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Large variation in the Rubisco kinetics of diatoms reveals diversity among their carbon-concentrating mechanisms

Author(s): Young, Jodi N; Heureux, Ana MC; Sharwood, Robert E; Rickaby, Rosalind EM; Morel, François MM; et al

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dc.contributor.authorYoung, Jodi N-
dc.contributor.authorHeureux, Ana MC-
dc.contributor.authorSharwood, Robert E-
dc.contributor.authorRickaby, Rosalind EM-
dc.contributor.authorMorel, François MM-
dc.contributor.authorWhitney, Spencer M-
dc.date.accessioned2020-10-30T19:27:29Z-
dc.date.available2020-10-30T19:27:29Z-
dc.date.issued2016-05en_US
dc.identifier.citationYoung, Jodi N., Ana MC Heureux, Robert E. Sharwood, Rosalind EM Rickaby, François MM Morel, and Spencer M. Whitney. "Large variation in the Rubisco kinetics of diatoms reveals diversity among their carbon-concentrating mechanisms." Journal of Experimental Botany 67, no. 11 (2016): 3445-3456. doi:10.1093/jxb/erw163.en_US
dc.identifier.issn0022-0957-
dc.identifier.urihttp://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/pr1tc05-
dc.description.abstractWhile marine phytoplankton rival plants in their contribution to global primary productivity, our understanding of their photosynthesis remains rudimentary. In particular, the kinetic diversity of the CO2-fixing enzyme, Rubisco, in phytoplankton remains unknown. Here we quantify the maximum rates of carboxylation (kcatc), oxygenation (kcato), Michaelis constants (Km) for CO2 (KC) and O2 (KO), and specificity for CO2 over O2 (SC/O) for Form I Rubisco from 11 diatom species. Diatom Rubisco shows greater variation in KC (23–68 µM), SC/O (57–116mol mol−1), and KO (413–2032 µM) relative to plant and algal Rubisco. The broad range of KC values mostly exceed those of C4 plant Rubisco, suggesting that the strength of the carbon-concentrating mechanism (CCM) in diatoms is more diverse, and more effective than previously predicted. The measured kcatc for each diatom Rubisco showed less variation (2.1–3.7s−1), thus averting the canonical trade-off typically observed between KC and kcatc for plant Form I Rubisco. Uniquely, a negative relationship between KC and cellular Rubisco content was found, suggesting variation among diatom species in how they allocate their limited cellular resources between Rubisco synthesis and their CCM. The activation status of Rubisco in each diatom was low, indicating a requirement for Rubisco activase. This work highlights the need to better understand the correlative natural diversity between the Rubisco kinetics and CCM of diatoms and the underpinning mechanistic differences in catalytic chemistry among the Form I Rubisco superfamily.en_US
dc.format.extent3445 - 3456en_US
dc.languageengen_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Experimental Botanyen_US
dc.rightsFinal published version. This is an open access article.en_US
dc.titleLarge variation in the Rubisco kinetics of diatoms reveals diversity among their carbon-concentrating mechanismsen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dc.identifier.doidoi:10.1093/jxb/erw163-
dc.identifier.eissn1460-2431-
pu.type.symplectichttp://www.symplectic.co.uk/publications/atom-terms/1.0/journal-articleen_US

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