Plants produce metabolic heat through thermogenic respiration
the verdict
SUPPORTED
the evidence backs this
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Multiple studies demonstrate that plants generate metabolic heat through thermogenic respiration, utilizing alternative oxidase (AOX) and uncoupling proteins (PUMPs) to dissipate mitochondrial energy as heat.
Evidence for · 8
Regulation of thermogenesis in plants: the interaction of alternative oxidase and plant uncoupling mitochondrial protein.
2011 · cited by 60
The paper explains how alternative oxidases and uncoupling proteins generate heat via plant mitochondrial respiration.
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Two Cys or Not Two Cys? That Is the Question; Alternative Oxidase in the Thermogenic Plant Sacred Lotus1[W][OA]
2009 · cited by 50
The study discusses high alternative pathway fluxes driving temperature regulation in the thermogenic plant sacred lotus.
Alternative Oxidase Capacity of Mitochondria in Microsporophylls May Function in Cycad Thermogenesis1[OPEN]
2019 · cited by 26
The research highlights alternative oxidase capacity and respiration as drivers of cone thermogenesis in cycads.
Heat production and volatile biosynthesis are linked via alternative respiration in Magnolia denudata during floral thermogenesis
2022 · cited by 8
The findings show that alternative oxidase activity couples heat production and volatile biosynthesis during floral thermogenesis in Magnolia denudata.
Metabolic interplay between cytosolic phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase and mitochondrial alternative oxidase in thermogenic skunk cabbage, Symplocarpus renifolius
2016 · cited by 4
The study demonstrates that alternative respiratory pathways and PEP metabolism play critical roles in thermogenesis in skunk cabbage.
A combined transcriptomic and metabolomic analysis reveals the metabolic reprogramming of developing thermogenic tissues in Nelumbo nucifera.
2025 · cited by 3
The analysis reveals that alternative oxidase and uncoupling proteins are highly expressed during thermogenesis in Nelumbo nucifera receptacles.
Cyanide resistant respiration and the alternative oxidase pathway: A journey from plants to mammals.
2022 · cited by 0
The review notes that alternative oxidase mediates cyanide-resistant respiration where energy is dissipated as heat.
Expression and crystallization of the plant alternative oxidase.
2015 · cited by 0
The study notes that alternative oxidase is responsible for heat generation in thermogenic plants.