Taxonomic distribution of Crassulacean acid metabolism by Smith, J, Winter, K

Intracellular transport and pathways of carbon flow in plants with crassulacean acid metabolism by Holtum, J, Smith, J, Neuhaus, H

“…The massive daily reciprocal transfer of carbon between acids and carbohydrates that is unique to crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) involves extensive and regulated transport of metabolites between chloroplasts, vacuoles, the cytosol and mitochondria. …”

Multiple origins of crassulacean acid metabolism and the epiphytic habit in the Neotropical family Bromeliaceae. by Crayn, D, Winter, K, Smith, J

“…Diversification in bromeliads has been linked to several key innovations, including water- and nutrient-impounding phytotelmata, absorptive epidermal trichomes, and the water-conserving mode of photosynthesis known as crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM). To clarify the origins of CAM and the epiphytic habit, we conducted a phylogenetic analysis of nucleotide sequences for 51 bromeliad taxa by using the plastid loci matK and the rps16 intron, combined with a survey of photosynthetic pathway determined by carbon-isotope ratios for 1,873 species representing 65% of the family. …”

Exploiting the potential of plants with crassulacean acid metabolism for bioenergy production on marginal lands. by Borland, A, Griffiths, H, Hartwell, J, Smith, J

“…Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) is a photosynthetic adaptation that facilitates the uptake of CO(2) at night and thereby optimizes the water-use efficiency of carbon assimilation in plants growing in arid habitats. …”

Ecological and evolutionary significance of crassulacean acid metabolism in the montane genus puya (Bromeliaceae) by Beltran, J

“…<p>Little is known about the evolution and ecology of crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) in the genus <em>Puya</em> Molina. …”

The Kalanchoë genome provides insights into convergent evolution and building blocks of crassulacean acid metabolism by Yang, X, Hu, R, Yin, H, Jenkins, J, Shu, S, Tang, H, Liu, D, Weighill, D, Cheol Yim, W, Ha, J, Heyduk, K, Goodstein, D, Guo, H, Moseley, R, Fitzek, E, Jawdy, S, Zhang, Z, Xie, M, Hartwell, J, Grimwood, J, Abraham, P, Mewalal, R, Beltrán, J, Boxall, S, Dever, L, Palla, K, Albion, R, Garcia, T, Mayer, J, Don Lim, S, Man Wai, C, Peluso, P, Van Buren, R, De Paoli, H, Borland, A, Guo, H, Chen, J, Muchero, W, Yin, Y, Jacobson, D, Tschaplinski, T, Hettich, R, Ming, R, Winter, K, Leebens-Mack, J, Smith, J, Cushman, J, Schmutz, J, Tuskan, G

“…Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) is a water-use efficient adaptation of photosynthesis that has evolved independently many times in diverse lineages of flowering plants. …”

Anaerobic digestion of Crassulacean Acid Metabolism plants: Exploring alternative feedstocks for semi-arid lands by Lueangwattanapong, K, Ammam, F, Mason, P, Whitehead, C, McQueen-mason, S, Gomez, L, Smith, J, Thompson, I

“…In this work, five Crassulacean Acid Metabolism (CAM) species from the five different genera (Agave, Ananas, Euphorbia, Kalanchoe, and Opuntia) were selected as alternative feedstocks and their biochemical methane potentials (BMP) were investigated. …”

MALATE-DEPENDENT PROTON TRANSPORT IN TONOPLAST VESICLES ISOLATED FROM ORCHID LEAVES CORRELATES WITH THE EXPRESSION OF CRASSULACEAN ACID METABOLISM by White, P, Smith, J

TONOPLAST NA+/H+ ANTIPORT ACTIVITY AND ITS ENERGIZATION BY THE VACUOLAR H+-ATPASE IN THE HALOPHYTIC PLANT MESEMBRYANTHEMUM-CRYSTALLINUM L by Barkla, B, Zingarelli, L, Blumwald, E, Smith, J

“…Tonoplast vesicles were isolated from leaf mesophyll tissue of the inducible Crassulacean acid metabolism plant Mesembryanthemum crystallinum to investigate the mechanism of vacuolar Na+ accumulation in this halophilic species. …”

Ammonium intensifies CAM photosynthesis and counteracts drought effects by increasing malate transport and antioxidant capacity in Guzmania monostachia by Pereira, P, Gaspar, M, Smith, J, Mercier, H

“…Guzmania monostachia (Bromeliaceae) is a tropical epiphyte capable of up-regulating crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) in its photosynthetic tissues in response to changing nutrient and water availability. …”

Isolation and sequence analysis of a cDNA encoding the c subunit of a vacuolar-type H(+)-ATPase from the CAM plant Kalanchoe daigremontiana. by Bartholomew, D, Rees, D, Rambaut, A, Smith, J

“…We report the sequence of a cDNA clone encoding the c ("16 kDa') subunit of a vacuolar-type H(+)-ATPase (V-ATPase) from Kalanchoë daigremontiana, a plant in which the cell vacuole plays a pivotal role in crassulacean acid metabolism. The clone, pKVA211, was isolated from a K. daigremontiana leaf cDNA library constructed in lambda ZAP II using a homologous PCR-generated cDNA probe for the V-ATPase c subunit. …”

Dicarboxylate transport at the vacuolar membrane of the CAM plant Kalanchoe daigremontiana: sensitivity to protein-modifying and sulphydryl reagents. by Bettey, M, Smith, J

“…Malate is widespread as a charge-balancing anion in plant vacuoles and plays a central role in nocturnal CO2 assimilation in crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM). To characterize the malate transport system at the vacuolar membrane of CAM plants, tonoplast vesicles were prepared from leaf mesophyll cells of the crassulacean plant Kalanchoë daigremontiana. …”

Sensitivity of the plant vacuolar malate channel to pH, Ca2+ and anion-channel blockers. by Pantoja, O, Smith, J

“…Transport of malate across the vacuolar membrane is important for the regulation of cytoplasmic pH and the control of cellular metabolism, particularly in plants showing crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM), in which large fluxes of malate occur during the day/night cycle. …”

Malate transport and vacuolar ion channels in CAM plants. by Cheffings, C, Pantoja, O, Ashcroft, F, Smith, J

“…In plants showing crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM), malate is accumulated as a central intermediary in the process of photosynthetic carbon assimilation, and it is also one of the major charge-balancing anions present in the vacuole. …”

The potential of CAM crops as a globally significant bioenergy resource: moving from ‘fuel or food’ to ‘fuel and more food’ by Mason, P, Glover, K, Smith, J, Willis, K, Woods, J, Thompson, I

“…This note examines the potential of plants that use the mode of photosynthesis known as crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) to generate globally significant quantities of renewable electricity without displacing productive agriculture and perhaps even increasing food supply. …”

Vacuolar malate uptake is mediated by an anion-selective inward rectifier. by Hafke, J, Hafke, Y, Smith, J, Lüttge, U, Thiel, G

“…Electrophysiological studies using the patch-clamp technique were performed on isolated vacuoles from leaf mesophyll cells of the crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) plant Kalanchoë daigremontiana to characterize the malate transport system responsible for nocturnal malic acid accumulation. …”

Sucrose transport across the vacuolar membrane of Ananas comosus by McRae, SR, Christopher, J, Smith, J, Holtum, J

“…(pineapple), a widely cultivated bromeliad that exhibits crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM), much of the carbohydrate synthesized during the daytime appears to accumulate as soluble sugars in the vacuole. …”

The pineapple genome and the evolution of CAM photosynthesis by Smith, J, Ming, R, VanBuren, R, Man Wai, C, Tang, H, Schatz, M, Bowers, J, Lyons, E, Wang, M, Chen, J, Biggers, E, Zhang, J, Huang, L, Zhang, L, Miao, W, Zhang, J, Ye, Z, Miao, C, Lin, Z, Wang, H, Zhou, H, Yim, W, Priest, H, Zheng, C, Woodhouse, M, Edger, P, Guyot, R, Guo, H, Guo, H, Zheng, G, Singh, R, Sharma, A, Min, X, Zheng, Y, Lee, H, Gurtowski, J, Sedlazeck, F, Harkess, A, McKain, M, Liao, Z, Fang, J, Liu, J, Zhang, X, Zhang, Q, Hu, W, Qin, Y, Wang, K, Chen, L, Shirley, N, Lin, Y, Liu, L, Hernandez, A, Wright, C, Bulone, V, Tuskan, G, Heath, K, Zee, F, Moore, P, Sunkar, R, Leebens-Mack, J, Mockler, T, Bennetzen, J, Freeling, M, Sankoff, D, Paterson, A, Zhu, X, Yang, X, Cushman, J, Paull, R, Yu, Q

“…Merr.) is the most economically valuable crop possessing crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM), a photosynthetic carbon assimilation pathway with high water-use efficiency, and the second most important tropical fruit. …”

Salt regulation of transcript levels for the c subunit of a leaf vacuolar H(+)-ATPase in the halophyte Mesembryanthemum crystallinum. by Tsiantis, M, Bartholomew, D, Smith, J

“…The halophyte Mesembryanthemum crystallinum is an inducible crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) plant native to seasonally arid coastal environments that has been widely used to study plant responses to environmental stress. …”