Plant mitochondria have a complex and peculiar genetic system. They have the largest
genomes, as compared to organelles from other eukaryotic organisms. These can expand …

Like their nuclear counterpart, the plastid and mitochondrial genomes of plants have to be
faithfully replicated and repaired to ensure the normal functioning of the plant. Inability to …

The phenomenon of RNA interference (RNAi) is involved in sequence-specific gene
regulation driven by the introduction of dsRNA resulting in inhibition of translation or …

Over the last two decades, significant advances have been made using genetic engineering
technology to modify genes from various exotic origins and introduce them into plants to …

Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas [L.] Lam) is an important food crop, an excellent fodder crop,
and a new type of industrial raw material crop. The lack of genomic resources could affect …

Flowering plants harbor the largest mitochondrial genomes reported so far. At present, the
nucleotide sequences of 15 mitochondrial genomes from seven angiosperm species are …

We recently achieved targeted disruptions of cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS)‐associated
genes in the mitochondrial genomes of rice and rapeseed by using mitochondria‐targeted …

For> 20 years, the enigmatic behavior of plant mitochondrial genomes has been well
described but not well understood. Chimeric genes appear, and occasionally are …

Background The mitochondrial genome of higher plants is unusually dynamic, with
recombination and nonhomologous end-joining (NHEJ) activities producing variability in …

Eukaryotic cells require orchestrated communication between nuclear and organellar
genomes, perturbations in which are linked to stress response and disease in both animals …