Unraveling the mitochondrial genome of the medicinal Chinese motherwort (Leonurus japonicus, Lamiaceae): structural dynamics, organelle-to-nuclear gene transfer, and evolutionary implications

IntroductionLeonurus japonicus (Chinese motherwort) is a medicinal Lamiaceae species renowned for its pharmacological compounds, yet its mitochondrial genome remains unexplored. Elucidating mitogenomic structure and evolution can inform plant genetics, phylogenetics, and molecular breeding.MethodsWe...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Plant Science
Main Authors:	Xinyu Bai, Tingting Zhu, Huiru Chen, Xiaoqun Wang, Jing Liu, Yuqing Feng, Yanbo Huang, Joongku Lee, Goro Kokubugata, Zhechen Qi, Xiaoling Yan
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-06-01
Subjects:	Leonurus japonicus mitochondrial genome repeat sequence synteny analysis RNA editing long-read sequencing
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2025.1546449/full