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ArticleGenome biology2025

The evolutionary dynamics of organellar pan-genomes in Arabidopsis thaliana.

Yi Zou, Weidong Zhu, Yingke Hou, Daniel B Sloan, Zhiqiang Wu

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Yi ZouShenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3117-3898
Weidong ZhuShenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9613-354X
Yingke HouShenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0009-8389-0611
Daniel B SloanDepartment of Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, 80523, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3618-0897
Zhiqiang WuShenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen, China. wuzhiqiang@caas.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4238-7317

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Mechanisms of mitochondrial mutation rate variation across eukaryotesR35GM148134 · NIGMS · COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI Daniel Benjamin Sloan · 2023 to 2026
$1.7M
Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation of Guangdong Province 2023A1515111029National Natural Science Foundation of China 32170238National Natural Science Foundation of China 32400191NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM148134NIH HHS R35GM148134the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Elite Youth Program 110243160001007the Guangdong Pearl River Talent Program 2021QN02N792the Science, Technology and Innovation Commission of Shenzhen Municipality RCYX20200714114538196
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Abstract

backgroundIn plants, comparative analyses of organellar genomes are often based on draft assemblies. Large-scale investigations into the complex structural rearrangements of mitochondrial genomes remain scarce.

resultsHere, we perform a comprehensive analysis of the dominant conformations and dynamic heteroplasmic variants of organellar genomes in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana, utilizing high-quality long-read assemblies validated at high resolution from 149 samples. We find that mitochondrial and plastid genomes share common types of structural and small-scale variants driven by similar DNA sequence features. However, rearrangements mediated by repetitive sequences in mitochondrial genomes evolve so rapidly that they are often decoupled from other types of variants. Rare complex events involving elongation and fusion of existing repeats are also observed, contributing to the unalignable regions commonly found at the interspecies level. Additionally, we demonstrate that disrupting and rescuing organellar DNA maintenance could drive the rapid evolution of dominant mitochondrial genome conformations.

conclusionsOur study provides an unprecedentedly detailed view of the dynamics of organellar genomes at pan-genome scale in Arabidopsis thaliana, paving the way to unlock the full potential of organellar genetic resources.

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ArabidopsisEvolution, MolecularGenome, MitochondrialGenome, PlantGenome, PlastidArabidopsis thalianaLong-read sequencingMitochondrial genomePan-genomeStructural variants

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