Mitochondrial tRNA import and its consequences for mitochondrial translation

A Schneider - Annual review of biochemistry, 2011 - annualreviews.org
The mitochondrial genomes of most eukaryotes lack a variable number of tRNA genes. This
lack is compensated for by import of a small fraction of the corresponding cytosolic tRNAs …

Lost along the way: the significance of evolution in reverse

ML Porter, KA Crandall - Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 2003 - cell.com
Recently, researchers have begun to identify the prevalence of trait simplification, loss and
reversal across all levels of biological organization. These studies have taken increasingly …

The evolution of the plastid chromosome in land plants: gene content, gene order, gene function

S Wicke, GM Schneeweiss, CW Depamphilis… - Plant molecular …, 2011 - Springer
This review bridges functional and evolutionary aspects of plastid chromosome architecture
in land plants and their putative ancestors. We provide an overview on the structure and …

The Complete Chloroplast Genome Sequence of Pelargonium × hortorum: Organization and Evolution of the Largest and Most Highly Rearranged Chloroplast …

TW Chumley, JD Palmer, JP Mower… - Molecular biology …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
The chloroplast genome of Pelargonium× hortorum has been completely sequenced. It
maps as a circular molecule of 217,942 bp and is both the largest and most rearranged land …

Extreme reconfiguration of plastid genomes in the angiosperm family Geraniaceae: rearrangements, repeats, and codon usage

MM Guisinger, JV Kuehl, JL Boore… - Molecular biology and …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Geraniaceae plastid genomes (plastomes) have experienced a remarkable number of
genomic changes. The plastomes of Erodium texanum, Geranium palmatum, and Monsonia …

Mechanisms of functional and physical genome reduction in photosynthetic and nonphotosynthetic parasitic plants of the broomrape family

S Wicke, KF Müller, CW de Pamphilis, D Quandt… - The Plant …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Nonphotosynthetic plants possess strongly reconfigured plastomes attributable to
convergent losses of photosynthesis and housekeeping genes, making them excellent …

Mechanistic model of evolutionary rate variation en route to a nonphotosynthetic lifestyle in plants

S Wicke, KF Müller, CW DePamphilis… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - National Acad Sciences
Because novel environmental conditions alter the selection pressure on genes or entire
subgenomes, adaptive and nonadaptive changes will leave a measurable signature in the …

Rampant Gene Loss in the Underground Orchid Rhizanthella gardneri Highlights Evolutionary Constraints on Plastid Genomes

E Delannoy, S Fujii… - Molecular Biology …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Since the endosymbiotic origin of chloroplasts from cyanobacteria 2 billion years ago, the
evolution of plastids has been characterized by massive loss of genes. Most plants and …

Molecular evolution of plastid genomes in parasitic flowering plants

S Wicke, J Naumann - Advances in botanical research, 2018 - Elsevier
Heterotrophic carbon acquisition is the most unusual lifestyle in plants, whereby the
heterotrophs obtain water, nutrients, and macromolecules from either another plant or a …

Complete plastid genome sequences suggest strong selection for retention of photosynthetic genes in the parasitic plant genus Cuscuta

JR McNeal, JV Kuehl, JL Boore, CW De Pamphilis - BMC Plant Biology, 2007 - Springer
Background Plastid genome content and protein sequence are highly conserved across
land plants and their closest algal relatives. Parasitic plants, which obtain some or all of their …