Relationship between the Heat Tolerance of Photosynthesis and the Thermal Stability of Rubisco Activase in Plants from Contrasting Thermal Environments

Abstract Inhibition of net photosynthesis (Pn) by moderate heat stress has been attributed to an inability of Rubisco activase to maintain Rubisco in an active form. To examine this proposal, the temperature response of Pn, Rubisco activation, chlorophyll fluorescence, and the activities of Rubisco...

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Published in:Plant Physiology
Main Authors: Salvucci, Michael E., Crafts-Brandner, Steven J.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press (OUP) 2004
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1104/pp.103.038323
http://academic.oup.com/plphys/article-pdf/134/4/1460/38702371/plphys_v134_4_1460.pdf