[HTML][HTML] Plastome variations reveal the distinct evolutionary scenarios of plastomes in the subfamily Cereoideae (Cactaceae)

J Yu, J Li, Y Zuo, Q Qin, S Zeng, H Rennenberg… - BMC Plant …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background The cactus family (Cactaceae) has been reported to have evolved a
minimal photosynthetic plastome size, with the loss of inverted-repeat (IR) regions and NDH …

More than a spiny morphology: plastome variation in the prickly pear cacti (Opuntieae)

M Köhler, M Reginato, JJ Jin, LC Majure - Annals of Botany, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background Plastid genomes (plastomes) have long been recognized as highly conserved
in their overall structure, size, gene arrangement and content among land plants. However …

[HTML][HTML] Insights into chloroplast genome evolution across Opuntioideae (Cactaceae) reveals robust yet sometimes conflicting phylogenetic topologies

M Köhler, M Reginato, TT Souza-Chies… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Chloroplast genomes (plastomes) are frequently treated as highly conserved among land
plants. However, many lineages of vascular plants have experienced extensive structural …

[HTML][HTML] Towards the plastome evolution and phylogeny of Cycas L. (Cycadaceae): molecular-morphology discordance and gene tree space analysis

J Liu, AJ Lindstrom, X Gong - BMC Plant Biology, 2022 - Springer
Background Plastid genomes (plastomes) present great potential in resolving multiscale
phylogenetic relationship but few studies have focused on the influence of genetic …

The plastome of Melocactus glaucescens Buining & Brederoo reveals unique evolutionary features and loss of essential tRNA genes

TP Dalla Costa, MC Silva, A de Santana Lopes… - Planta, 2022 - Springer
Main conclusion The plastome of Melocactus glaucescens shows unique rearrangements,
IR expansion, and unprecedented gene losses in Cactaceae. Our data indicate tRNA import …

[HTML][HTML] The origin and evolution of plastid genome downsizing in southern hemispheric cypresses (Cupressaceae)

E Sudianto, CS Wu, SM Chaw - Frontiers in plant science, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Plastome downsizing is rare in photosynthetic seed plants. However, a large-scale study of
five cupressophyte families (conifers II) indicated that the plastomes of some Cupressaceous …

Genetic and evolutionary analyses of plastomes of the subfamily Cactoideae (Cactaceae) indicate relaxed protein biosynthesis and tRNA import from cytosol

G Morais da Silva, A de Santana Lopes… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Cactaceae arose ca. 30–35 million years ago (Mya) and comprises keystone
species of arid and semiarid biomes. Various specific features related to morphology …

[HTML][HTML] Comparative analyses of 3,654 plastid genomes unravel insights into evolutionary dynamics and phylogenetic discordance of green plants

T Yang, SK Sahu, L Yang, Y Liu, W Mu, X Liu… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The plastid organelle is essential for many vital cellular processes and the growth and
development of plants. The availability of a large number of complete plastid genomes could …

The complete plastomes of red fleshed pitaya (Selenicereus monacanthus) and three related Selenicereus species: insights into gene losses, inverted repeat …

Q Qin, J Li, S Zeng, Y Xu, F Han, J Yu - Physiology and Molecular Biology …, 2022 - Springer
Selenicereus is a genus of perennial shrub from the family Cactaceae, and some of them
play an important role in the food industry, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and medicine. To …

[HTML][HTML] Gene loss, genome rearrangement, and accelerated substitution rates in plastid genome of Hypericum ascyron (Hypericaceae)

SJ Claude, S Park, SJ Park - BMC Plant Biology, 2022 - Springer
Background Comparative genomic analysis exhibits dynamic evolution of plastid genome
(plastome) in the clusioid clade of Malpighiales, which comprise five families, including …