Chloroplast genomes: diversity, evolution, and applications in genetic engineering
Chloroplasts play a crucial role in sustaining life on earth. The availability of over 800
sequenced chloroplast genomes from a variety of land plants has enhanced our …
sequenced chloroplast genomes from a variety of land plants has enhanced our …
Chloroplast translation: structural and functional organization, operational control, and regulation
R Zoschke, R Bock - The Plant Cell, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Chloroplast translation is essential for cellular viability and plant development. Its positioning
at the intersection of organellar RNA and protein metabolism makes it a unique point for the …
at the intersection of organellar RNA and protein metabolism makes it a unique point for the …
Chloroplast and mitochondrial DNA editing in plants
Plant organelles including mitochondria and chloroplasts contain their own genomes, which
encode many genes essential for respiration and photosynthesis, respectively. Gene editing …
encode many genes essential for respiration and photosynthesis, respectively. Gene editing …
Plastid phylogenomic analysis of green plants: a billion years of evolutionary history
Premise of the Study For the past one billion years, green plants (Viridiplantae) have
dominated global ecosystems, yet many key branches in their evolutionary history remain …
dominated global ecosystems, yet many key branches in their evolutionary history remain …
The evolution of the plastid chromosome in land plants: gene content, gene order, gene function
This review bridges functional and evolutionary aspects of plastid chromosome architecture
in land plants and their putative ancestors. We provide an overview on the structure and …
in land plants and their putative ancestors. We provide an overview on the structure and …
Endosymbiotic gene transfer: organelle genomes forge eukaryotic chromosomes
Genome sequences reveal that a deluge of DNA from organelles has constantly been
bombarding the nucleus since the origin of organelles. Recent experiments have shown that …
bombarding the nucleus since the origin of organelles. Recent experiments have shown that …
Horizontal gene transfer in eukaryotic evolution
PJ Keeling, JD Palmer - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2008 - nature.com
Horizontal gene transfer (HGT; also known as lateral gene transfer) has had an important
role in eukaryotic genome evolution, but its importance is often overshadowed by the greater …
role in eukaryotic genome evolution, but its importance is often overshadowed by the greater …
Analysis of 81 genes from 64 plastid genomes resolves relationships in angiosperms and identifies genome-scale evolutionary patterns
Angiosperms are the largest and most successful clade of land plants with> 250,000 species
distributed in nearly every terrestrial habitat. Many phylogenetic studies have been based on …
distributed in nearly every terrestrial habitat. Many phylogenetic studies have been based on …
Evolutionary analysis of Arabidopsis, cyanobacterial, and chloroplast genomes reveals plastid phylogeny and thousands of cyanobacterial genes in the nucleus
W Martin, T Rujan, E Richly, A Hansen… - Proceedings of the …, 2002 - National Acad Sciences
Chloroplasts were once free-living cyanobacteria that became endosymbionts, but the
genomes of contemporary plastids encode only≈ 5–10% as many genes as those of their …
genomes of contemporary plastids encode only≈ 5–10% as many genes as those of their …
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 …