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Improving plant productivity by re‐tuning the regeneration of RuBP in the Calvin–Benson–Bassham cycle by Raines, Christine A.

“…Summary The Calvin–Benson–Bassham (CBB) cycle is arguably the most important pathway on earth, capturing CO2 from the atmosphere and converting it into organic…”
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Increasing Photosynthetic Carbon Assimilation in C₃ Plants to Improve Crop Yield: Current and Future Strategies by Raines, Christine A.

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Feeding the world: improving photosynthetic efficiency for sustainable crop production by Simkin, Andrew J, López-Calcagno, Patricia E, Raines, Christine A

“…This review explores the evidence to date that manipulation of the Calvin–Benson cycle, photorespiration, and electron transport can lead to improvement in…”
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Overexpression of the RieskeFeS Protein Increases Electron Transport Rates and Biomass Yield by Simkin, Andrew J., McAusland, Lorna, Lawson, Tracy, Raines, Christine A.

“…In this study, we generated transgenic Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) plants overexpressing the Rieske FeS protein (PetC), a component of the cytochrome…”
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Importance of Fluctuations in Light on Plant Photosynthetic Acclimation by Vialet-Chabrand, Silvere, Matthews, Jack S.A., Simkin, Andrew J., Raines, Christine A., Lawson, Tracy

“…The acclimation of plants to light has been studied extensively, yet little is known about the effect of dynamic fluctuations in light on plant phenotype and…”
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Multigene manipulation of photosynthetic carbon assimilation increases CO₂ fixation and biomass yield in tobacco by Simkin, Andrew J., McAusland, Lorna, Headland, Lauren R., Lawson, Tracy, Raines, Christine A.

“…Over the next 40 years it has been estimated that a 50% increase in the yield of grain crops such as wheat and rice will be required to meet the food and fuel…”
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Improving yield by exploiting mechanisms underlying natural variation of photosynthesis by Lawson, Tracy, Kramer, David M, Raines, Christine A

“…Graphical abstract Schematic describing species-specific natural variation in developmental and dynamic acclimation in response to light environment…”
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The Calvin-Benson-Bassham cycle in C4 and Crassulacean acid metabolism species by Ludwig, Martha, Hartwell, James, Raines, Christine A., Simkin, Andrew J.

“…The Calvin-Benson-Bassham (CBB) cycle is the ancestral CO2 assimilation pathway and is found in all photosynthetic organisms. Biochemical extensions to the CBB…”
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Increased SBPase activity improves photosynthesis and grain yield in wheat grown in greenhouse conditions by Driever, Steven M., Simkin, Andrew J., Alotaibi, Saqer, Fisk, Stuart J., Madgwick, Pippa J., Sparks, Caroline A., Jones, Huw D., Lawson, Tracy, Parry, Martin A. J., Raines, Christine A.

“…To meet the growing demand for food, substantial improvements in yields are needed. This is particularly the case for wheat, where global yield has stagnated…”
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Phenotyping of field-grown wheat in the UK highlights contribution of light response of photosynthesis and flag leaf longevity to grain yield by Carmo-Silva, Elizabete, Andralojc, P. John, Scales, Joanna C., Driever, Steven M., Mead, Andrew, Lawson, Tracy, Raines, Christine A., Parry, Martin A.J.

“…Improving photosynthesis is a major target for increasing crop yields and ensuring food security. Phenotyping of photosynthesis in the field is critical to…”
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The Calvin Benson Bassham cycle by Raines, Christine A, Cavanagh, Amanda P

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Overexpressing the H‐protein of the glycine cleavage system increases biomass yield in glasshouse and field‐grown transgenic tobacco plants by López‐Calcagno, Patricia E., Fisk, Stuart, Brown, Kenny L., Bull, Simon E., South, Paul F., Raines, Christine A.

“…Summary Photorespiration is essential for C3 plants, enabling oxygenic photosynthesis through the scavenging of 2‐phosphoglycolate. Previous studies have…”
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Over-expressing the C3 photosynthesis cycle enzyme Sedoheptulose-1-7 Bisphosphatase improves photosynthetic carbon gain and yield under fully open air CO2 fumigation (FACE) by Rosenthal, David M, Locke, Anna M, Khozaei, Mahdi, Raines, Christine A, Long, Stephen P, Ort, Donald R

“…Background Biochemical models predict that photosynthesis in C3 plants is most frequently limited by the slower of two processes, the maximum capacity of the…”
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High-throughput field phenotyping using hyperspectral reflectance and partial least squares regression (PLSR) reveals genetic modifications to photosynthetic capacity by Meacham-Hensold, Katherine, Montes, Christopher M., Wu, Jin, Guan, Kaiyu, Fu, Peng, Ainsworth, Elizabeth A., Pederson, Taylor, Moore, Caitlin E., Brown, Kenny Lee, Raines, Christine, Bernacchi, Carl J.

“…Spectroscopy is becoming an increasingly powerful tool to alleviate the challenges of traditional measurements of key plant traits at the leaf, canopy, and…”
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Simultaneous stimulation of sedoheptulose 1,7‐bisphosphatase, fructose 1,6‐bisphophate aldolase and the photorespiratory glycine decarboxylase‐H protein increases CO2 assimilation, vegetative biomass and seed yield in Arabidopsis by Simkin, Andrew J., Lopez‐Calcagno, Patricia E., Davey, Philip A., Headland, Lauren R., Lawson, Tracy, Timm, Stefan, Bauwe, Hermann, Raines, Christine A.

“…Summary In this article, we have altered the levels of three different enzymes involved in the Calvin–Benson cycle and photorespiratory pathway. We have…”
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Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase subunits A and B are essential to maintain photosynthetic efficiency by Simkin, Andrew J, Alqurashi, Mohammed, Lopez-Calcagno, Patricia E, Headland, Lauren R, Raines, Christine A

“…Abstract In plants, glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH; EC 1.2.1.12) reversibly converts 1,3-bisphosphoglycerate to glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate…”
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Transgenic approaches to manipulate the environmental responses of the C3 carbon fixation cycle by RAINES, CHRISTINE A.

“…ABSTRACT The limitation to photosynthetic CO2 assimilation in C3 plants in hot, dry environments is dominated by ribulose 1·5‐bisphosphate…”
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Stimulating photosynthetic processes increases productivity and water-use efficiency in the field by López-Calcagno, Patricia E., Brown, Kenny L., Simkin, Andrew J., Fisk, Stuart J., Vialet-Chabrand, Silvere, Lawson, Tracy, Raines, Christine A.

“…Previous studies have demonstrated that the independent stimulation of either electron transport or RuBP regeneration can increase the rate of photosynthetic…”
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Arabidopsis CP12 mutants have reduced levels of phosphoribulokinase and impaired function of the Calvin–Benson cycle by López-Calcagno, Patricia Elena, Abuzaid, Amani Omar, Lawson, Tracy, Raines, Christine Anne

“…CP12 is a small, redox-sensitive protein, the most detailed understanding of which is the thioredoxin-mediated regulation of the Calvin–Benson cycle, where it…”
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Feeding the world: improving photosynthetic efficiency for sustainable crop production by Simkin, Andrew J, López-Calcagno, Patricia E, Raines, Christine A

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