Plastomes on the edge: the evolutionary breakdown of mycoheterotroph plastid genomes
We examine recent evidence for ratchet‐like genome degradation in mycoheterotrophs,
plants that obtain nutrition from fungi. Initial loss of the NADH dehydrogenase‐like (NDH) …
plants that obtain nutrition from fungi. Initial loss of the NADH dehydrogenase‐like (NDH) …
Strategies for complete plastid genome sequencing
AD Twyford, RW Ness - Molecular ecology resources, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Plastid sequencing is an essential tool in the study of plant evolution. This high‐copy
organelle is one of the most technically accessible regions of the genome, and its sequence …
organelle is one of the most technically accessible regions of the genome, and its sequence …
Mechanistic model of evolutionary rate variation en route to a nonphotosynthetic lifestyle in plants
Because novel environmental conditions alter the selection pressure on genes or entire
subgenomes, adaptive and nonadaptive changes will leave a measurable signature in the …
subgenomes, adaptive and nonadaptive changes will leave a measurable signature in the …
Genome-wide macroevolutionary signatures of key innovations in butterflies colonizing new host plants
The mega-diversity of herbivorous insects is attributed to their co-evolutionary associations
with plants. Despite abundant studies on insect-plant interactions, we do not know whether …
with plants. Despite abundant studies on insect-plant interactions, we do not know whether …
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 …
heterotrophs obtain water, nutrients, and macromolecules from either another plant or a …
Concomitant loss of NDH complex‐related genes within chloroplast and nuclear genomes in some orchids
CS Lin, JJW Chen, CC Chiu, HCW Hsiao… - The Plant …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Summary The chloroplast NAD (P) H dehydrogenase‐like (NDH) complex consists of about
30 subunits from both the nuclear and chloroplast genomes and is ubiquitous across most …
30 subunits from both the nuclear and chloroplast genomes and is ubiquitous across most …
De novo Assembly and Comparative Analyses of Mitochondrial Genomes in Piperales
The mitochondrial genome of Liriodendron tulipifera exhibits many ancestral angiosperm
features and a remarkably slow evolutionary rate, while mitochondrial genomes of other …
features and a remarkably slow evolutionary rate, while mitochondrial genomes of other …
Gene loss and genome rearrangement in the plastids of five Hemiparasites in the family Orobanchaceae
DC Frailey, SR Chaluvadi, JN Vaughn, CG Coatney… - BMC Plant …, 2018 - Springer
Background The chloroplast genomes (plastome) of most plants are highly conserved in
structure, gene content, and gene order. Parasitic plants, including those that are fully …
structure, gene content, and gene order. Parasitic plants, including those that are fully …
Evolutionary comparisons of the chloroplast genome in Lauraceae and insights into loss events in the Magnoliids
Available plastomes of the Lauraceae show similar structure and varied size, but there has
been no systematic comparison across the family. In order to understand the variation in …
been no systematic comparison across the family. In order to understand the variation in …
Reductive evolution of chloroplasts in non-photosynthetic plants, algae and protists
L Hadariová, M Vesteg, V Hampl, J Krajčovič - Current genetics, 2018 - Springer
Chloroplasts are generally known as eukaryotic organelles whose main function is
photosynthesis. They perform other functions, however, such as synthesizing isoprenoids …
photosynthesis. They perform other functions, however, such as synthesizing isoprenoids …