Complete genome sequence of the mitochondrial DNA of the river lamprey, Lethenteron japonicum. (2nd November 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kawai, Yuri L.; Yura, Kei; Shindo, Miyuki; Kusakabe, Rie; Hayashi, Keiko; Hata, Kenichiro; Nakabayashi, Kazuhiko; Okamura, Kohji
• Is Part Of: Mitochondrial DNA. Volume 26:Number 6(2015:Dec.)
• Page Start: 863
• Page End: 864
• Publication Date: 2015-11-02
• Subjects: Agnathan -- Japanese river lamprey -- Lethenteron japonicum -- mitochondrial genome -- next-generation sequencing -- vertebrate; Mitochondrial DNA -- Periodicals; Mitochondrial DNA -- Abnormalities -- Periodicals; Nucleotide sequence -- Periodicals; Gene mapping -- Periodicals; 572.869
• DOI: 10.3109/19401736.2013.861432
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1940-1736

Abstract

Abstract: Lampreys are eel-like jawless fishes evolutionarily positioned between invertebrates and vertebrates, and have been used as model organisms to explore vertebrate evolution. In this study we determined the complete genome sequence of the mitochondrial DNA of the Japanese river lamprey, Lethenteron japonicum, using next-generation sequencers. The sequence was 16, 272 bp in length. The gene content and order were identical to those of the sea lamprey, Petromyzon marinus, which has been the reference among lamprey species. However, the sequence similarity was less than 90%, suggesting the need for the whole-genome sequencing of L. japonicum .