Animals are biological transformers of dietary matter and energy to produce high-quality
foods and wools for human consumption and use. Mammals, birds, fish, and shrimp require …

In plants, as in all eukaryotes, the vertical transmission of genetic information through
reproduction ensures the maintenance of the integrity of species. However, many reports …

Many mitochondrial genes have been transferred to the nucleus in course of evolution. The
products of expression of these genes, being still necessary for organelle function, are …

Mitochondrial dysfunctions play major roles in many diseases. However, how mitochondrial
stresses are relayed to downstream responses remains unclear. Here we show that the RNA …

The intercellular transfer of DNA is a phenomenon that occurs in all domains of life and is a
major driving force of evolution. Upon UV-light treatment, cells of the crenarchaeal genus …

Bidirectional transcription of mammalian mitochondrial DNA generates overlapping
transcripts that are capable of forming double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) structures. Release of …

Mitochondria possess transport mechanisms for import of RNA and DNA. Based on import
into isolated Solanum tuberosum mitochondria in the presence of competitors, inhibitors or …

In the mitochondrial genomes of the filamentous Ascomycota, aside from the usual 'core'set
of genes, one can encounter genes encoding for ribosomal protein S3 (rps3), N …

The discovery of very large channels in the two membranes of mitochondria represented an
astonishing finding and a turning point in the awareness of these conspicuous energy …

In recent decades, it has become evident that the condition for normal functioning of
mitochondria in higher eukaryotes is the presence of membrane transport systems of …