Plant organellar genomes: much done, much more to do
Plastids and mitochondria are the only organelles that possess genomes of endosymbiotic
origin. In recent decades, advances in sequencing technologies have contributed to a …
origin. In recent decades, advances in sequencing technologies have contributed to a …
Engineering plastid genomes: methods, tools, and applications in basic research and biotechnology
R Bock - Annual Review of Plant Biology, 2015 - annualreviews.org
The small bacterial-type genome of the plastid (chloroplast) can be engineered by genetic
transformation, generating cells and plants with transgenic plastid genomes, also referred to …
transformation, generating cells and plants with transgenic plastid genomes, also referred to …
The alternative reality of plant mitochondrial DNA: One ring does not rule them all
Plant mitochondrial genomes are usually assembled and displayed as circular maps based
on the widely-held view across the broad community of life scientists that circular genome …
on the widely-held view across the broad community of life scientists that circular genome …
Rapid evolution of enormous, multichromosomal genomes in flowering plant mitochondria with exceptionally high mutation rates
Genome size and complexity vary tremendously among eukaryotic species and their
organelles. Comparisons across deeply divergent eukaryotic lineages have suggested that …
organelles. Comparisons across deeply divergent eukaryotic lineages have suggested that …
Resolution of the ordinal phylogeny of mosses using targeted exons from organellar and nuclear genomes
Mosses are a highly diverse lineage of land plants, whose diversification, spanning at least
400 million years, remains phylogenetically ambiguous due to the lack of fossils, massive …
400 million years, remains phylogenetically ambiguous due to the lack of fossils, massive …
The on‐again, off‐again relationship between mitochondrial genomes and species boundaries
The study of reproductive isolation and species barriers frequently focuses on mitochondrial
genomes and has produced two alternative and almost diametrically opposed narratives. On …
genomes and has produced two alternative and almost diametrically opposed narratives. On …
Reconstruction of the ancestral plastid genome in Geraniaceae reveals a correlation between genome rearrangements, repeats, and nucleotide substitution rates
ML Weng, JC Blazier, M Govindu… - Molecular biology and …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Geraniaceae plastid genomes are highly rearranged, and each of the four genera already
sequenced in the family has a distinct genome organization. This study reports plastid …
sequenced in the family has a distinct genome organization. This study reports plastid …
Why are most organelle genomes transmitted maternally?
S Greiner, J Sobanski, R Bock - Bioessays, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Why the DNA‐containing organelles, chloroplasts, and mitochondria, are inherited
maternally is a long standing and unsolved question. However, recent years have seen a …
maternally is a long standing and unsolved question. However, recent years have seen a …
Phylogenomics resolves the deep phylogeny of seed plants and indicates partial convergent or homoplastic evolution between Gnetales and angiosperms
JH Ran, TT Shen, MM Wang… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - royalsocietypublishing.org
After decades of molecular phylogenetic studies, the deep phylogeny of gymnosperms has
not been resolved, and the phylogenetic placement of Gnetales remains one of the most …
not been resolved, and the phylogenetic placement of Gnetales remains one of the most …
Horizontal Transfer of Entire Genomes via Mitochondrial Fusion in the Angiosperm Amborella
DW Rice, AJ Alverson, AO Richardson, GJ Young… - Science, 2013 - science.org
We report the complete mitochondrial genome sequence of the flowering plant Amborella
trichopoda. This enormous, 3.9-megabase genome contains six genome equivalents of …
trichopoda. This enormous, 3.9-megabase genome contains six genome equivalents of …