Search Results - "Bettinazzi, Stefano"
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The Complete Female- and Male-Transmitted Mitochondrial Genome of Meretrix lamarckii
Published in PloS one (15-04-2016)“…Bivalve mitochondrial genomes show many uncommon features, like additional genes, high rates of gene rearrangement, high A-T content. Moreover, Doubly…”
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A small protein coded within the mitochondrial canonical gene nd4 regulates mitochondrial bioenergetics
Published in BMC biology (18-05-2023)“…Mitochondria have a central role in cellular functions, aging, and in certain diseases. They possess their own genome, a vestige of their bacterial ancestor…”
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The extremely divergent maternally- and paternally-transmitted mitochondrial genomes are co-expressed in somatic tissues of two freshwater mussel species with doubly uniparental inheritance of mtDNA
Published in PloS one (17-08-2017)“…Freshwater mussel species with doubly uniparental inheritance (DUI) of mtDNA are unique because they are naturally heteroplasmic for two extremely divergent…”
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Investigating the role of mitochondrial membrane potential in paternal inheritance of mitochondria
Published in Biological journal of the Linnean Society (09-05-2024)“…The process of oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) in mitochondria depends on an electrochemical gradient known as the mitochondrial membrane potential (Δψm)…”
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Metabolic remodelling associated with mtDNA: insights into the adaptive value of doubly uniparental inheritance of mitochondria
Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society. B, Biological sciences (13-02-2019)“…Mitochondria produce energy through oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS), which depends on the expression of both nuclear and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). In…”
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A Naturally Heteroplasmic Clam Provides Clues about the Effects of Genetic Bottleneck on Paternal mtDNA
Published in Genome biology and evolution (01-03-2021)“…Abstract Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is present in multiple copies within an organism. Since these copies are not identical, a single individual carries a…”
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Bioenergetic consequences of sex-specific mitochondrial DNA evolution
Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society. B, Biological sciences (25-08-2021)“…Doubly uniparental inheritance (DUI) represents a notable exception to the general rule of strict maternal inheritance (SMI) of mitochondria in metazoans. This…”
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Linking paternally inherited mtDNA variants and sperm performance
Published in Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B. Biological sciences (20-01-2020)“…Providing robust links between mitochondrial genotype and phenotype is of major importance given that mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) variants can affect…”
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Mitochondrial thermo-sensitivity in invasive and native freshwater mussels
Published in Journal of experimental biology (01-01-2020)“…Climate change is impacting many, if not all, forms of life. Increases in extreme temperature fluctuations and average temperatures can cause stress,…”
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Metabolic remodelling associated with mtDNA: insights into the adaptive value of doubly uniparental inheritance of mitochondria
Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society. B, Biological sciences (06-02-2019)“…Mitochondria produce energy through oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS), which depends on the expression of both nuclear and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). In…”
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An evolving roadmap: using mitochondrial physiology to help guide conservation efforts
Published in Conservation physiology (2024)“…Mitochondrial processes play crucial roles in species’ responses to environmental variation. Here, we synthesize the methods and approaches involved in…”
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Evolutionary Trajectories are Contingent on Mitonuclear Interactions
Published in Molecular biology and evolution (04-04-2023)“…Abstract Critical mitochondrial functions, including cellular respiration, rely on frequently interacting components expressed from both the mitochondrial and…”
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The effect of cryopreservation on mitochondrial function in freshwater mussel tissue samples (Bivalvia: Unionida)
Published in Cryobiology (01-06-2019)“…In non-thermoregulating and sessile organisms, such as the imperiled freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionida), thermal sensitivity of mitochondria is a key…”
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Effects of mitonuclear combination and thermal acclimation on the energetic phenotype
Published in Journal of experimental zoology. Part A, Ecological and integrative physiology (01-04-2020)“…Activity of the oxidative phosphorylation complexes rely on intimately associated subunits encoded by the mitochondrial and nuclear genomes. Given the key role…”
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Assessing the role of mitonuclear interactions on mitochondrial function and organismal fitness in natural Drosophila populations
Published in Evolution letters (09-08-2024)“…Mitochondrial function depends on the effective interactions between proteins and RNA encoded by the mitochondrial and nuclear genomes. Evidence suggests that…”
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Mitochondrial thermo-sensitivity in invasive and native freshwater mussels
Published in Journal of experimental biology (01-01-2020)“…Climate change is impacting many, if not all, forms of life. Increases in extreme temperature fluctuations and average temperatures can cause stress,…”
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