Chloroplast genomes of four Carex species: Long repetitive sequences trigger dramatic changes in chloroplast genome structure

S Xu, K Teng, H Zhang, K Gao, J Wu, L Duan… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The chloroplast genomes of angiosperms usually have a stable circular quadripartite
structure that exhibits high consistency in genome size and gene order. As one of the most …

Complete Chloroplast Genome of Hypericum perforatum and Dynamic Evolution in Hypericum (Hypericaceae)

X Liu, Y Bai, Y Wang, Y Chen, W Dong… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Hypericum perforatum (St. John's Wort) is a medicinal plant from the Hypericaceae family.
Here, we sequenced the whole chloroplast genome of H. perforatum and compared the …

Comparative analysis of complete Artemisia subgenus Seriphidium (Asteraceae: Anthemideae) chloroplast genomes: insights into structural divergence and …

G Jin, W Li, F Song, L Yang, Z Wen, Y Feng - BMC Plant Biology, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background Artemisia subg. Seriphidium, one of the most species-diverse groups
within Artemisia, grows mainly in arid or semi-arid regions in temperate climates. Some …

Structural diversities and phylogenetic signals in plastomes of the early-divergent angiosperms: a case study in Saxifragales

S Han, H Ding, D Bi, S Zhang, R Yi, J Gao, J Yang… - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
As representative of the early-divergent groups of angiosperms, Saxifragales is extremely
divergent in morphology, comprising 15 families. Within this order, our previous case studies …

Extensive reorganization of the chloroplast genome of Corydalis platycarpa: A comparative analysis of their organization and evolution with other Corydalis …

G Raman, GH Nam, SJ Park - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Introduction The chloroplast (cp) is an autonomous plant organelle with an individual
genome that encodes essential cellular functions. The genome architecture and gene …

Complete plastid genome structure of 13 Asian Justicia (Acanthaceae) species: comparative genomics and phylogenetic analyses

Z Niu, Z Lin, Y Tong, X Chen, Y Deng - BMC Plant Biology, 2023 - Springer
Background Justicia L. is the largest genus in Acanthaceae Juss. and widely distributed in
tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Previous phylogenetic studies have proposed …

Challenging the importance of plastid genome structure conservation: new insights from euglenophytes

K Maciszewski, A Fells… - Molecular Biology and …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Plastids, similar to mitochondria, are organelles of endosymbiotic origin, which retained their
vestigial genomes (ptDNA). Their unique architecture, commonly referred to as the …

Mixed-Ploidy and Dysploidy in Hypericum perforatum: A Karyomorphological and Genome Size Study

S Mehravi, G Karimzadeh, A Kordenaeej, M Hanifei - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Karyomorphology and genome size of 15 St John's wort (Hypericum perforatum L.)
populations are reported for the first time. Root tips and fresh young leaves were used for …

Extreme Reconfiguration of Plastid genomes in Papaveraceae: rearrangements, Gene Loss, pseudogenization, IR expansion, and repeats

J Cao, H Wang, Y Cao, S Kan, J Li, Y Liu - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
The plastid genomes (plastomes) of angiosperms are typically highly conserved, with
extreme reconfiguration being uncommon, although reports of such events have emerged in …

Comparative Plastid Genome and Phylogenomic Analyses of Potamogeton Species

KS Choi, Y Hwang, JK Hong, JS Kang - Genes, 2023 - mdpi.com
Potamogetonaceae are aquatic plants divided into six genera. The largest genus in the
family is Potamogeton, which is morphologically diverse with many hybrids and polyploids …