Sudden elevation of carbon dioxide concentration causes perturbation of the electron transport chain and triggers defense responses in Arabidopsis thaliana.

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MAIN CONCLUSION: Arabidopsis wildtype plants suffer symptoms of stress at a sudden increase in CO2 concentration, resulting from perturbation of photosynthetic electron transport. Defense-related gene induction includes increased methionine cycle and glucosinolates metabolism. Elevated CO2 (eCO2) increases photosynthetic performance of plants, but also leads to decreased nitrogen-to-carbon ratio and a long-term...

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• Arabidopsis Proteins
• Carbon
• Carbon Dioxide
• Chlorophyll
• Electron Transport