Extensive loss of translational genes in the structurally dynamic mitochondrial genome of the angiosperm Silene latifolia

DB Sloan, AJ Alverson, H Štorchová, JD Palmer… - BMC Evolutionary …, 2010 - Springer
Background Mitochondrial gene loss and functional transfer to the nucleus is an ongoing
process in many lineages of plants, resulting in substantial variation across species in …

Complete mitogenome assembly of Selenicereus monacanthus revealed its molecular features, genome evolution, and phylogenetic implications

G Lu, W Wang, J Mao, Q Li, Y Que - BMC Plant Biology, 2023 - Springer
Background Mitochondria are the powerhouse of the cell and are critical for plant growth
and development. Pitaya (Selenicereus or Hylocereus) is the most important economic crop …

Mitochondrial genomes of algae

G Burger, AM Nedelcu - Genomics of chloroplasts and mitochondria, 2012 - Springer
Algae are plastid-containing protists that belong to a large variety of eukaryotic groups.
Consistent with the broad phylogenetic affiliations of algae, their mitochondrial genomes are …

Determination of the melon chloroplast and mitochondrial genome sequences reveals that the largest reported mitochondrial genome in plants contains a significant …

L Rodríguez-Moreno, VM González, A Benjak… - BMC genomics, 2011 - Springer
Background The melon belongs to the Cucurbitaceae family, whose economic importance
among vegetable crops is second only to Solanaceae. The melon has a small genome size …

Assembly of the complete mitochondrial genome of an endemic plant, Scutellaria tsinyunensis, revealed the existence of two conformations generated by a repeat …

J Li, Y Xu, Y Shan, X Pei, S Yong, C Liu, J Yu - Planta, 2021 - Springer
Main conclusion We assembled the complete mitochondrial genome of Scutellaria
tsinyunensis in this study. Repeat-mediated recombination resulted in the formation of two …

Mitochondrial genomes of the green macroalga Ulva pertusa (Ulvophyceae, Chlorophyta): novel insights into the evolution of mitogenomes in the Ulvophyceae

F Liu, JT Melton III, Y Bi - Journal of phycology, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
To further understand the trends in the evolution of mitochondrial genomes (mitogenomes or
mt DNA s) in the Ulvophyceae, the mitogenomes of two separate thalli of Ulva pertusa were …

The mitochondrial genome of the red alga Kappaphycus striatus (“Green Sacol” variety): complete nucleotide sequence, genome structure and organization, and …

FA Tablizo, AO Lluisma - Marine genomics, 2014 - Elsevier
The complete mitochondrial (mt) DNA sequence of the rhodophyte Kappaphycus striatus
(“Green Sacol” variety) was determined. The mtDNA is circular, 25,242 bases long (A+ T …

The draft mitochondrial genome of Magnolia biondii and mitochondrial phylogenomics of angiosperms

S Dong, L Chen, Y Liu, Y Wang, S Zhang, L Yang… - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
The mitochondrial genomes of flowering plants are well known for their large size, variable
coding-gene set and fluid genome structure. The available mitochondrial genomes of the …

Complete sequence and genetic features of the mitochondrial genome of Pyropia tenera (Rhodophyta)

MS Hwang, SO Kim, DS Ha, JE Lee, SR Lee - Plant biotechnology reports, 2013 - Springer
We determined the complete mitochondrial genome (mtDNA, mitogenome) of Pyropia
tenera (Bangiales, Rhodophyta). Pyropia tenera mtDNA had a larger size (42,268 bp) than …

Rapid sequencing of the bamboo mitochondrial genome using Illumina technology and parallel episodic evolution of organelle genomes in grasses

PF Ma, ZH Guo, DZ Li - PLoS One, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Background Compared to their counterparts in animals, the mitochondrial (mt) genomes of
angiosperms exhibit a number of unique features. However, unravelling their evolution is …