The chicken or the egg? Plastome evolution and an independent loss of the inverted repeat in papilionoid legumes
The plastid genome (plastome), while surprisingly constant in gene order and content
across most photosynthetic angiosperms, exhibits variability in several unrelated lineages …
across most photosynthetic angiosperms, exhibits variability in several unrelated lineages …
More than a spiny morphology: plastome variation in the prickly pear cacti (Opuntieae)
Background Plastid genomes (plastomes) have long been recognized as highly conserved
in their overall structure, size, gene arrangement and content among land plants. However …
in their overall structure, size, gene arrangement and content among land plants. However …
Structural and gene composition variation of the complete mitochondrial genome of Mammillaria huitzilopochtli (Cactaceae, Caryophyllales), revealed by de novo …
D Cruz Plancarte, S Solórzano - BMC genomics, 2023 - Springer
Background Structural descriptions of complete genomes have elucidated evolutionary
processes in angiosperms. In Cactaceae (Caryophyllales), a high structural diversity of the …
processes in angiosperms. In Cactaceae (Caryophyllales), a high structural diversity of the …
Insights into chloroplast genome evolution across Opuntioideae (Cactaceae) reveals robust yet sometimes conflicting phylogenetic topologies
Chloroplast genomes (plastomes) are frequently treated as highly conserved among land
plants. However, many lineages of vascular plants have experienced extensive structural …
plants. However, many lineages of vascular plants have experienced extensive structural …
Unprecedented Intraindividual Structural Heteroplasmy in Eleocharis (Cyperaceae, Poales) Plastomes
Plastid genomes (plastomes) of land plants have a conserved quadripartite structure in a
gene-dense unit genome consisting of a large inverted repeat that separates two single …
gene-dense unit genome consisting of a large inverted repeat that separates two single …
Phylogenomics and biogeography of the Mammilloid Clade revealed an intricate evolutionary history arose in the Mexican Plateau
DA Chincoya, S Arias, F Vaca-Paniagua, P Dávila… - Biology, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Cacti account for nearly 1440 species, most of them native to the American
continent. These succulent plants are the most ubiquitous elements of the arid ecosystems …
continent. These succulent plants are the most ubiquitous elements of the arid ecosystems …
Plastome evolution in the Caesalpinia group (Leguminosae) and its application in phylogenomics and populations genetics
Main conclusion The chloroplast genomes of Caesalpinia group species are structurally
conserved, but sequence level variation is useful for both phylogenomic and population …
conserved, but sequence level variation is useful for both phylogenomic and population …
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 …
species of arid and semiarid biomes. Various specific features related to morphology …
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 …
play an important role in the food industry, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and medicine. To …
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 …
IR expansion, and unprecedented gene losses in Cactaceae. Our data indicate tRNA import …