{"title":"Rethinking ATP balance in photosynthesis","authors":"Ranay Mohan Yadav, Rajagopal Subramanyam","doi":"10.1038/s41477-026-02399-1","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"A study recently published in Nature Plants marks a paradigm shift that the primary role of PROTON GRADIENT REGULATION 5 is not to boost ATP production but to safeguard photosynthesis through ΔpH-dependent photoprotection. By overturning two decades of dogma, it invites us to rethink how plants manage energy and resilience. Photosynthesis is not just about making ATP but is about protecting the delicate machinery that sustains life on Earth.","PeriodicalId":18904,"journal":{"name":"Nature Plants","volume":"12 9","pages":"1659-1660"},"PeriodicalIF":15.0000,"publicationDate":"2026-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Nature Plants","FirstCategoryId":"99","ListUrlMain":"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41477-026-02399-1","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"PLANT SCIENCES","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
A study recently published in Nature Plants marks a paradigm shift that the primary role of PROTON GRADIENT REGULATION 5 is not to boost ATP production but to safeguard photosynthesis through ΔpH-dependent photoprotection. By overturning two decades of dogma, it invites us to rethink how plants manage energy and resilience. Photosynthesis is not just about making ATP but is about protecting the delicate machinery that sustains life on Earth.
期刊介绍:
Nature Plants is an online-only, monthly journal publishing the best research on plants — from their evolution, development, metabolism and environmental interactions to their societal significance.