New research, led by the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, suggests that plant respiration is a larger source of carbon emissions than previously thought, and warn that as the world warms, this may ...

New research provides the first-ever, atomic-level, 3D structure of the largest protein complex (complex I) involved in the plant mitochondrial electron transport chain. The results could unlock new ...

A biological process in plants, thought to be useless and even wasteful, has significant benefits and should not be engineered out -- particularly in the face of looming climate change, says a team of ...

Alternative oxidase (AOX) plays a pivotal role in plant mitochondrial respiration by providing a non-phosphorylating bypass to the cytochrome pathway. By transferring electrons directly from ubiquinol ...

High-latitude and high-altitude regions contain vast stores of permafrost carbon. Climate warming may result in the release of CO₂ from both the thawing of permafrost and accelerated autotrophic ...

Lower respiratory costs were hypothesized as providing an additional benefit in C4 plants compared to C3 plants due to less investment in proteins in C4 leaves. Therefore, photosynthesis and dark ...