Laura E. García

Plastome convergence across heterotrophic plant lineages: genome reduction, extreme AT bias, high substitution rates, and functional persistence in the endoparasitic Mitrastemonaceae

The paper characterizes the plastome of Mitrastemonaceae, revealing extreme AT bias, genome reduction, and functional persistence despite accelerated substitution rates.

Circle-Mediated HGT shapes the multichromosomal mitochondrial genome of the endoparasite Mitrastemon yamamotoi

This study reveals that Mitrastemon yamamotoi has acquired over 60% of its mitochondrial DNA from its host through horizontal gene transfer, supporting the circle-mediated HGT model.

Break-induced replication is the primary recombination pathway in plant somatic hybrid mitochondria: a model for mt-HGT

The paper identifies break-induced replication (BIR) as the primary recombination pathway in plant somatic hybrid mitochondria, supporting a model for mitochondrial horizontal gene transfer.

Elucidating genomic patterns and recombination events in plant cybrid mitochondria

The paper analyzes mitochondrial genome rearrangements in a plant cybrid, identifying recombination events and gene content changes that may contribute to cytoplasmic male sterility.