CAREER: Enhancing heat resistance of carbon fixation via differential Rubisco subunit expr — NSF Award to Cornell University (NY,
Plants capture carbon dioxide from the air through photosynthesis, helping to sustain food production and life on Earth. However, variable temperatures, such as heat waves or cold snaps, threaten this process. This is, in part, because the central carbon-fixing enzyme in plants, Rubisco, performs less efficiently under
| Award title | CAREER: Enhancing heat resistance of carbon fixation via differential Rubisco subunit expr |
|---|---|
| Award ID | 2542189 |
| Awardee | Cornell University |
| City | ITHACA |
| State | NY |
| Amount obligated | $1,010,190 |
| Principal investigator | Laura Gunn |
| Program | Cell, Dev, & Physio |
| Start date | 06/01/2026 |
| Abstract | Plants capture carbon dioxide from the air through photosynthesis, helping to sustain food production and life on Earth. However, variable temperatures, such as heat waves or cold snaps, threaten this process. This is, in part, because the central carbon-fixing enzyme in plants, Rubisco, performs less efficiently under temperature stress. This CAREER project will investigate how plants naturally adjust Rubisco function when temperatures change, focusing on how they do this by changing which smal |
| Source | NSF Awards |
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