Avoiding organelle mutational meltdown across eukaryotes with or without a germline bottleneck

Mitochondrial fragmentation drives selective removal of deleterious mtDNA in the germline

(2019) Toby Lieber et al.   NATURE

Mitochondrial Network State Scales mtDNA Genetic Dynamics

(2019) Juvid Aryaman et al.   GENETICS

The mitochondrial DNA genetic bottleneck: inheritance and beyond

(2018) Haixin Zhang et al.   Essays in Biochemistry

Large-scale genetic analysis reveals mammalian mtDNA heteroplasmy dynamics and variance increase through lifetimes and generations

(2018) Joerg P. Burgstaller et al.   Nature Communications

Do plants have a segregated germline?

(2018) Robert Lanfear   PLOS BIOLOGY

Mitigating Mitochondrial Genome Erosion Without Recombination

(2017) Arunas L. Radzvilavicius et al.   GENETICS

Fission and Fusion of Plant Mitochondria, and Genome Maintenance

(2017) Shin-ichi Arimura   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Mitigating Mitochondrial Genome Erosion Without Recombination

(2017) Arunas L. Radzvilavicius et al.   GENETICS

Evolution of Cell-to-Cell Variability in Stochastic, Controlled, Heteroplasmic mtDNA Populations

(2016) Iain G. Johnston et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS

Mgm101: A double-duty Rad52-like protein

(2016) Jana Rendeková et al.   CELL CYCLE

Accurate concentration control of mitochondria and nucleoids

(2016) R. Jajoo et al.   SCIENCE

Developmental expression of “germline”- and “sex determination”-related genes in the ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi

(2016) Adam M. Reitzel et al.   EvoDevo

Selection for Mitochondrial Quality Drives Evolution of the Germline

(2016) Arunas L. Radzvilavicius et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

Evolutionary Inference across Eukaryotes Identifies Specific Pressures Favoring Mitochondrial Gene Retention

(2016) Iain G. Johnston et al.   Cell Systems

Engineering Plastid Genomes: Methods, Tools, and Applications in Basic Research and Biotechnology

(2015) Ralph Bock   Annual Review of Plant Biology

Mitochondrial and plastid genome architecture: Reoccurring themes, but significant differences at the extremes

(2015) David Roy Smith et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Stochastic modelling, Bayesian inference, and new in vivo measurements elucidate the debated mtDNA bottleneck mechanism

(2015) Iain G Johnston et al.   eLife

DNA maintenance in plastids and mitochondria of plants

(2015) Delene J. Oldenburg et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Why are most organelle genomes transmitted maternally?

(2014) Stephan Greiner et al.   BIOESSAYS

On the adaptive value of cytoplasmic genomes in plants

(2014) Dan G. Bock et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

The plant mitochondrial genome: Dynamics and maintenance

(2013) José M. Gualberto et al.   BIOCHIMIE

Gene Conversion Shapes Linear Mitochondrial Genome Architecture

(2013) David Roy Smith et al.   Genome Biology and Evolution

Mechanism of Homologous Recombination and Implications for Aging-Related Deletions in Mitochondrial DNA

(2013) X. J. Chen   MICROBIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REVIEWS

One ring to rule them all? Genome sequencing provides new insights into the ‘master circle’ model of plant mitochondrial DNA structure

(2013) Daniel B. Sloan   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Mitochondrial DNA Genetics and the Heteroplasmy Conundrum in Evolution and Disease

(2013) D. C. Wallace et al.   Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology

Differential Coloring Reveals That Plastids Do Not Form Networks for Exchanging Macromolecules

(2012) Martin H. Schattat et al.   PLANT CELL

The intriguing evolutionary dynamics of plant mitochondrial DNA

(2011) Nicolas Galtier   BMC BIOLOGY

A unique horizontal gene transfer event has provided the octocoral mitochondrial genome with an active mismatch repair gene that has potential for an unusual self-contained function

(2011) Jaret P Bilewitch et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

The Strength and Timing of the Mitochondrial Bottleneck in Salmon Suggests a Conserved Mechanism in Vertebrates

(2011) Jonci N. Wolff et al.   PLoS One

Non-genetic heterogeneity from stochastic partitioning at cell division

(2010) Dann Huh et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Recombination and the maintenance of plant organelle genome stability

(2010) Alexandre Maréchal et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Diversity of the Arabidopsis Mitochondrial Genome Occurs via Nuclear-Controlled Recombination Activity

(2009) Maria P. Arrieta-Montiel et al.   GENETICS

Heteroplasmy and stoichiometric complexity of plant mitochondrial genomes--though this be madness, yet there's method in't

(2009) M. Woloszynska   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

A hyperfused mitochondrial state achieved at G1-S regulates cyclin E buildup and entry into S phase

(2009) K. Mitra et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Mitochondrial fusion, fission and autophagy as a quality control axis: The bioenergetic view

(2008) Gilad Twig et al.   BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS

The mitochondrial DNA genetic bottleneck results from replication of a subpopulation of genomes

(2008) Timothy Wai et al.   NATURE GENETICS

A reduction of mitochondrial DNA molecules during embryogenesis explains the rapid segregation of genotypes

(2008) Lynsey M Cree et al.   NATURE GENETICS