Arm-less mitochondrial tRNAs conserved for over 30 millions of years in spiders

The mitochondrial genomes of sarcoptiform mites: are any transfer RNA genes really lost?

(2018) Xiao-Feng Xue et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Phylogenomics, Diversification Dynamics, and Comparative Transcriptomics across the Spider Tree of Life

(2018) Rosa Fernández et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Small but large enough: structural properties of armless mitochondrial tRNAs from the nematode Romanomermis culicivorax

(2018) Tina Jühling et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

The mitochondrial genome of the oribatid mite Paraleius leontonychus: new insights into tRNA evolution and phylogenetic relationships in acariform mites

(2018) Sylvia Schäffer et al.   Scientific Reports

Testing for the Occurrence of Selective Episodes During the Divergence of Otophysan Fishes: Insights from Mitogenomics

(2017) Alejandro D’Anatro et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR EVOLUTION

Phylogenetic evidence that both ancient vicariance and dispersal have contributed to the biogeographic patterns of anchialine cave shrimps

(2017) José A. Jurado-Rivera et al.   Scientific Reports

Structure and variation of the mitochondrial genome of fishes

(2016) Takashi P. Satoh et al.   BMC GENOMICS

The spider tree of life: phylogeny of Araneae based on target-gene analyses from an extensive taxon sampling

(2016) Ward C. Wheeler et al.   CLADISTICS

Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome of the storage mite pest Tyrophagus longior (Gervais) (Acari: Acaridae) and comparative mitogenomic analysis of four acarid mites

(2016) Banghe Yang et al.   GENE

Comparative Large-Scale Mitogenomics Evidences Clade-Specific Evolutionary Trends in Mitochondrial DNAs of Bivalvia

(2016) Federico Plazzi et al.   Genome Biology and Evolution

The Complete Mitochondrial Genome of two Tetragnatha Spiders (Araneae: Tetragnathidae): Severe Truncation of tRNAs and Novel Gene Rearrangements in Araneae

(2016) Zheng-Liang Wang et al.   International Journal of Biological Sciences

Comparative Mitogenomics of Leeches (Annelida: Clitellata): Genome Conservation and Placobdella-Specific trnD Gene Duplication

(2016) Alejandro Oceguera-Figueroa et al.   PLoS One

Mitogenomics of electric rays: evolutionary considerations within Torpediniformes (Batoidea; Chondrichthyes)

(2016) Juan Diego Gaitán-Espitia et al.   ZOOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY

Complete mitochondrial genomes of Trisidos kiyoni and Potiarca pilula: Varied mitochondrial genome size and highly rearranged gene order in Arcidae

(2016) Shao’e Sun et al.   Scientific Reports

Large-scale mitogenomics enables insights into Schizophora (Diptera) radiation and population diversity

(2016) Ana Carolina M. Junqueira et al.   Scientific Reports

Next-Generation Mitogenomics: A Comparison of Approaches Applied to Caecilian Amphibian Phylogeny

(2016) Simon T. Maddock et al.   PLoS One

Accurate Classification of RNA Structures Using Topological Fingerprints

(2016) Jiajie Huang et al.   PLoS One

Mitochondrial genome evolution and tRNA truncation in Acariformes mites: new evidence from eriophyoid mites

(2016) Xiao-Feng Xue et al.   Scientific Reports

Large gene overlaps and tRNA processing in the compact mitochondrial genome of the crustaceanArmadillidium vulgare

(2015) Vincent Doublet et al.   RNA Biology

Mitochondrial genome rearrangements at low taxonomic levels: three distinct mitogenome gene orders in the genusPseudoniphargus(Crustacea: Amphipoda)

(2015) Morten Stokkan et al.   Mitochondrial DNA Part A

The complete mitochondrial genome of the orb-weaving spider Neoscona theisi (Walckenaer) (Araneae: Araneidae)

(2015) Chao Li et al.   Mitochondrial DNA Part A

Complete mitochondrial genomes of the human follicle mites Demodex brevis and D. folliculorum: novel gene arrangement, truncated tRNA genes, and ancient divergence between species

(2015) Michael F Palopoli et al.   BMC GENOMICS

The Complete Mitochondrial Genome of the Geophilomorph Centipede Strigamia maritima

(2015) Helen E. Robertson et al.   PLoS One

Evolutionary morphology of the male reproductive system, spermatozoa and seminal fluid of spiders (Araneae, Arachnida) – Current knowledge and future directions

(2014) Peter Michalik et al.   ARTHROPOD STRUCTURE & DEVELOPMENT

Next-generation sequencing, phylogenetic signal and comparative mitogenomic analyses in Metacrangonyctidae (Amphipoda: Crustacea)

(2014) Joan Pons et al.   BMC GENOMICS

The Complete Mitochondrial Genomes of Six Species of Tetranychus Provide Insights into the Phylogeny and Evolution of Spider Mites

(2014) Da-Song Chen et al.   PLoS One

Losing the stem-loop structure from metazoan mitochondrial tRNAs and co-evolution of interacting factors

(2014) Yoh-ichi Watanabe et al.   Frontiers in Genetics

Biological evidence for the world's smallest tRNAs

(2013) Sandra Wende et al.   BIOCHIMIE

Winter is coming: Miocene and Quaternary climatic shifts shaped the diversification of Western-MediterraneanHarpactocrates(Araneae, Dysderidae) spiders

(2013) Leticia Bidegaray-Batista et al.   CLADISTICS

The complete mitochondrial genome of the subterranean crustaceanMetacrangonyx longipes(Amphipoda): A unique gene order and extremely short control region

(2013) Maria M. Bauzà-Ribot et al.   Mitochondrial DNA

MAFFT Multiple Sequence Alignment Software Version 7: Improvements in Performance and Usability

(2013) K. Katoh et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Evaluating the accuracy of SHAPE-directed RNA secondary structure predictions

(2013) Zsuzsanna Sükösd et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Gone with the plate: the opening of the Western Mediterranean basin drove the diversification of ground-dweller spiders

(2012) Leticia Bidegaray-Batista et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

MITOS: Improved de novo metazoan mitochondrial genome annotation

(2012) Matthias Bernt et al.   MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION

Armless mitochondrial tRNAs in Enoplea (Nematoda)

(2012) Frank Jühling et al.   RNA Biology

The mitochondrial genome of the ascalaphid owlfly Libelloides macaronius and comparative evolutionary mitochondriomics of neuropterid insects

(2011) Enrico Negrisolo et al.   BMC GENOMICS

MEGA5: Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis Using Maximum Likelihood, Evolutionary Distance, and Maximum Parsimony Methods

(2011) K. Tamura et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Improved systematic tRNA gene annotation allows new insights into the evolution of mitochondrial tRNA structures and into the mechanisms of mitochondrial genome rearrangements

(2011) Frank Jühling et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

The complete mitochondrial genome of the citrus red mite Panonychus citri (Acari: Tetranychidae): high genome rearrangement and extremely truncated tRNAs

(2010) Ming-Long Yuan et al.   BMC GENOMICS

The mitochondrial genome of the Japanese skeleton shrimpCaprella mutica(Amphipoda: Caprellidea) reveals a unique gene order and shared apomorphic translocations with Gammaridea

(2010) Fabian Kilpert et al.   Mitochondrial DNA

Nucleotide substitution rates for the full set of mitochondrial protein-coding genes in Coleoptera

(2010) Joan Pons et al.   MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION

Two forms of RNA editing are required for tRNA maturation in Physarum mitochondria

(2010) J. M. Gott et al.   RNA

VARNA: Interactive drawing and editing of the RNA secondary structure

(2009) Kévin Darty et al.   BIOINFORMATICS

Improved tRNA prediction in the American house dust mite reveals widespread occurrence of extremely short minimal tRNAs in acariform mites

(2009) Pavel B Klimov et al.   BMC GENOMICS

The first complete mitochondrial genome sequences of Amblypygi (Chelicerata: Arachnida) reveal conservation of the ancestral arthropod gene order

(2009) Kathrin Fahrein et al.   GENOME

Parallel Evolution of Truncated Transfer RNA Genes in Arachnid Mitochondrial Genomes

(2008) Susan E. Masta et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Mammalian mitochondria have the innate ability to import tRNAs by a mechanism distinct from protein import

(2008) M. A. T. Rubio et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA