The complete mitogenome sequence of the Japanese oak silkmoth, Antheraea yamamai (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae).
The 15,338-bp long complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of the Japanese oak silkmoth, Antheraea yamamai (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) was determined. This genome has a gene arrangement identical to those of all other sequenced lepidopteran insects, but differs from the most common type, as the result of the movement of tRNA(Met) to a position 5'-upstream of tRNA(Ile). No typical start codon of the A. yamamai COI gene is available. Instead, a tetranucleotide, TTAG, which is found at the beginning context of all sequenced lepidopteran insects was tentatively designated as the start codon for A. yamamai COI gene. Three of the 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs) harbor the incomplete termination codon, T or TA. All tRNAs formed stable stem-and-loop structures, with the exception of tRNA(Ser)(AGN), the DHU arm of which formed a simple loop as has been observed in many other metazoan mt tRNA(Ser)(AGN). The 334-bp long A + T-rich region is noteworthy in that it harbors tRNA-like structures, as has also been seen in the A + T-rich regions of other insect mitogenomes. Phylogenetic analyses of the available species of Bombycoidea, Pyraloidea, and Tortricidea bolstered the current morphology-based hypothesis that Bombycoidea and Pyraloidea are monophyletic (Obtectomera). As has been previously suggested, Bombycidae (Bombyx mori and B. mandarina) and Saturniidae (A. yamamai and Caligula boisduvalii) formed a reciprocal monophyletic group.
Kim
Seong Ryeol
SR
Department of Agricultural Biology, National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology, Suwon, Republic of Korea.
Kim
Man Il
MI
Hong
Mee Yeon
MY
Kim
Kee Young
KY
Kang
Pil Don
PD
Hwang
Jae Sam
JS
Han
Yeon Soo
YS
Jin
Byung Rae
BR
Kim
Iksoo
I
D020856:AT Rich Sequence / Q000235:genetics; D000818:Animals; D001482:Base Composition / Q000235:genetics; D001483:Base Sequence; D001499:Bayes Theorem; D012831:Bombyx / Q000235:genetics*; D003062:Codon / Q000235:genetics; D017344:Genes, Insect; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D007564:Japan; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009690:Nucleic Acid Conformation; D016366:Open Reading Frames / Q000235:genetics; D010802:Phylogeny; D029963:Quercus; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
D003062:Codon; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal; D012343:RNA, Transfer