Phylogenetic and evolutionary insights from 30 newly-assembled Onygenales Mitochondrial Genomes: co-evolution of introns and HEGs shapes mitogenome size variation
Mitochondrial genomes (mtDNA) provide valuable resources for investigating fungal evolution; however, comprehensive mitogenomic datasets for Onygenales are still scarce. Here, we assembled and annotated 30 new mitogenomes representing 18 species across five families, substantially expanding the avai...
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| author | Héctor Antônio Assunção Romão Thalison Rodrigues Moreira Leonardo Carlos Jeronimo Corvalán Amanda Alves de Melo-Ximenes Alexandre Melo Bailão Clayton Luiz Borges Renata de Oliveira Dias Rhewter Nunes |
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| description | Mitochondrial genomes (mtDNA) provide valuable resources for investigating fungal evolution; however, comprehensive mitogenomic datasets for Onygenales are still scarce. Here, we assembled and annotated 30 new mitogenomes representing 18 species across five families, substantially expanding the available resources for this order. We tested two evolutionary hypotheses: (1) that structural features of mitochondrial genomes are phylogenetically conserved and (2) that introns and homing endonuclease genes (HEGs) have co-evolved and contributed to genome size variation. All mitogenomes exhibited conserved protein-coding content, but showed considerable variation in intron number and genome size. Phylogenetic signal was significant for multiple traits, including gene number and intron abundance. Furthermore, phylogenetic regression analyses revealed a strong correlation between intron content and HEG abundance, thereby substantiating the hypothesis of coordinated evolution. Our findings demonstrate that mitochondrial genome evolution in Onygenales reflects both structural conservation and lineage-specific expansion patterns, shaped in part by the distribution of introns and HEGs. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-94442bb4fdd04cd78d8b5241bcfdfe4a2025-08-20T03:51:09ZengPensoft PublishersIMA Fungus2210-63592025-07-011612210.3897/imafungus.16.150451150451Phylogenetic and evolutionary insights from 30 newly-assembled Onygenales Mitochondrial Genomes: co-evolution of introns and HEGs shapes mitogenome size variationHéctor Antônio Assunção Romão0Thalison Rodrigues Moreira1Leonardo Carlos Jeronimo Corvalán2Amanda Alves de Melo-Ximenes3Alexandre Melo Bailão4Clayton Luiz Borges5Renata de Oliveira Dias6Rhewter Nunes7Universidade Federal de GoiásUniversidade Federal de GoiásUniversidade Estadual de GoiásUniversidade Federal de GoiásUniversidade Federal de GoiásUniversidade Federal de GoiásUniversidade Federal de GoiásUniversidade Estadual de GoiásMitochondrial genomes (mtDNA) provide valuable resources for investigating fungal evolution; however, comprehensive mitogenomic datasets for Onygenales are still scarce. Here, we assembled and annotated 30 new mitogenomes representing 18 species across five families, substantially expanding the available resources for this order. We tested two evolutionary hypotheses: (1) that structural features of mitochondrial genomes are phylogenetically conserved and (2) that introns and homing endonuclease genes (HEGs) have co-evolved and contributed to genome size variation. All mitogenomes exhibited conserved protein-coding content, but showed considerable variation in intron number and genome size. Phylogenetic signal was significant for multiple traits, including gene number and intron abundance. Furthermore, phylogenetic regression analyses revealed a strong correlation between intron content and HEG abundance, thereby substantiating the hypothesis of coordinated evolution. Our findings demonstrate that mitochondrial genome evolution in Onygenales reflects both structural conservation and lineage-specific expansion patterns, shaped in part by the distribution of introns and HEGs.https://imafungus.pensoft.net/article/150451/download/pdf/ |
| spellingShingle | Héctor Antônio Assunção Romão Thalison Rodrigues Moreira Leonardo Carlos Jeronimo Corvalán Amanda Alves de Melo-Ximenes Alexandre Melo Bailão Clayton Luiz Borges Renata de Oliveira Dias Rhewter Nunes Phylogenetic and evolutionary insights from 30 newly-assembled Onygenales Mitochondrial Genomes: co-evolution of introns and HEGs shapes mitogenome size variation IMA Fungus |
| title | Phylogenetic and evolutionary insights from 30 newly-assembled Onygenales Mitochondrial Genomes: co-evolution of introns and HEGs shapes mitogenome size variation |
| title_full | Phylogenetic and evolutionary insights from 30 newly-assembled Onygenales Mitochondrial Genomes: co-evolution of introns and HEGs shapes mitogenome size variation |
| title_fullStr | Phylogenetic and evolutionary insights from 30 newly-assembled Onygenales Mitochondrial Genomes: co-evolution of introns and HEGs shapes mitogenome size variation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Phylogenetic and evolutionary insights from 30 newly-assembled Onygenales Mitochondrial Genomes: co-evolution of introns and HEGs shapes mitogenome size variation |
| title_short | Phylogenetic and evolutionary insights from 30 newly-assembled Onygenales Mitochondrial Genomes: co-evolution of introns and HEGs shapes mitogenome size variation |
| title_sort | phylogenetic and evolutionary insights from 30 newly assembled onygenales mitochondrial genomes co evolution of introns and hegs shapes mitogenome size variation |
| url | https://imafungus.pensoft.net/article/150451/download/pdf/ |
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