -fixing enzyme Rubisco…”
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Overexpression of ca1pase Decreases Rubisco Abundance and Grain Yield in Wheat by Lobo, Ana Karla M, Orr, Douglas J, Gutierrez, Marta Oñate, Andralojc, P John, Sparks, Caroline, Parry, Martin A J, Carmo-Silva, Elizabete

“…Rubisco catalyzes the fixation of CO into organic compounds that are used for plant growth and the production of agricultural products, and specific…”
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Overcoming the limitations of Rubisco: fantasy or realistic prospect? by Orr, Douglas J., Parry, Martin A.J.

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