Chloroplasts and mitochondria play an essential role in plant cell energy metabolism. Their genomes, namely the organelle genomes, are an indispensable and fundamental part of the data for phylogenetic and evolutionary studies. With the rapid advances in sequencing, a tremendous amount of plant organelle genomes, among which primarily plastomes, have been published, significantly advancing our knowledge of the organelle genomes from structural, functional, and evolutionary perspectives. Despite the organelle genome being studied and utilized for decades, accredited or certified standards for its studies and applications are limited. Effective standardization of methodologies to generate, analyze and conduct experiments on organelle genomes is essential to the community.
In this Research Topic, we aim to call for papers developing standards for organelle genome studies and applications, including but not limited to organelle genome assembly, annotation, visualization, structural variation, RNA editing, organelle databases, organelle-based phylogenetics, horizontal gene transfer, and pan-organelle genome. Opinions based on either a large open-invite collaborative study or an independent study are welcomed, as long as the proposed standards are well-founded and properly justified. In addition, computational method benchmarking studies are encouraged.
Chloroplasts and mitochondria play an essential role in plant cell energy metabolism. Their genomes, namely the organelle genomes, are an indispensable and fundamental part of the data for phylogenetic and evolutionary studies. With the rapid advances in sequencing, a tremendous amount of plant organelle genomes, among which primarily plastomes, have been published, significantly advancing our knowledge of the organelle genomes from structural, functional, and evolutionary perspectives. Despite the organelle genome being studied and utilized for decades, accredited or certified standards for its studies and applications are limited. Effective standardization of methodologies to generate, analyze and conduct experiments on organelle genomes is essential to the community.
In this Research Topic, we aim to call for papers developing standards for organelle genome studies and applications, including but not limited to organelle genome assembly, annotation, visualization, structural variation, RNA editing, organelle databases, organelle-based phylogenetics, horizontal gene transfer, and pan-organelle genome. Opinions based on either a large open-invite collaborative study or an independent study are welcomed, as long as the proposed standards are well-founded and properly justified. In addition, computational method benchmarking studies are encouraged.
