Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford,Oxford, OX1 3RB,UK.
Biol Open. 2022 Jul 15;11(7). doi: 10.1242/bio.059335. Epub 2022 Jul 25.
Multiple proof-of-principle experiments and successful field trials have demonstrated that engineering photosynthesis is a viable strategy for improving crop yields. Advances to engineering technologies have accelerated efforts to improve photosynthesis, generating a large volume of published literature: this Review therefore aims to highlight the most promising results from the period February 2021 to January 2022. Recent research has demonstrated the importance of understanding the impact of changing climates on photosynthesis to ensure that proposed engineering strategies are resilient to climate change. Encouragingly, there have been several reports of strategies that have benefits at temperatures higher than current ambient conditions. There has also been success in engineering synthetic bypass pathways, providing support for the feasibility of a synthetic biology approach. Continued developments in all areas of engineering photosynthesis will be necessary for sustainably securing sufficient crop yields for the future. This article has an associated First Person interview with the first author of the paper.
多项原理验证实验和成功的田间试验已经证明，工程光合作用是提高作物产量的可行策略。工程技术的进步加速了提高光合作用的努力，产生了大量已发表的文献：因此，本综述旨在重点介绍 2021 年 2 月至 2022 年 1 月期间最有前途的研究成果。最近的研究表明，了解气候变化对光合作用的影响对于确保提出的工程策略具有对气候变化的弹性非常重要。令人鼓舞的是，有几项报告称，在高于当前环境温度的温度下，有一些策略具有益处。在工程合成旁路途径方面也取得了成功，为合成生物学方法的可行性提供了支持。可持续确保未来有足够的作物产量，需要在光合作用工程的所有领域持续发展。本文对该论文的第一作者进行了相关的第一人称采访。
