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Chloroplastic Carbonic Anhydrases

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Regulation of Photosynthesis

Part of the book series: Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration ((AIPH,volume 11))

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In biological systems the interconversion between CO2 and HCO−+H+ is catalyzed by carbonic anhydrases (CAs). They belong to three evolutionary unrelated gene families designated α-, β- and γ-CA1 with no significant sequence homologies between representatives of the different CA families. In the stroma of higher plant chloroplasts a β-CA is one of the most abundant proteins. Its specific function is unclear but it is generally assumed to facilitate diffusion of CO2 to the active site of Rubisco. In the green algae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, another CA, of α-type, was recently discovered. It is located inside the thylakoid lumen and is required for growth of C. reinhardtii under low CO2 conditions (0.035% CO2 in air). This CA is suggested to catalyze the production of CO2 and H2O inside the acidic lumenal compartment from HCO− that is pumped into the lumen by an as yet unknown mechanism. The third and most recently identified chloroplast CA was identified in Arabidopsis thaliana. The function of this α-type CA is not known but it is located in the chloroplast stroma. No chloroplastic γ-CA has yet been reported.

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Samuelsson, G., Karlsson, J. (2001). Chloroplastic Carbonic Anhydrases. In: Aro, EM., Andersson, B. (eds) Regulation of Photosynthesis. Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration, vol 11. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-48148-0_18

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