[...]... Expression in Mesophyll and Bundle Sheath Cells James O Berry, Minesh Patel, and Amy Zielinski Summary I Introduction and Overview II C4 Gene Expression in Bundle Sheath Cells III C4 Gene Expression in Mesophyll Cells IV C4 Gene Expression in Organelles V Factors Affecting C4 Gene Expression in BS and MP Cells VI Levels of C4 Gene Regulation VII Conclusions, Future Directions, and Molecular Engineering of C4. .. Raghavendra and Rowan F Sage (eds.), C4 Photosynthesis and Related CO2 Concentrating Mechanisms, pp 3–11 © Springer Science+Business Media B.V 2011 3 4 Agepati S Raghavendra and Govindjee a source of CO2 and appeared to be different from Crasulacean Acid Metabolism (CAM) plants These findings of Bose appeared anomalous at his time but are now known to illustrate an instance of nonKranz single cell type C4- mechanism... Part V: C4 Engineering and Bioenergy 18 Hurdles to Engineering Greater Photosynthetic Rates in Crop Plants: C4 Rice James N Burnell Summary I Introduction II Why Try to Engineer a C4 Crop Plant? III How Can Crop Productivity Be Increased by C4 Photosynthesis? IV The Requirements for C4 Photosynthesis V Which Plant Should We Transform? VI Which Mechanism of C4 Photosynthesis Should Be Used and Why?... Perspectives 4 C4 Photosynthesis: Kranz Forms and Single-Cell C4 in Terrestrial Plants Gerald E Edwards and Elena V Voznesenskaya Summary I Introduction II Structural and Biochemical Diversity in Kranz Type Anatomy III Single-Cell C4 Photosynthesis in Terrestrial Plants IV Future Perspectives Acknowledgments References 5 Single-Cell C4 Photosynthesis in Aquatic Plants George Bowes Summary I Introduction... photosynthesis into C3 plants, potentially bringing the greater productivity of the C4 pathway to a wide range of plants used in agriculture and forestry Because of the magnitude and complexity of the task, C4 engineering will require unprecedented coordination between specialists in basic research disciplines (plant physiology, genetics and genomics, molecular and systems biology, and bioinformatics) and related. .. biochemical processes governing C3 and C4 photosynthesis, and cold-tolerance in high-yielding C4 grasses such as Miscanthus This last project is geared toward developing a bioenergy economy in Canada based on high-yielding C4 plants In addition to his research and teaching (of physiological ecology and global change ecology), he is a handling editor for Global Change Biology and Oecologia, an associate... Diversity and Evolution 16 C4 Photosynthesis Origins in the Monocots: A Review and Reanalysis Eric H Roalson Summary I Introduction II Alismatales II Cyperaceae IV Poaceae V Conclusions References 17 319–338 319 320 320 323 326 332 335 The Geologic History of C4 Plants Colin P Osborne Summary I Introduction II Geologic Evidence III Origin of C4 Photosynthesis IV Expansion of C4 Grasslands V Conclusions Acknowledgments... photosynthesis, making it one of the most convergent of evolutionary phenomena known to humanity Rowan’s work on C4 evolution led to his participation in the C4 Rice Engineering project, which was initiated by John Sheehy at the International Rice Research Institute in 2006 His current research includes the evolution and engineering of C4 photosynthesis, the impact of temperature and CO2 variation on... C4 community know his first name, the circumstances of his life, and that he is also considered the father of plant tissue culture A fascinating aspect of the C4 story is how independent lines of inquiry suddenly converged in 1966–1968 to produce the understanding that holds today Names worth recalling from these different lines of inquiry include Heinrich Moser (Austria), Roger Black (Australia) and. .. Govindjee was honored (1) in 2007, through two special volumes of Photosynthesis Research, celebrating his 75th birthday and for his 50-year dedicated research in Photosynthesis (Guest Editor: Julian Eaton-Rye); (2) in 2008, through a special International Symposium on Photosynthesis in a Global Perspective’, held in November, 2008, at the University of Indore, India Govindjee is coauthor of Photosynthesis . h0" alt="" C 4 Photosynthesis and Related CO 2 Concentrating Mechanisms Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration VOLUME 32 Series Editors: GOVINDJEE* (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,. http://www.photosynthesisresearch. org/: See http://www.springer.com/ispr This Book “C 4 Photosynthesis and Related CO 2 Concentrat- ing Mechanisms” is volume 32 of the Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration. The preface. photosynthesis, respiration and related processes. For other titles published in this series, go to http://www.springer.com/series/5599 C 4 Photosynthesis and Related CO 2 Concentrating Mechanisms Edited