Biological Parts for Plant Biodesign to Enhance Land-Based Carbon Dioxide Removal
A grand challenge facing society is climate change caused mainly by rising CO2 concentration in Earth’s atmosphere. Terrestrial plants are linchpins in global carbon cycling, with a unique capability of capturing CO2 via photosynthesis and translocating captured carbon to stems, roots, and soils for...
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| author | Xiaohan Yang Degao Liu Haiwei Lu David J. Weston Jin-Gui Chen Wellington Muchero Stanton Martin Yang Liu Md Mahmudul Hassan Guoliang Yuan Udaya C. Kalluri Timothy J. Tschaplinski Julie C. Mitchell Stan D. Wullschleger Gerald A. Tuskan |
| author_facet | Xiaohan Yang Degao Liu Haiwei Lu David J. Weston Jin-Gui Chen Wellington Muchero Stanton Martin Yang Liu Md Mahmudul Hassan Guoliang Yuan Udaya C. Kalluri Timothy J. Tschaplinski Julie C. Mitchell Stan D. Wullschleger Gerald A. Tuskan |
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| description | A grand challenge facing society is climate change caused mainly by rising CO2 concentration in Earth’s atmosphere. Terrestrial plants are linchpins in global carbon cycling, with a unique capability of capturing CO2 via photosynthesis and translocating captured carbon to stems, roots, and soils for long-term storage. However, many researchers postulate that existing land plants cannot meet the ambitious requirement for CO2 removal to mitigate climate change in the future due to low photosynthetic efficiency, limited carbon allocation for long-term storage, and low suitability for the bioeconomy. To address these limitations, there is an urgent need for genetic improvement of existing plants or construction of novel plant systems through biosystems design (or biodesign). Here, we summarize validated biological parts (e.g., protein-encoding genes and noncoding RNAs) for biological engineering of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) traits in terrestrial plants to accelerate land-based decarbonization in bioenergy plantations and agricultural settings and promote a vibrant bioeconomy. Specifically, we first summarize the framework of plant-based CDR (e.g., CO2 capture, translocation, storage, and conversion to value-added products). Then, we highlight some representative biological parts, with experimental evidence, in this framework. Finally, we discuss challenges and strategies for the identification and curation of biological parts for CDR engineering in plants. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4dc08baeb35c46d1b999e2054ee9420a2024-03-02T17:41:35ZengAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)BioDesign Research2693-12572021-01-01202110.34133/2021/9798714Biological Parts for Plant Biodesign to Enhance Land-Based Carbon Dioxide RemovalXiaohan Yang0Degao Liu1Haiwei Lu2David J. Weston3Jin-Gui Chen4Wellington Muchero5Stanton Martin6Yang Liu7Md Mahmudul Hassan8Guoliang Yuan9Udaya C. Kalluri10Timothy J. Tschaplinski11Julie C. Mitchell12Stan D. Wullschleger13Gerald A. Tuskan14Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA; The Center for Bioenergy Innovation, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USADepartment of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development, Center for Precision Plant Genomics, and Center for Genome Engineering, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN 55108, USADepartment of Academic Education, Central Community College-Hastings, Hastings, NE 68902, USABiosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA; The Center for Bioenergy Innovation, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USABiosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA; The Center for Bioenergy Innovation, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USABiosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA; The Center for Bioenergy Innovation, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USABiosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA; The Center for Bioenergy Innovation, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USABiosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USABiosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA; The Center for Bioenergy Innovation, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USABiosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA; The Center for Bioenergy Innovation, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USABiosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA; The Center for Bioenergy Innovation, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USABiosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA; The Center for Bioenergy Innovation, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USABiosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USAEnvironmental Sciences Division and Climate Change Science Institute, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USABiosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA; The Center for Bioenergy Innovation, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USAA grand challenge facing society is climate change caused mainly by rising CO2 concentration in Earth’s atmosphere. Terrestrial plants are linchpins in global carbon cycling, with a unique capability of capturing CO2 via photosynthesis and translocating captured carbon to stems, roots, and soils for long-term storage. However, many researchers postulate that existing land plants cannot meet the ambitious requirement for CO2 removal to mitigate climate change in the future due to low photosynthetic efficiency, limited carbon allocation for long-term storage, and low suitability for the bioeconomy. To address these limitations, there is an urgent need for genetic improvement of existing plants or construction of novel plant systems through biosystems design (or biodesign). Here, we summarize validated biological parts (e.g., protein-encoding genes and noncoding RNAs) for biological engineering of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) traits in terrestrial plants to accelerate land-based decarbonization in bioenergy plantations and agricultural settings and promote a vibrant bioeconomy. Specifically, we first summarize the framework of plant-based CDR (e.g., CO2 capture, translocation, storage, and conversion to value-added products). Then, we highlight some representative biological parts, with experimental evidence, in this framework. Finally, we discuss challenges and strategies for the identification and curation of biological parts for CDR engineering in plants.http://dx.doi.org/10.34133/2021/9798714 |
| spellingShingle | Xiaohan Yang Degao Liu Haiwei Lu David J. Weston Jin-Gui Chen Wellington Muchero Stanton Martin Yang Liu Md Mahmudul Hassan Guoliang Yuan Udaya C. Kalluri Timothy J. Tschaplinski Julie C. Mitchell Stan D. Wullschleger Gerald A. Tuskan Biological Parts for Plant Biodesign to Enhance Land-Based Carbon Dioxide Removal BioDesign Research |
| title | Biological Parts for Plant Biodesign to Enhance Land-Based Carbon Dioxide Removal |
| title_full | Biological Parts for Plant Biodesign to Enhance Land-Based Carbon Dioxide Removal |
| title_fullStr | Biological Parts for Plant Biodesign to Enhance Land-Based Carbon Dioxide Removal |
| title_full_unstemmed | Biological Parts for Plant Biodesign to Enhance Land-Based Carbon Dioxide Removal |
| title_short | Biological Parts for Plant Biodesign to Enhance Land-Based Carbon Dioxide Removal |
| title_sort | biological parts for plant biodesign to enhance land based carbon dioxide removal |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.34133/2021/9798714 |
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