The evolution of parasitism in plants
The multiple independent origins of plant parasitism suggest that numerous ancestral plant
lineages possessed the developmental flexibility to meet the requirements of a parasitic life …
lineages possessed the developmental flexibility to meet the requirements of a parasitic life …
The give-and-take of DNA: horizontal gene transfer in plants
R Bock - Trends in plant science, 2010 - cell.com
Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is increasingly being recognized as a significant force in the
evolution of eukaryotic genomes. Plants have been both donors and recipients of …
evolution of eukaryotic genomes. Plants have been both donors and recipients of …
Insights into the Evolution of Mitochondrial Genome Size from Complete Sequences of Citrullus lanatus and Cucurbita pepo (Cucurbitaceae)
The mitochondrial genomes of seed plants are unusually large and vary in size by at least
an order of magnitude. Much of this variation occurs within a single family, the …
an order of magnitude. Much of this variation occurs within a single family, the …
[图书][B] The dawn angiosperms
X Wang - 2010 - Springer
Angiosperms are the most diversified plant group in the world, being represented by ca
300,000 species in about 400 families. Like all of Life, including ourselves, they have had …
300,000 species in about 400 families. Like all of Life, including ourselves, they have had …
Extensive loss of translational genes in the structurally dynamic mitochondrial genome of the angiosperm Silene latifolia
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 …
process in many lineages of plants, resulting in substantial variation across species in …
The Agaricus bisporus cox1 Gene: The Longest Mitochondrial Gene and the Largest Reservoir of Mitochondrial Group I Introns
C Férandon, S Moukha, P Callac, JP Benedetto… - PLoS …, 2010 - journals.plos.org
In eukaryotes, introns are located in nuclear and organelle genes from several kingdoms.
Large introns (up to 5 kbp) are frequent in mitochondrial genomes of plant and fungi but …
Large introns (up to 5 kbp) are frequent in mitochondrial genomes of plant and fungi but …
Gorgeous mosaic of mitochondrial genes created by horizontal transfer and gene conversion
The best known outcome of horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is the introduction of novel
genes, but other outcomes have been described. When a transferred gene has a homolog in …
genes, but other outcomes have been described. When a transferred gene has a homolog in …
Cost of having the largest mitochondrial genome: evolutionary mechanism of plant mitochondrial genome
K Kitazaki, T Kubo - Journal of botany, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The angiosperm mitochondrial genome is the largest and least genedense among the
eukaryotes, because its intergenic regions are expanded. There seems to be no functional …
eukaryotes, because its intergenic regions are expanded. There seems to be no functional …
Intron RNA editing is essential for splicing in plant mitochondria
B Castandet, D Choury, D Begu… - Nucleic Acids …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Most plant mitochondria messenger RNAs (mRNAs) undergo editing through C-to-U
conversions located mainly in exon sequences. However, some RNA editing events are …
conversions located mainly in exon sequences. However, some RNA editing events are …
Evolutionary dynamics of introns and homing endonuclease ORFs in a region of the large subunit of the mitochondrial rRNA in Glomus species (arbuscular …
O Thiéry, B Börstler, K Ineichen, D Redecker - Molecular Phylogenetics and …, 2010 - Elsevier
The large subunit of the mitochondrial ribosomal RNA genes (mtLSU) has previously been
identified as a highly sensitive molecular marker for intraspecies diversity in the arbuscular …
identified as a highly sensitive molecular marker for intraspecies diversity in the arbuscular …