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Photosynthesis: Getting it together for CO2 fixation

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Photosynthesis underpins life on earth and is often limited by the activity of the CO2-fixing enzyme Rubisco. New structural and functional insights into one of Rubisco's assembly chaperones offer opportunities to advance technologies tailored to improve Rubisco performance.

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Figure 1: The critical role of Rubsico in photosynthesis.

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Wilson, R., Whitney, S. Photosynthesis: Getting it together for CO2 fixation. Nature Plants 1, 15130 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nplants.2015.130

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