Alternative splicing of a TPR domain determines mitochondrial versus plastid function of the only CLU family protein in Marchantia polymorpha
Maria Lozano-Quiles, Parth K. Raval, Sven B. Gould
bioRxiv · Sep 14, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology
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Maria Lozano-Quiles, Parth K. Raval, Sven B. Gould
bioRxiv · Sep 14, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology
Parth K. Raval, Cristopher Mitchell, Maria Lozano-Quiles, Sarah M. O’Keefe, Tuula A. Nyman, Brendan James Battersby, Sarah J. Butcher, Sven B. Gould
This study isolates plastids from Marchantia polymorpha and determines their proteome and high-resolution structures of chlororibosome and RuBisCO, revealing structural conservation and functional insights.
bioRxiv · Jul 20, 2026 · PreprintPlant Biology
Parth K. Raval, Nuša Kos Thaler, Cristopher Mitchell, Maria Lozano-Quiles, Tommi Kajander, Daniel W. Djamriani, Jens Reiners, Sander H. J. Smits, Sarah J. Butcher, Brendan James Battersby, Sven B. Gould
The paper identifies and structures MpTACO1, a dual-targeted protein in plants, showing its role in enhancing translation of mitochondrial and plastid-encoded proteins.
bioRxiv · Jun 1, 2026 · PreprintPlant Biology
Maria Lozano-Quiles, Parth K. Raval, Stefan Andreas Rensing, Sven B. Gould
This study shows that MpSWI3 regulates male sex determination in Marchantia polymorpha by modulating reproductive and vegetative growth transitions.
bioRxiv · Oct 29, 2025 · PreprintPlant Biology
Parth K. Raval, Carolina García García, Maria-Darline Somoano Sanchez, Sven B. Gould
The paper investigates the evolutionary changes in mitochondrial and plastid targeting sequences in land plants, showing divergence in charge and the emergence of a phosphatase involved in targeting sequence processing.
Molecular Biology and Evolution · Sep 23, 2025Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology