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Table 1 Comparison of essential genes/reactions in rice, Arabidopsis and maize during photorespiration

From: Identifying essential genes/reactions of the rice photorespiration by in silico model-based analysis

Enzyme

EC number

Pathway

Rice (C3)

Arabidopsis (C3)

Maize (C4)

References

(This study)

Wang et al. (2012)

RuBisCO

4.1.1.39

Calvin cycle

√

√

√

Sicher and Bunce (1997)

PRK

2.7.1.19

Calvin cycle

√

√

√

Moll and Levine (1970)

RPE

5.3.1.6

Calvin cycle

√

√

√

 

RPI

5.1.3.1

Calvin cycle

√

√

√

 

TKT

2.2.1.1

Calvin cycle

√

√

√

 

SBPase

3.1.3.37

Calvin cycle

√

NA

NA

Liu et al. (2012)

PLGP

3.1.3.18

Photorespiratory cycle

√

X

X

Somerville and Ogren (1979)

SHM

2.1.2.1

Photorespiratory cycle

√*

NA

NA

Voll et al. (2006)

GLYK

2.7.1.31

Photorespiratory cycle

√

NA

NA

Boldt et al. (2005)

GDC

 

Photorespiratory cycle

√

NA

NA

Wingler et al. (1997)

Catalase

1.11.1.6

Photorespiratory cycle

√

NA

NA

 

GAL

6.3.1.2

Photorespiratory cycle

√

NA

NA

 

SGAT

2.6.1.45

Photorespiratory cycle

√

NA

NA

Wingler et al. (1999)

GOX

1.1.3.15

Photorespiratory cycle

√

√

√

Zelitch et al. (2009)

GS

4.2.1.2

GS-GOGAT cycle

√

NA

NA

Blackwell et al. (1987)

Fd-GOGAT

3.1.3.24

GS-GOGAT cycle

√

NA

NA

Somerville and Ogren (1986)

GLBE

2.4.1.18

Starch biosynthesis

√

√

√

 

PPC

4.1.1.31

 

X

X

√

 
  1. √ – essential gene; X – non-essential gene; NA– essentiality not reported/investigated; * – essential only under drought conditions.