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

Crassulacean acid metabolism: a continuous or discrete trait? by Winter, K, Holtum, JAM, Smith, JAC

“…The key components of crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) – nocturnal fixation of atmospheric CO2 and its processing via Rubisco in the subsequent light period – are now reasonably well understood in terms of the biochemical reactions defining this water-saving mode of carbon assimilation. …”

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. …”

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. …”

CAM photosynthesis: the acid test by Winter, K, Smith, JAC

“…There is currently considerable interest in the prospects for bioengineering crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) photosynthesis – or key elements associated with it, such as increased water-use efficiency – into C3 plants. …”

The CAM lineages of planet Earth by Gilman, IS, Smith, JAC, Holtum, JAM, Sage, RF, Silvera, K, Winter, K, Edwards, EJ

“…<br><strong>Background and Scope<br></strong> The growth of experimental studies of crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) in diverse plant clades, coupled with recent advances in molecular systematics, presents an opportunity to re-assess the phylogenetic distribution and diversity of species capable of CAM. …”

Photosynthetic pathways in Bromeliaceae: phylogenetic and ecological significance of CAM and C3 based on carbon isotope ratios for 1893 species by Crayn, DM, Winter, K, Schulte, K, Smith, JAC

“…Tissue carbon isotope ratio (δ13C) was used to determine the occurrence of crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) and C3 photosynthesis in 1893 species, representing 57% of species and all 56 genera in the family. …”