The paper identifies mirror tRNA pairs produced from opposite strands of the same locus, demonstrating a novel mechanism for maintaining tRNA diversity in mitochondrial genomes.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Jun 10, 2026Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology

Reshaping Organellar Translation and tRNA Metabolism: The Consequences of Photosynthesis Loss and Massive Horizontal Gene Transfer

Luis Federico Ceriotti, Leonardo Martin Gatica‐Soria, Kasavajhala V. S. K. Prasad, Rachael Ann DeTar, Jessica M. Warren, Estefanía Eichler, Joanna M. Chustecki, Christian G. Elowsky, Alan C. Christensen, Renchao Zhou, Daniel B. Sloan, Maria Virginia Sanchez-Puerta

This study investigates how photosynthesis loss and horizontal gene transfer reshape organellar translation and tRNA metabolism in holoparasitic plants.

Molecular Biology and Evolution · Mar 20, 2026Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology

Plant MutS2 proteins function in plastid ribosome quality control

Amanda K. Broz, Kalia Kodrich, Kasavajhala V. S. K. Prasad, Shady A Kuster, Sunkyung Lee, Evan S. Forsythe, Daniel B. Sloan

This study identifies MutS2A and MutS2B as critical for plastid ribosome quality control in Arabidopsis, resolving ribosome collisions and supporting tissue greening during de-etiolation.

bioRxiv · Sep 2, 2025 · PreprintPlant Biology