Complete mitochondrial genome of the Japanese pine sawyer, Monochamus alternatus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). (3rd March 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Li, Fengbo; Zhang, Huixian; Wang, Wei; Weng, Hongbiao; Meng, Zhiqi
• Is Part Of: Mitochondrial DNA. Volume 27:Number 2(2016)
• Page Start: 1144
• Page End: 1145
• Publication Date: 2016-03-03
• Subjects: Cerambycidae -- insect -- mitogenome -- Monochamus alternatus
• DOI: 10.3109/19401736.2014.936321
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2380-2359

Abstract

Abstract: We determined the complete mitochondrial genome of the Japanese pine sawyer Monochamus alternatus Hope (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), which is a major forest pest in Asia. The genome is 15, 874 bp in length containing 37 typical animal mitochondrial genes and one non-coding A+T-rich region. Its gene content and order are typical of other coleopteran mitochondrial genomes described to date. All protein-coding genes (PCGs) are initiated by ATN codons. Eight PCGs use complete stop codons TAG or TAA, whereas other PCGs end with a single T. All tRNA genes show typical secondary cloverleaf structures except for tRNA Ser(AGN), which lacks the dihydrouridine (DHU) arm. The large non-coding A+T-rich region of 1249 bp contains a 14 bp-long poly-T stretch and two microsatellite-like (AT)(TA)7 and (TA)8 elements.