Communications Biology (Feb 2021)

Bundle sheath suberisation is required for C4 photosynthesis in a Setaria viridis mutant

  • Florence R. Danila,
  • Vivek Thakur,
  • Jolly Chatterjee,
  • Soumi Bala,
  • Robert A. Coe,
  • Kelvin Acebron,
  • Robert T. Furbank,
  • Susanne von Caemmerer,
  • William Paul Quick

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-01772-4
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Florence Danila et al. perform mutation screens on Setaria viridis and identify an ABCG transporter gene which serves as a step in the suberin synthesis pathway. This study demonstrates that a functional suberin lamellae is essential for efficient C4 photosynthesis in S. viridis.