The chloroplast genome encodes proteins required for photosynthesis, gene expression,
and other essential organellar functions. Derived from a cyanobacterial ancestor, the …

Group II introns are large catalytic RNAs (ribozymes) which are found in bacteria and
organellar genomes of several lower eukaryotes, but are particularly prevalent within the …

Cellular respiration involves complex organellar metabolic activities that are pivotal for plant
growth and development. Mitochondria contain their own genetic system (mitogenome …

The regulation of chloroplast translation by nuclear gene products makes a major
contribution to the control of chloroplast gene expression, but the underlying mechanisms …

Posttranscriptional regulation of RNA metabolism, including RNA processing, intron splicing,
editing, RNA export, and decay, is increasingly regarded as an essential step for fine-tuning …

Plant organelles arose from two independent endosymbiosis events. Throughout
evolutionary history, tight control of chloroplasts and mitochondria has been gained by the …

In higher plants, chloroplast and mitochondrial transcripts contain a number of group II
introns that need to be precisely spliced before translation into functional proteins. However …

Mitochondria (mt) in plants house about 20 group-II introns, which lie within protein-coding
genes required in both organellar genome expression and respiration activities. While in …

We have identified a mitochondrial protein (RUG3) that is required for accumulation of
mitochondrial respiratory chain complex I. RUG3 is related to human REGULATOR OF …

Group II introns are large catalytic RNA s that are found in bacteria and organellar genomes
of lower eukaryotes, but are particularly prevalent within mitochondria in plants, where they …