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Regulation of Carotenoid Biosynthesis in Photosynthetic Organs

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Carotenoids in Nature

Part of the book series: Subcellular Biochemistry ((SCBI,volume 79))

Abstract

A substantial proportion of the dazzling diversity of colors displayed by living organisms throughout the tree of life is determined by the presence of carotenoids, which most often provide distinctive yellow, orange and red hues. These metabolites play fundamental roles in nature that extend far beyond their importance as pigments. In photosynthetic lineages, carotenoids are essential to sustain life, since they have been exploited to maximize light harvesting and protect the photosynthetic machinery from photooxidative stress. Consequently, photosynthetic organisms have evolved several mechanisms that adjust the carotenoid metabolism to efficiently cope with constantly fluctuating light environments. This chapter will focus on the current knowledge concerning the regulation of the carotenoid biosynthetic pathway in leaves, which are the primary photosynthetic organs of most land plants.

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I am grateful to Manuel Rodríguez-Concepción for critical reading of this manuscript. My research is mainly funded by the EC Marie Curie research project CarotenActors (FP7-PEOPLE-2011-IIF 300862) and the MINECO Postdoctoral Grant (FPDI-2013-018882). I also acknowledge the support from grants from MINECO (BIO2011-23680) and CYTED (Ibercarot-112RT0445).

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Llorente, B. (2016). Regulation of Carotenoid Biosynthesis in Photosynthetic Organs. In: Stange, C. (eds) Carotenoids in Nature. Subcellular Biochemistry, vol 79. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39126-7_5

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