A Holistic Approach to Study Photosynthetic Acclimation Responses of Plants to Fluctuating Light
Plants in natural environments receive light through sunflecks, the duration and distribution of these being highly variable across the day. Consequently, plants need to adjust their photosynthetic processes to avoid photoinhibition and maximize yield. Changes in the composition of the photosyntheti...
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| description | Plants in natural environments receive light through sunflecks, the duration and distribution of these being highly variable across the day. Consequently, plants need to adjust their photosynthetic processes to avoid photoinhibition and maximize yield. Changes in the composition of the photosynthetic apparatus in response to sustained changes in the environment are referred to as photosynthetic acclimation, a process that involves changes in protein content and composition. Considering this definition, acclimation differs from regulation, which involves processes that alter the activity of individual proteins over short-time periods, without changing the abundance of those proteins. The interconnection and overlapping of the short- and long-term photosynthetic responses, which can occur simultaneously or/and sequentially over time, make the study of long-term acclimation to fluctuating light in plants challenging. In this review we identify short-term responses of plants to fluctuating light that could act as sensors and signals for acclimation responses, with the aim of understanding how plants integrate environmental fluctuations over time and tailor their responses accordingly. Mathematical modeling has the potential to integrate physiological processes over different timescales and to help disentangle short-term regulatory responses from long-term acclimation responses. We review existing mathematical modeling techniques for studying photosynthetic responses to fluctuating light and propose new methods for addressing the topic from a holistic point of view. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3832bcd5973b40528e441eda2c82462b2022-12-21T23:05:22ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Plant Science1664-462X2021-04-011210.3389/fpls.2021.668512668512A Holistic Approach to Study Photosynthetic Acclimation Responses of Plants to Fluctuating LightArmida Gjindali0Helena A. Herrmann1Helena A. Herrmann2Jean-Marc Schwartz3Giles N. Johnson4Pablo I. Calzadilla5Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Manchester, Manchester, United KingdomDepartment of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Manchester, Manchester, United KingdomDivision of Evolution & Genomic Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, United KingdomDivision of Evolution & Genomic Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, United KingdomDepartment of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Manchester, Manchester, United KingdomDepartment of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Manchester, Manchester, United KingdomPlants in natural environments receive light through sunflecks, the duration and distribution of these being highly variable across the day. Consequently, plants need to adjust their photosynthetic processes to avoid photoinhibition and maximize yield. Changes in the composition of the photosynthetic apparatus in response to sustained changes in the environment are referred to as photosynthetic acclimation, a process that involves changes in protein content and composition. Considering this definition, acclimation differs from regulation, which involves processes that alter the activity of individual proteins over short-time periods, without changing the abundance of those proteins. The interconnection and overlapping of the short- and long-term photosynthetic responses, which can occur simultaneously or/and sequentially over time, make the study of long-term acclimation to fluctuating light in plants challenging. In this review we identify short-term responses of plants to fluctuating light that could act as sensors and signals for acclimation responses, with the aim of understanding how plants integrate environmental fluctuations over time and tailor their responses accordingly. Mathematical modeling has the potential to integrate physiological processes over different timescales and to help disentangle short-term regulatory responses from long-term acclimation responses. We review existing mathematical modeling techniques for studying photosynthetic responses to fluctuating light and propose new methods for addressing the topic from a holistic point of view.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2021.668512/fullphotosynthesisfluctuating lightmathematical modelingacclimationmetabolism |
| spellingShingle | Armida Gjindali Helena A. Herrmann Helena A. Herrmann Jean-Marc Schwartz Giles N. Johnson Pablo I. Calzadilla A Holistic Approach to Study Photosynthetic Acclimation Responses of Plants to Fluctuating Light Frontiers in Plant Science photosynthesis fluctuating light mathematical modeling acclimation metabolism |
| title | A Holistic Approach to Study Photosynthetic Acclimation Responses of Plants to Fluctuating Light |
| title_full | A Holistic Approach to Study Photosynthetic Acclimation Responses of Plants to Fluctuating Light |
| title_fullStr | A Holistic Approach to Study Photosynthetic Acclimation Responses of Plants to Fluctuating Light |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Holistic Approach to Study Photosynthetic Acclimation Responses of Plants to Fluctuating Light |
| title_short | A Holistic Approach to Study Photosynthetic Acclimation Responses of Plants to Fluctuating Light |
| title_sort | holistic approach to study photosynthetic acclimation responses of plants to fluctuating light |
| topic | photosynthesis fluctuating light mathematical modeling acclimation metabolism |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2021.668512/full |
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