title: Complete mitochondrial genome of the nerippe fritillary butterfly, Argynnis nerippe (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae).
abstract: The complete mitochondrial genome sequence of the nerippe fritillary butterfly, Argynnis nerippe, which is listed as an endangered species in Korea, is described with an emphasis on the A+T-rich region. The 15,140-bp long circular molecule consisted of 13 protein-coding genes, two rRNA genes, 22 tRNA genes and 1 control region, known in insect as the A+T-rich region, as found in typical metazoans. The 329-bp long A+T-rich region located between srRNA and tRNA(Met) possessed the highest A/T content (95.7%) than any other region of the genome. Along with the several conserved sequences found typically in the lepidopteran insects the genome contained one tRNA(Met)-like and tRNA(Leu)(UUR)-like sequence in the A+T-rich region.
authors: College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 500-757, Republic of Korea.
authors: Min Jee
authors: MJ
authors: Kim
authors: Heon Cheon
authors: HC
authors: Jeong
authors: Seong Ryeol
authors: SR
authors: Kim
authors: Iksoo
authors: I
authors: Kim
mesh_terms: D020856:AT Rich Sequence / Q000235:genetics; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002080:Butterflies / Q000235:genetics*; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics; D056727:Endangered Species; D050259:Genes, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics; D049750:Genome, Insect / Q000235:genetics*; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009690:Nucleic Acid Conformation; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000235:genetics; D056910:Republic of Korea; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D012343:RNA, Transfer