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Plant Mitochondrial Genomes and Recombination

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Abstract

The mitochondrial genome of higher plants provides what is often considered a confusing picture of genome evolution, with extreme variation in its organization, size, and complexity. The genome’s recombinogenic nature and chimeric gene content is unusual relative to what is seen in mitochondria of animals and fungi. But emerging mitochondrial sequence data from early land plants and recent studies of nuclear influence on mitochondrial genome behavior have provided insight into the evolutionary trends and possible rationale for the genomic variability that is seen. We review some of these recent findings in the context of plant adaptation. The versatility of the mitochondrial genome structure, in association with mitochondrial cellular signaling capacity, may constitute an important, plant-specific strategy for environmental responsiveness.

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Abbreviations

CMS:

Cytoplasmic male sterility

Fr:

Fertility restorer

GA:

Gibberellic acid

MSH1:

mutS Homolog 1

Osb1:

Organellar single-stranded DNA binding protein 1

SSS:

Substoichiometric shifting

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We apologize to any authors whose relevant work was omitted from this review. References were selected to illustrate concepts, but space limitations precluded discussion of all publications relevant to the topic. Work described from the Mackenzie laboratory was supported by funding from the Department of Energy (DE-FG02-07ER15564) and the National Science Foundation (IOS 0820668 and MCB 0744104).

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Glossary

Asymmetric recombination:

DNA exchange event that produces only one of the two predicted products.

Reciprocal recombination:

DNA exchange event that gives rise to two distinct recombinant products.

Heteroplasmy:

A heterogeneous mitochondrial population that often undergoes a subsequent process of sorting and may give rise to phenotypically chimeric individuals.

Cytoplasmic male sterility:

A variant, maternally inherited plant phenotype characterized by the inability to shed viable pollen.

Gynodioecy:

Plant populations in which bisexual (hermaphrodite) flowers are produced on one plant and female flowers are produced on another.

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Arrieta-Montiel, M.P., Mackenzie, S.A. (2011). Plant Mitochondrial Genomes and Recombination. In: Kempken, F. (eds) Plant Mitochondria. Advances in Plant Biology, vol 1. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-89781-3_3

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