Joint operation of the CO2 concentrating mechanism and photorespiration in green algae during acclimation to limiting CO2
Ousmane Dao, Marie Bertrand, Saleh Alseekh, Florian Veillet, Pascaline Auroy, Phuong-Chi Nguyen, Bertrand Légeret, Virginie Epting, Amélie Morin, Stéphan Cuiné, Caroline L. Monteil, Luke C. M. Mackinder, Adrien Burlacot, Anja Krieger‐Liszkay, Andreas P.M. Weber, , Yonghua Li‐Beisson
This study investigates the interaction between the CO2 concentrating mechanism and photorespiration in green algae under low CO2 conditions, finding that photorespiration remains active and glycolate excretion mitigates toxicity.
Nature Communications · Jun 17, 2025Peer-reviewedPlant Biology