A research team at Nagoya University and others announced that the leaves of plants have sensors that can detect the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
Since plants take in carbon dioxide through holes called stomata in their leaves, the research team hopes to investigate the detailed mechanism of stomata, which will lead to the elucidation of photosynthesis.
The presentation was made by a research team including Designated Associate Professor Yohei Takahashi of Nagoya University.
Plants take in carbon dioxide and water, and use the sun's light as energy to perform photosynthesis, which produces nutrients such as oxygen and starch. Hmm.
The research team examined the leaves of ``Arabidopsis'' in detail and focused on the reaction of the protein ``protein kinase'' produced by the gene involved in opening and closing holes called ``stomata'' in the leaves.
It was confirmed that when the concentration of carbon dioxide increases, two of the multiple "protein kinases" bind and the stomata narrow.
The research team wants to elucidate the detailed mechanism of the stomata, which is deeply involved in 'photosynthesis', assuming that 'protein kinase' plays the role of a sensor that senses carbon dioxide.
Project Associate Professor Takahashi says, "We found that plants react to carbon dioxide to bind and separate proteins, which is also linked to the opening and closing of stomata. It is important to elucidate this mechanism, and I would like to continue to clarify it. "I'm talking.