(in plants) a reaction that occurs during photosynthesis in which oxygen is assimilated and used to oxidize carbohydrates, with the release of carbon dioxide: differs from normal respiration in that there is no production of energy in the form of ATP
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Photorespiration was also detected in both seagrasses under shallow bay water conditions.
Pimchanok Buapet, Lina M. Rasmusson, Martin Gullström, Mats Björk 2013, 'Photorespiration and Carbon Limitation Determine Productivity in Temperate Seagrasses',PLoS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0083804. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Under such conditions, photorespiration plays an important role in the regulation of photosynthetic electron flow.
Wei eHuang, Hong eHu, Shi-Bao eZhang 2015, 'Photorespiration plays an important role in the regulation of photosynthetic electronflow under fluctuating light in tobacco plants grown under full sunlight', Frontiers in Plant Sciencehttp://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpls.2015.00621/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Temperature stresses disrupt photosynthesis and increase photorespiration altering the normal homeostasis of plant cells.
Rashmi eAwasthi, Kalpna eBhandari, Kalpna eBhandari, Harsh eNayyar 2015, 'Temperature Stress and Redox Homeostasis in Agricultural Crops', Frontiers in Environmental Sciencehttp://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fenvs.2015.00011/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The analysis showed a high co-expression between photorespiration and ammonia re-fixation.
Miriam Laxa, Steffanie Fromm 2018, 'Co-expression and regulation of photorespiratory genes in Arabidopsis thaliana: Abioinformatic approach', Current Plant Biologyhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214662818300975. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
In land plants, peroxisomes play key roles in various metabolic pathways, including the most prominent examples lipid mobilization and photorespiration.
Nicole eLinka, Christian eEsser 2012, 'Transport proteins regulate the flux of metabolites and cofactors across the membraneof plants peroxisomes', Frontiers in Plant Sciencehttp://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpls.2012.00003/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Thus, the diverse origin of these species might result from different environmental pressures that promote photorespiration.
SHIRLEY MARTINS, MARCCUS ALVES, VERA L. SCATENA 2015, 'Occurrence and evolutionary inferences about Kranz anatomy in Cyperaceae (Poales)',Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciênciashttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652015000502177&lng=en&tlng=en. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Pool size changes of primary metabolites, such as glycine and glycolate, indicated a link to photorespiration.
Jan Huege, Jan Goetze, Doreen Schwarz, Hermann Bauwe, Martin Hagemann, Joachim Kopka 2011, 'Modulation of the major paths of carbon in photorespiratory mutants of synechocystis.',PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3025020?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Photorespiration and alternative pathways are suggested to be key players in reductant-consumption under high light conditions.
Samuel C. V. Martins, Wagner L. Araújo, Takayuki Tohge, Alisdair R. Fernie, FábioM. DaMatta 2014, 'In High-Light-Acclimated Coffee Plants the Metabolic Machinery Is Adjusted to AvoidOxidative Stress Rather than to Benefit from Extra Light Enhancement in PhotosyntheticYield', PLoS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0094862. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)