🌿 Reminder: Our Special Issue celebrating 60 years of C4 photosynthesis is open for submissions. Research covering C4 biology, evolution, crop engineering & productivity is welcome 📅 Deadline: 1 Nov 2026 👉 botany.fyi/pq36r5 @marjorielundgren.bsky.social @luketdunning.bsky.social #PlantScience

Speeding up NPQ is one way to improve photosynthetic efficiency, but how much it matters depends on the photosynthetic pathway in question! Read more in this new work from Arce Cubas et al.: Faster relaxation of nonphotochemical quenching in C4 than in C3 species | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Tissue-resolved photosynthetic responses in living leaves revealed by microscopic imaging-pulse-amplitude-modulation https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.09.09.750010v1

🌱☀️ INSIGHT ☀️🌱 "A new tool for fitting C4 gas exchange response curves". Smith & Kelley discuss recent findings published in JXB by Woodford et al. 📝 Insight: doi.org/10.1093/jxb/... 🔬 Research: doi.org/10.1093/jxb/... #PlantScience 🧪

Our new paper adding to the mystery of PEPC phosphorylation in C4 plants

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Role of Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxylase-Protein Kinase in C4 Photosynthesis: Insights from Zea mays Mutant Analysis academic.oup.com/plphys/artic...

Huge congrats to Dr Loz Rourke on her latest paper🎉 In ISMEJ we identify BicA2, a molecular gateway for carbon uptake in the globally dominant Prochlorococcus genus. Prochlorococcus contributes ~4% of global carbon assimilation, meaning BicA2 function has global implications for carbon uptake 🌊 🌏

Heterologous expression in E. coli reveals that bicarbonate transporter BicA2 mediates carbon uptake in marine Prochlorococcus spp.

Abstract. The widespread oceanic cyanobacterial Prochlorococcus genus is a major contributor to global carbon fixation, yet mechanisms enabling this lineag

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C4 photosynthetic pathway fluxes in transgenic rice plants https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.05.28.728371v1

🌱🔬 Simplifying C4 photosynthesis modeling. An updated C4 model with Excel fitting tools for A/Ci and A/I curves estimates Vpmax, Vcmax, Jmax, and quantum yield. Designed to lower barriers for researchers at any level. #plantscience @jxbotany.bsky.social academic.oup.com/jxb/advance-...

Fitting photosynthetic carbon dioxide and irradiance response curves for C4 leaves

Abstract. Gas exchange measurements provide crucial insights into the complex mechanisms of photosynthesis. Responses of CO2 assimilation rate (A) to inter

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Woodford’s passion for plant science developed during an undergraduate research internship. #WeAreASPB academic.oup.com/plphys/artic...

🍃 Invited Speakers 🍃 photosynthesis2026.com C4 and CAM for photosynthetic improvement 🌿Jane Langdale, University of Oxford 🌿Ariel Orellana López, Universidad Andrés Bello @janelangdale.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk #ICPR26 #photosynthesis

Registration is open for *C460- From Kranz to Crops: Celebrating 60 Years of C4 Discovery and Innovation* Celebrating 60 years since the discovery of C4 photosynthesis! 23-25 July 2026 at Lancaster University, UK Generously funded by @annbot.bsky.social, @newphyt.bsky.social, and others!

Tuning the C4 supercharger: improving #photosynthesis and #yield in C4 #crops #TansleyReview by @mariaermakova.bsky.social, Robert E. Sharwood and Robert T. Furbank nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #PlantScience @monashbiol.bsky.social.

#MonashScience has secured $11M+ in #ARC #DP26! 14 projects funded, tackling climate, energy, evolution & more, including from our ECRs Dr @mariaermakova.bsky.social & Dr @agunn.bsky.social! Read more: www.monash.edu/science/news...

Monash Science awarded over $11 Million in ARC Discovery funding for 2026

Monash University’s Faculty of Science secures $11M in ARC Discovery Project funding for 2026, with Monash leading Australia with 78 projects worth $62.8M. Discovery projects funded include climate resilience, sustainable energy, microbial evolution, and digital innovation.

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Russell Woodford and co-authors find an essential role of PGR5 in enabling efficient C4 photosynthesis under fluctuating light by regulating photosynthetic control and energy-dependent non-photochemical quenching. doi.org/10.1093/plph...

PROTON GRADIENT REGULATION 5 enables efficient C4 photosynthesis under fluctuating light url: academic.oup.com/plphys/artic... @mariaermakova.bsky.social

PROTON GRADIENT REGULATION 5 enables efficient C4 photosynthesis under fluctuating light

The Proton Gradient Regulation 5 protein supports photosynthetic control and energy-dependent non-photochemical quenching to protect Photosystem I in C4

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Andrew Willoughby from the Nimchuk Lab at UNC wrote this great intro to RUBY for the Addgene blog! blog.addgene.org/ruby-red-sil...

RUBY-Red Siliques

RUBY-red is a new plant marker that uses a bright red color for easy identification of transgenic plants.

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Was great to celebrate the acceptance of the first PhD student’s paper coming from my lab! 🥳 Congrats to Russell Woodford, thanks to all co-authors and cheers for many more to come 🥂

🚩To all attendees of the Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on #Photosynthesis and to the wider #PlantScience community, don't miss our Special Issue on Photosynthesis -out later this year! @watarusakamoto.bsky.social @mariaermakova.bsky.social @oxfordunipress.bsky.social @jspp-news.bsky.social

Plantae.org@plantaeofficial.bsky.social · 2y ago

📅New #PlantSciEvents Event Added: Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Photosynthesis🌱 👉https://eventform.plantae.org/plantae.calendar/detail/1309/1753502400000 #PlantScience

Melbourne Plant Science Community! We have an opportunity to get together again for a seminar of Prof Christine Raines, a pioneer in genetic engineering of plants for improved photosynthesis and growth. Come on Feb 18, 10.30am to LaTrobe City Campus, room 2.15. Please repost & share with colleagues!

Enrique Lopez-Juez from Royal Holloway talked about the importance of practicals (👍👍👍👍👍 agreed). The SEB has a portal with same practicals for higher education, see below. #PlantSciEd www.sebiology.org/outreach/bio...

Repository of biology practicals

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A family of NADPH/NADP+ biosensors reveals in vivo dynamics of central redox metabolism across eukaryotes www.nature.com/articles/s41... @naturecomms.bsky.social

A family of NADPH/NADP+ biosensors reveals in vivo dynamics of central redox metabolism across eukaryotes - Nature Communications

This article presents NAPstars, a family of genetically-encoded biosensors that enable real-time monitoring of NADP redox dynamics across species. The sensors reveal robust NADP redox regulation, cell...

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📢Preprint alert! We found a new PGRL1 paralog which evolved in grasses. Modelling suggests it has a distinct lumen-exposed region, compared to ‘conventional’ PGRL1, which could provide faster regulation of photoprotection. The two PGRL1s are expressed in different cell types in NADP-ME C4 grasses!

bioRxiv Plant Bio@biorxiv-plants.bsky.social · 2y ago

A novel PGRL1 paralog refined the control of photoprotection in grasses and facilitated cell specialisation in C4 photosynthesis https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.11.28.625945v1

Here is a starter to a starter pack for the Aus plant science community. Let’s rebuild. #plantscience Let me know if you want to be added. Help me find more. go.bsky.app/AiLTKHH