Photosynthetic Pathway Evolution

Dear Colleagues，

The photosynthetic pathway from water molecules to the assimilation of CO2 comprises several protein complexes, like Photosystem (PS) II and PSI, Cytochrome b6f and ATP synthase, and enzymes, like those of the CBB cycle, quite conserved in all oxygenic photosynthetic organisms. However, a wide range of variable and phylogenetically diversified components complement the photosynthetic machinery, with functions, for example, in the light harvesting, regulation and optimization of the electron transfer chain and excess energy dissipation. The composition, activity and regulation of antennae, photoprotective mechanisms and structural/auxiliary proteins reflect the adaptation of the photosynthetic pathways to a wide range of environments and ecological niches in the course of the evolution of the organisms—from prokaryotes to eukaryotes, and land colonization. Recent advancements in genomics have widened the research to also include non-model species, allowing the discovery of molecular features that specialize in the photosynthetic apparatus and its regulatory mechanisms towards the production of a number of agriculturally valuable chemicals, like pharmaceuticals, in crops and other plants.

This Special Issue focuses on the unique characteristics of the photosynthetic pathway in non-model organisms. We welcome high-quality research articles in the fields of plant physiology, proteomics, proteogenomics, biochemistry, biophysics, phenotyping and genetics, with a special emphasis on land plants with an agricultural and/or biomedical interest.

Dr. Andrea Trotta
Guest Editor

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• photosynthetic apparatus
• regulation of photosynthesis
• non-model plants species
• post-translational modifications
• proteogenomics