title: Development of mitochondrial DNA primers for use with homarid lobsters.
abstract: DNA primer sets were developed for the amplification of complete mitochondrial genomes for both European and American lobsters in 4 suitable-sized segments. Optimal conditions for polymerase chain reaction routine screening were established. The 4 segments were screened with 24 restriction endonucleases in a test population sample, covering the whole distribution of the European lobster, and restriction patterns of each enzyme were revealed. A segment of 3000 bp comprising part of cytochrome oxidase I gene, the genes cytochrome oxidase II and III, subunits 6 and 8 of ATPase, subunit 3 of the NAD dehydrogenase, and various transfer RNAs, was found to be the most polymorphic. A number of enzyme patterns in each segment differentiated European and American lobsters. Extra bands were observed, indicating heteroplasmy phenomena, which were verified with various approaches. Furthermore, a primer set that enables 1-step ampli fication of the complete mitochondrial genome of the European lobster was established.
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics, Development and Molecular Biology, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR-54124 Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece.
authors.forename: Vassilios
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Katsares
authors.forename: Apostolos
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Apostolidis
authors.forename: Alexandros
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Triantafyllidis
authors.forename: Anastasia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kouvatsi
authors.forename: Costas
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Triantaphyllidis
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000235:genetics*; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D004587:Electrophoresis, Agar Gel; D005060:Europe; D008121:Nephropidae / Q000235:genetics*; D009674:Nova Scotia; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial