The complete mitochondrial genome of the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae). (3rd March 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Dai, Li-Shang; Zhu, Bao-Jian; Qian, Cen; Zhang, Cong-Fen; Li, Jun; Wang, Lei; Wei, Guo-Qing; Liu, Chao-Liang
• Is Part Of: Mitochondrial DNA. Volume 27:Number 2(2016)
• Page Start: 1512
• Page End: 1513
• Publication Date: 2016-03-03
• Subjects: Mitochondrial genome -- Plutella xylostella -- Plutellidae
• DOI: 10.3109/19401736.2014.953116
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2380-2359

Abstract

Abstract: The complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) was determined (GenBank accession No. KM023645). The length of this mitogenome is 16, 014 bp with 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 2 rRNA genes, 22 tRNA genes and an A + T-rich region. It presents the typical gene organization and order for completely sequenced lepidopteran mitogenomes. The nucleotide composition of the genome is highly A + T biased, accounting for 81.48%, with a slightly positive AT skewness (0.005). All PCGs are initiated by typical ATN codons, except for the gene cox1, which uses CGA as its start codon. Some PCGs harbor TA ( nad5 ) or incomplete termination codon T ( cox1, cox2, nad2 and nad4 ), while others use TAA as their termination codons. The A + T-rich region is located between rrnS and trnM with a length of 888 bp.