Synthetic pyrenoids formed by ancestral and modern EPYC1 sequences achieve functional carbon-concentrating mechanisms with enhanced carboxylation rates, revealing key evolutionary insights.
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MBS1 protein condensates in chloroplasts provide high-light tolerance by acting as a sunscreening mechanism, reducing photodamage in rice under stress conditions.
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CSE, a calcium-binding protein, is essential for cell-cell communication and septal junction formation in multicellular cyanobacteria, linking calcium signaling to multicellularity.
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Loss of DET1 in high pigment 2 tomato prevents high temperature repression of anthocyanin biosynthesis by stabilizing HY5, enabling sustained pigment production under heat stress.
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Artificial carbohydrate synthesis pathways surpass photosynthesis, potentially revolutionizing sustainable carbon fixation and addressing human demand for efficient, scalable production.
Alternative splicing of Arabidopsis Gβ gene produces four isoforms that diversify G-protein signaling, expanding potential combinations from three to twelve.
Black poplar leaves activate photoprotective mechanisms and increase osmolyte accumulation under water stress, with isoprene emission tripling at midday in moderately stressed plants.
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Nitrogen enhances cadmium uptake and detoxification in Spirodela polyrhiza by upregulating key transporter and regulatory genes, improving phytoremediation efficiency.
Endophytic Pseudomonas oryzihabitans CB24 enhances photosynthesis and growth in Pelargonium graveolens by increasing chloroplast glycerolipids and secondary metabolites.
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OpenEvo enables cost-effective, fully automated evolution experiments, demonstrated by evolving H. volcanii to grow faster under salt stress with 36% increased growth rate.
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Excised leaf samples in Arabidopsis exhibit more photosystem II damage and less thylakoid restructuring under high light than intact plants, impairing repair processes.
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The human Mic60-Mic19 subcomplex forms a dynamic tetrameric structure that acts as a diffusion barrier at mitochondrial crista junctions, with a key role in mitochondrial regulation.
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Class I TCP transcription factors TCP14 and TCP15 repress protochlorophyllide synthesis genes in darkness, preventing photodamage during Arabidopsis de-etiolation.
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SNI1/NSE5 acts as a temperature-sensitive brake on class II crossovers, increasing crossover bias toward subtelomeric regions in Arabidopsis at low temperatures.
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Enhanced assembly of mitochondrial respiratory supercomplexes during mitosis is essential for accurate cell division and tumor growth, with a 2.5-fold increase observed in cancer cells.
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Cryo-EM structures reveal a stepwise stabilization pathway and dual-site inhibition mechanism of the CCHFV polymerase, offering new insights into viral replication control.
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Long-term woody biomass growth remains proportional to photosynthesis despite weak short-term correlations, indicating decoupling does not limit biomass accumulation.
Chloroplasts utilize a RAF3/6 kinase module to coordinate energy production and stress responses during cold stress, with RAF6 variation linked to cold adaptation.
A novel Cas12a-aligned CRISPR system enabled over 50 gene knockouts in Ulva prolifera, expanding precision genome editing in seaweeds for the first time.
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