High variability of mitochondrial gene order among fungi

G Aguileta, DM de Vienne, ON Ross… - Genome biology and …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
From their origin as an early alpha proteobacterial endosymbiont to their current state as
cellular organelles, large-scale genomic reorganization has taken place in the mitochondria …

The evolution of mitochondrial genomes in fungi

VN Kouvelis, AM Kortsinoglou, TY James - Evolution of Fungi and Fungal …, 2023 - Springer
Fungal mitochondrial (mt) genomes (mitogenomes) are diverse and highly variable both at
the inter-and intra-species level. While they contain a certain set of conserved genes …

Global characterization of fungal mitogenomes: new insights on genomic diversity and dynamism of coding genes and accessory elements

PLC Fonseca, RB De-Paula, DS Araújo… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Fungi comprise a great diversity of species with distinct ecological functions and lifestyles.
Similar to other eukaryotes, fungi rely on interactions with prokaryotes and one of the most …

Mitochondrial Genome of Phlebia radiata Is the Second Largest (156 kbp) among Fungi and Features Signs of Genome Flexibility and Recent Recombination Events

H Salavirta, I Oksanen, J Kuuskeri, M Mäkelä, P Laine… - PLoS …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Mitochondria are eukaryotic organelles supporting individual life-style via generation of
proton motive force and cellular energy, and indispensable metabolic pathways. As part of …

Mitochondrial inheritance: diverse patterns and mechanisms with an emphasis on fungi

AJ Wilson, J Xu - Mycology, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
In eukaryotic cells, mitochondria play essential roles by generating the universal energy
currency, adenosine triphosphate (ATP), through oxidative phosphorylation to support …

Fungal mitochondrial genomes and genetic polymorphisms

S Sandor, Y Zhang, J Xu - Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 2018 - Springer
Mitochondria are the powerhouses of eukaryotic cells, responsible for ATP generation and
playing a role in a diversity of cellular and organismal functions. Different from the majority of …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in understanding mitochondrial genome diversity

R Zardoya - F1000Research, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Ever since its discovery, the double-stranded DNA contained in the mitochondria of
eukaryotes has fascinated researchers because of its bacterial endosymbiotic origin, crucial …

The metazoan landscape of mitochondrial DNA gene order and content is shaped by selection and affects mitochondrial transcription

N Shtolz, D Mishmar - Communications Biology, 2023 - nature.com
Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) harbors essential genes in most metazoans, yet the regulatory
impact of the multiple evolutionary mtDNA rearrangements has been overlooked. Here, by …

Evolution of the mitochondrial genome: protist connections to animals, fungi and plants

CE Bullerwell, MW Gray - Current opinion in microbiology, 2004 - Elsevier
The past decade has seen the determination of complete mitochondrial genome sequences
from a taxonomically diverse set of organisms. These data have allowed an unprecedented …

Mitochondrial genomes revisited: why do different lineages retain different genes?

A Butenko, J Lukeš, D Speijer, JG Wideman - BMC biology, 2024 - Springer
The mitochondria contain their own genome derived from an alphaproteobacterial
endosymbiont. From thousands of protein-coding genes originally encoded by their …